Volume 22, Issue 1, February 2009

Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels is part of Kenneth E Bailey’s “continuing endeavor” to “understand more adequately the stories of the Gospels in the light of Middle Eastern Culture”. His stated intention is “to contribute new perspectives from the Eastern tradition that have rarely…been considered outside the Arabic-speaking Christian world”. He hopes this will enable readers to “better understand the mind of Christ, and the mind of the Gospel author/editors as they recorded and interpreted the traditions available to them”.