Join us as Dr. Amy Peeler helps you learn more about why we keep writing about the Bible, how a Bible commentary comes together, and why it’s important to hear from different racial and ethnic voices in biblical scholarship.

00:00 - Introduction

03:53 - Patreon

04:25 - What is a Bible commentary?

08:24 - Why do we keep writing commentaries?

13:10 - The role of a commentary editor

16:12 - Bringing theology to a commentary

19:44 - Origin of The New Testament in Color

23:33 - Learning about race and ethnicity through the editorial process

26:16 - A biblical studies approach to race and ethnicity

30:54 - Unity of believers as central to the Gospel

37:41 - Working through differences in interpretation

44:39 - How were writers chosen?

48:59 - Is broader biblical scholarship diversifying?

51:52 - A focus on the reader

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Links:

The New Testament in Color - https://www.ivpress.com/the-new-testament-in-color

Ordinary Time - https://www.ivpress.com/ordinary-time-fts

Dr. Peeler on Hebrews - https://www.eerdmans.com/9780802877383/hebrews/

Women and the Gender of God - https://www.eerdmans.com/9780802879097/women-and-the-gender-of-god/

Dictionary of Scripture and Ethics - https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofscri0000unse/page/n3/mode/2up

Reading While Black - https://esaumccaulley.com/books/reading-while-black/

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Justice and the Prophets - https://www.biblicaljusticeresources.com/podcast-archive/2026/6/2/ep-48-justice-and-the-prophets-with-dr-danny-carroll