This is a great commentary on the New Testament by African American scholars. Given the still quite small number of African American scholars with New Testametn PhD's (a list at the end of the volume as no more than 40), this is an achievement in itself - even more so because the book is a great read. Whether the chapters are written by more famous scholars like Can Hope Felder (1 / 2 Thessalonians), or by someone less well known, having read about half the chapters by now, I have yet to come across a boring section. The focus of the book is obviously a form of contextual theology that takes the starting point of African American readers seriously. Several high-quality illustration pages, depicting both historical and contemporary art and artefacts, provide a welcome visual aspect.