About the Contributor(s): Sam Tsang (PhD, University of Sheffield) is associate professor of Hong Kong Baptist Theological Seminary. He researches, writes, and speaks full-time on his three beloved issues--interpretation, preaching, and biblical literacy--and is the author of Right Texts, Wrong Meanings.

Synopsis:
Right Texts, Wrong Meanings takes some popular New Testament texts and meanings to illustrate how many Christians have misunderstood the Bible. Along the explorative journey, readers will learn that meanings are not as obvious as they seem. At the same time, they will also learn that with the right method, the possible meanings are within their grasp.

Endorsements:
"Tsang invites every reader of the Bible to engage the task of interpreting the Bible more critically and thoughtfully. Through example after example, he models the importance of and how to apply the most basic...

Jesus' parables in Luke weren't only addressing his audience. Rather, Luke used them to address his audience. In so doing, the worlds of both Jesus and Luke had many ways to understand these parables. This book explores some of those ways based on the way Jesus and Luke told these stories, as well as the first century backgrounds. The ultimate goal is to help both people who lead Bible studies and preach in the church to grasp firmly Luke's message for us today. ""Readers who are familiar with Dr. Tsang's work on the parables in Matthew will not be disappointed by yet another provocative...