Scripture is a living text whose meaning unfolds dialogically, shaped by the questions readers bring and by the contexts in which interpretation takes place. This book, Scripture in Dialogue: Hermeneutical, Theological, and Ethical Explorations from Indian and Global Perspectives, emerges from a sustained conviction that the Bible is never read in isolation but always in conversation with cultures, histories, intellectual traditions, social locations, and concrete human struggles. This volume seeks to contribute to contemporary biblical scholarship by foregrounding dialogue as both a method and an ethos of interpretation. In an era marked by digital transformation, social fragmentation, global crises, and renewed struggles for dignity and justice, the task of biblical interpretation demands renewed methodological clarity, contextual sensitivity, and ethical responsibility.

This book brings together a range of essays that reflect long-term academic engagement with biblical hermeneutics, theology, and ethics, particularly from Indian and other non-Western perspectives, while remaining in critical conversation with global biblical scholarship. The volume is intentionally interdisciplinary, drawing upon biblical studies, theology, philosophy, ethics, cultural studies, and social analysis. Its overarching aim is not merely to interpret biblical texts but to explore how Scripture functions as a transformative discourse within concrete historical realities. In this sense, the work aligns itself with hermeneutical traditions that view interpretation as a praxis oriented activity, one that seeks understanding not as an end in itself, but as a catalyst for responsible action in the world.

Thomas Karimundackal, SJ is professor of the Old Testament and teaches biblical exegesis, biblical theology and biblical languages at the Faculty of Theology, Jnana Deepa, Pontifical Athenaeum of Philosophy and Theology, Pune. He is the editor of Jnanadeepa: Pune Journal of Religious Studies, AUC: Asian Journal of Religious Studies, Christ College Pune Research Series (CCPRS), founder and editor of Wisdom Research Series (WRS), and associate editor of Bible Bhashyam and Journal of Sacred Scriptures. His academic interests include biblical exegesis, biblical spirituality, biblical anthropology, biblical hermeneutics, Science-Religion Dialogue, Eco-spirituality, Yoga, and Meditation. He has authored/edited 17 books, published research articles in various national and international journals and periodicals, and presented papers at national and international conferences. He is also a visiting faculty member in various major seminaries and colleges in India and abroad. He holds a Master’s degree in Chemistry (MSc) from Bharathidasan University, Trichy, and Counselling Psychology (MSc) from Singhania University, Jhunjhunu, Licentiate in Sacred Scripture (SSL) from the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome, and a Doctorate in the Old Testament (PhD) from the University of Innsbruck, Austria. Besides being a formator at the Papal Seminary, Pune, he is involved in laity formation programmes in India and abroad. He also conducts retreats for parish communities and Ignatian retreats and workshops for priests, religious, and laity.