Description: This work fills a large vacuum in biblical research and exposition. On the one hand it makes a serious, critical, and constructive contribution to the search for an adequate biblical theology on the problem of poverty. On the other hand, coming as it does from an evangelical perspective, it strengthens and at the same time corrects many of the opinions articulated within the various political liberation theologies that have sprung up in Latin America during the last fifteen years. Orlando E. Costas, Professor of Missiology and Director of the Hispanic Studies Program, Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Brief description: Thomas D. Hanks served with the Latin America Mision from 1963 to 1989 as Professor of Hebrew Bible at the Latin America Biblical Seminary (now University). He did graduate studies at Wheaton Graduate School of Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary (B.D.), Garrett-Northwestern (M.A.) and Concordia Seminary (Th.D.). Since 1992 he has been Executive Director of Other Sheep, a multicultural ministry with sexual minorities. He also is author of 'The Subversive Gospel: A New Testament Commentary of Liberation' (Pilgrim Press, 2000).
Review Quotes: This work fills a large vacuum in biblical research and exposition. On the one hand it makes a serious, critical, and constructive contribution to the search for an adequate biblical theology on the problem of poverty. On the other hand, coming as it does from an evangelical perspective, it strengthens and at the same time corrects many of the opinions articulated within the various political liberation theologies that have sprung up in Latin America during the last fifteen years.
Orlando E. Costas, Professor of Missiology and Director of theHispanic Studies Program, Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary