"Wongi Park has produced an original, fascinating, and thoroughly timely study of a symptomatically neglected topic in Matthean studies and New Testament studies more broadly. It will be particularly welcome to university and seminary faculty who wish to open their classroom discourse on Matthew's Jesus--or any Jesus--to contemporary ideologies of race and ethnicity, not least in their political and polemical manifestations." (Stephen D. Moore, Edmund S. Janes Professor of Biblical Studies, the Theological School, Drew University, USA) "In this highly original study, Wongi Park offers a powerful critique of the uses and misuses of race theory by theologians. Presenting a sophisticated understanding of race theory, he argues that the title ascribed to Jesus, "King of the Jews," was an ethnoracial identification carrying important political significance within the Roman Empire. Park's claims are groundbreaking, altering how we understand the Jewish identity of the historical Jesus and his followers." (Susannah Heschel, Eli Black Professor of Jewish Studies, Dartmouth College, USA) "In this thought-provoking volume, Gideon Park challenges New Testament scholars to recognize 'King of the Jews' as an insult designed to minoritize Jesus.

Park's analysis renders visible the scholarly and textual processes of minoritization and sketches a convincing alternative interpretation. The volume is rich with methodological and interpretive insight and careful textual analysis. I highly recommend it for those interested racializing trends within the discipline as well as in narrative portrayals of the crucified Jesus." (Shawn Kelley, Chair, Department of Religion and Philosophy, Daemen College, USA).