Kenneth E. Bailey (1930–2016) was an acclaimed author and lecturer in Middle Eastern New Testament studies. An ordained Presbyterian minister, he served as Canon Theologian of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh. The author of more than 150 articles in English and in Arabic, his writings include Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes, The Good Shepherd, Open Hearts in Bethlehem: A Christmas Drama, and The Cross and the Prodigal.
Bailey spent forty years living and teaching in seminaries and institutes in Egypt, Lebanon, Jerusalem and Cyprus. For twenty of those years he was professor of New Testament and head of the Biblical Department of the Near East School of Theology in Beirut where he also founded and directed the Institute for Middle Eastern New Testament Studies. Bailey was also on the faculty of The Ecumenical Institute for Theological Research in Jerusalem.Traveling around the globe to lecture and teach, Bailey spoke in theological colleges and seminaries in England (Oxford, Cambridge, Bristol) Ireland, Canada, Egypt, Finland, Latvia, Denmark, New Zealand, Australia, and Jerusalem. He was active as a Bible teacher for conferences and continuing education events in the Middle East, Europe, and North America, and he taught at Columbia, Princeton, and Fuller Seminary.
"Bailey helps us by giving a different and unique lens, a different
vantage point, from which to view the traditional texts and
interpretations."R. Gregory Jenks, Trinity Journal, Spring 2013
"This scholarly yet accessible study is a helpful addition to any
bookshelf--even those crowded with commentaries on First
Corinthians."Stephen M. Vantassel, BibleStudy Magazine, January
February 2012
"There is absolutely no doubt that Bailey is a very skilled writer,
that there is a wealth of cultural knowledge that he makes
available through this book focusing on 1 Corinthians, and that
future scholars can and should benefit from knowledge of Middle
Eastern translations. . . . This is a worthwhile volume for
students, pastors, and scholars to have in reference to Paul's
first letter to the Corinthians."Nijay K. Gupta, Interpretation: A
Journal of Bible and Theology, 67 (1)
"A veteran student and observer of the Middle East, Ken Bailey has
distilled his knowledge and experience in this work of deep
pastoral sensitivity, allowing the apostle Paul to come into his
own in a way that a conventional reading of Paul does not allow or
encourage. Bailey's work teems with learning and insight, and,
buoyed by a clear, lively style, it instructs as well as it
illuminates and elevates. The book is a model of biblical
scholarship freed of the cobwebs of the study, and consecrated to
the life-giving work of the church. It is a 'double-decker
sandwich,' to use Bailey's own figure, in which the sandwich is no
less nourishing than the meat between the sandwich. I began reading
it and couldn't put it down. Go and do thou likewise."Lamin Sanneh,
D. Willis James Professor of World Christianity, Yale Divinity
School
"Bailey has done an important service in identifying these
structures and the way in which they can help us understand in a
deeper way Paul?s intent in the letter. The book should be a rich
resource for interpreters, and especially those who desire to see
the rich theology underlying Paul?s practical concerns."Michelle
Lee-Barnewall, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society,
55(3)
"Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes is a necessary addition to the
libraries of all scholars and pastors working in or preaching from
1 Corinthians. Bailey's writing is easy to follow, warm, and lucid.
Though making some complex arguments and performing some deep
analysis, the author never loses sight of the reader or of his goal
to make Paul more accessible rather than less. This book is highly
recommended for any serious reader of 1 Corinthians."Ron C. Fay,
Criswell Theological Review
"Kenneth Bailey's new volume, Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes, is a
refreshing reminder that for those willing to mine more deeply into
the biblical text, precious gems can really be found. Bailey offers
an impressive, and genuinely original, contribution to the study of
1 Corinthians that both New Testament scholars and pastors will
appreciate. . . . [he] has produced a tremendous piece of
scholarship that is intriguing, illuminating, and
distinctive."Michael J. Kruger, Southeastern Theological Review,
Summer 2012
"Ken Bailey is pure gold. No writer I can think of has been a
greater help for teaching the Scriptures with freshness and
clarity. What a gift to have his insights on Paul."John Ortberg,
Menlo Park Presbyterian Church
"New Testament scholars recognize Kenneth Bailey as that rare
interpreter with intimate knowledge of Middle Eastern culture,
ancient and modern. His latest volume now reveals rumination of the
rhetoric that serves Paul's theology and ethics. Bailey's signal
achievement is to rebut readings of 1 Corinthians as a haphazard
document, obscurely reasoned. At once learned and deeply personal,
this commentary will surely stimulate productive debate in the
exegesis of one among Paul's weightiest letters."C. Clifton Black,
Otto A. Piper Professor of Biblical Theology, Princeton Theological
Seminary
"Bailey adds significantly to our understanding of Paul's style.
Scholars are challenged to add a solid research footing to take up
Bailey's interpretations in their own work. Pastors and teachers
will find this an excellent supplement to be used next to several
other good commentaries. It will enhance not only their exegesis
but also their sermons as they learn both from Paul's theology and
his rhetorical skill."Jack Barentsen, Review of Biblical
Literature, June 2012
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