Gerald O. West is Professor of Biblical Studies in the School of Theology at the University of Natal, South Africa, and is the Director of the Institute for the Study of the Bible. Musa W. Dube is a Lecturer at the University of Botswana and is actively involved in the Circle for Concerned African Women Theologians where she heads African women biblical research.

'"This important volume is an attempt to highlight, for a wider readership (and perhaps for biblical scholars working in "the West," in particular), the rich resources for biblical interpretation that have come, and are still coming, from the continent of Africa."' Alistair Wilson, "Review of Biblical Literature", 2005 '"...this volume is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in past, present and future trends in African biblical scholarship." Sarojini Nadar, "Journal of Theology for Southern Africa", 2002. '"This is a well-edited and really grand book on the Bible in Africa." Ype Schaaf, "Exchange", 2002.