Archie C. C. Lee

Chinese Biblical Anthropology

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“In the unsettling era of change and crisis covered by the book, Chinese intellectuals have gained some insight and inspiration in the reading of the Chinese Union Version translation of the Bible, especially the Mandarin version of 1919, which is being celebrated for its centennial this year. Their contextual readings have contributed to the significant tradition of interpretation of a foreign text in the multiple textual heritage of China, which this present work sets out to critically engage. It is indicative to find that monotheistic perspective of the Bible is one of the challenging ideas not only in the Chinese cultural and religious context, but also for the very quest for a China in its modern setting.”