Since its publication in 1988, Binding the Strong Man has been widely recognized as a landmark in contemporary biblical criticism. Applying a multidisciplinary approach called "socio-literary method," Myers integrates literary criticism, socio-historical exegesis, and political hermeneutics in his investigation of Mark as a "manifesto of radical discipleship."
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Ched Myers is an activist theologian who has worked in social change movements for almost 40 years. With a degree in New Testament Studies, he is a popular educator who animates scripture and issues of faith-based peace and justice. He has authored over 100 articles and more than a half-dozen books, which are all listed on his author page. Most of Ched's publications can be found at www.ChedMyers.org.
Ched has worked with a variety of social justice organizations, including the American Friends Service Committee. He is a co-founder of the Word and World School (www.wordandworld.org), the Sabbath Economics Collaborative (www.sabbatheconomics.org), and the Center and Library for the Bible and Social Justice (http://clbsj.org/). He and his partner Elaine Enns, a restorative justice practitioner, live in the Ventura River watershed in southern California, and work with Bartimaeus Cooperative Ministries (www.bcm-net.org): PO Box 328 Oak View, CA 93022.
You can see where Ched is speaking at: http://www.chedmyers.org/node/103.
You can join his webinars here: http://www.chedmyers.org/blog/2013/01/07/webinars.
