A collection of essays from the International Cooperation Initiative of the Society of Biblical Literature This first volume in the International Voices in Biblical Studies series stimulates and facilitates a global hermeneutic in which centers and margins fade. The collection explores the global context within which biblical studies and interpretation take place, includes three case studies from different regions, and reflections on the consequences of global hermeneutics on biblical interpretation and on translation. Features Case studies from different regions Essays explore both the positive and negative aspects of globalization Seven essays represent scholarship from Africa and Latin America