Breaking through the Boundaries

"This fabulous book examines biblical stories that often go unnoticed, honing in on the mission of God and its connection with contemporary issues. The book's cross-cultural engagement stretches across multivalent boundaries and divergent spheres. This volume will come in handy for pastoral theologians and ministers working in intercultural settings." --vanThanh Nguyen, SVD, author, Stories of Early Christianity: Creative Retellings of Faith and History"Through a hermeneutics of hospitality that highlights openness, graciousness, and exchange, Breaking through the Boundaries explores biblical narratives that offer models of God working through 'outsiders' to further God's mission. An important study for intercultural and interfaith encounters in today's fraught society." --Gale A. Yee, editor, The Hebrew Bible: Feminist and Intersectional Perspectives"The authors have combined their biblical and ancient Near Eastern expertise with their varied personal backgrounds and experience to pro