How does one “do" biblical studies contextually? If I begin by asking who am I, where am I situated, and what are the communities that have formed and continue to form who I am, what difference will this make to the way in which I “do” my biblical studies? This paper seeks to explore the issues that an engagement with texts which have their own contexts and interests brings for a Pakeha reader from Aotearoa New Zealander, recognising that this is not an easy or comfortable task, but an enterprise that continually raises questions and stretches boundaries.

Volume 14, Issue 2, June 2001