MAY 2026 | LISLE, IL—IVP Academic is excited to announce the finalized contract for the highly anticipated The Old Testament in Color.
Rachel Hastings said, “Immediately after the publication of The New Testament in Color, many people asked me when we would have a volume for the Old Testament, so I am thrilled that we can now begin work on this exciting and needed resource.”
The New Testament in Color, the first volume of its kind written by a multiethnic team of scholars, released in August 2024. Since then it has been recognized for its unique contribution to biblical understanding for both the academy and the church. The New Testament in Color received the Christianity Today Book Award in the Biblical Studies category and received honorable mentions by both Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards and SOLA Network’s Asian American Book Awards.
Soong-Chan Rah, Robert B. Munger Professor of Evangelism at Fuller Theological Seminary, said, “The American evangelical church has desperately needed this book, The New Testament in Color. For those of us who value the power and authority of God’s Word while aware of the diverse experiences and realities that shape our own culturally unique stories, we have longed for this book. This text reminds us that God is a transcendent God who speaks through a transcendent source, but that God is also God with us, immanent in the Word and also in our lives.”
Similar to the New Testament commentary, The Old Testament in Color, tentatively scheduled to release in 2030, will feature a multiethnic team of scholars holding orthodox Christian beliefs. Each scholar will bring exegetical expertise coupled with a unique interpretive lens to illuminate the ways social location and biblical interpretation work together.
Hastings added, “We’ve received countless insights from readers of the first volume, and it’s certainly sparked a lot of exciting discourse within both the academy and the church. Not only has The New Testament in Color filled a gap in commentary resources, but it’s also spurred the theological imagination of readers about what they would like to see in The Old Testament in Color. This volume will build on the groundbreaking foundation of The New Testament in Color while continuing the conversation around social located biblical interpretation.”
Editors for The Old Testament in Color will include Dominick Hernandez and Carmen Imes, both associate professors of Old Testament at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University; Chloe Sun, professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary; and Esau McCaulley, The Jonathan Blanchard Associate Professor of New Testament and Public Theology at Wheaton College. McCaulley also served as the general editor for The New Testament in Color.
Contact: Krista Clayton, kclayton@ivpress.com
