Women and the Society of Biblical Literature
SBL Press
2019
EISBN 9780884143901
Foreword / Nicole L. Tilford.
Celebrating 125 years of women in the Society of Biblical Literature (1894-2019)/ Marion Ann Taylor.
PART 1. PRESIDENTIAL REFLECTIONS.
Decentering and recentering Biblical scholarship / Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza.
Society of Biblical Literature reminiscences / Katharine Doob Sakenfeld.
Becoming a Biblical scholar : a misfit's search for models and mentors / Carol A. Newsom.
Accidental Biblical scholar / Carol Meyers.
Having been, 2015 : some reflections / Athalya Brenner-Idan.
The gift of an unexpected journey / Beverly Roberts Gaventa.
Negotiation shifts in life's paradigms / Gale A. Yee.
PART 2. REFLECTIONS BY DISCIPLINES.
Archaeology/history / Beth Alpert Nakhai.
Scholarship of promise / Tammi J. Schneider.
Community and solidarity : the place of women in Hebrew Bible and ancient Judaism / Hindy Najman.
A room in the Society of Biblical Literature / Jo-Ann A. Brant.
PART 3. REFLECTIONS BY COMMUNITIES.
My Society of Biblical Literature journey : service, scholarship, and staying connected to the call / Gay L. Byron.
Expectations, challenges, and opportunities : beyond being a South American woman at the Society of Biblical Literature / Roxana Flammini.
Latina diversity and difference in Biblical Studies / Jacqueline M. Hidalgo.
The promise of happiness in the Society of Biblical Literature / Lynn R. Huber.
A voice from the periphery : being a European feminist scholar in the Society of Biblical Literature / Christl M. Maier.
A wooden spoon from the pot : she speaks / Madipoane Masenya (Ngwan'a Mphahlele).
A Jewish woman's Society of Biblical Literature experience / Adele Reinhartz.
Traversing the Society of Biblical Literature while trans / Melissa Harl Sellew.
An Asian Asian woman running the society of Biblical Literature marathon / Yak-hwee Tan.
PART 4. PROFESSIONAL LIFE.
Amid the alien corn : a woman's journey through academic publishing / Billie Jean Collins.
Mentoring women as women : an autobiographical reflection / April D. DeConick.
Public scholarship : "If we are silent and wait until the morning light, we will be found guilty" (2 Kings 7:9) / Amy-Jill Levine.
Working in a religious context / Vanessa Lovelace.
Work-life balance : the burden of balance / Tina Pippin.
PART 5. LOOKING FORWARD.
The problem of privilege : the future of the Society of Biblical Literature / Kelly J. Murphy.
Contingency and the future of women in the Society of Biblical Literature / Sarah Shectman.
Celebrating 125 years of women in the Society of Biblical Literature (1894-2019)/ Marion Ann Taylor.
PART 1. PRESIDENTIAL REFLECTIONS.
Decentering and recentering Biblical scholarship / Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza.
Society of Biblical Literature reminiscences / Katharine Doob Sakenfeld.
Becoming a Biblical scholar : a misfit's search for models and mentors / Carol A. Newsom.
Accidental Biblical scholar / Carol Meyers.
Having been, 2015 : some reflections / Athalya Brenner-Idan.
The gift of an unexpected journey / Beverly Roberts Gaventa.
Negotiation shifts in life's paradigms / Gale A. Yee.
PART 2. REFLECTIONS BY DISCIPLINES.
Archaeology/history / Beth Alpert Nakhai.
Scholarship of promise / Tammi J. Schneider.
Community and solidarity : the place of women in Hebrew Bible and ancient Judaism / Hindy Najman.
A room in the Society of Biblical Literature / Jo-Ann A. Brant.
PART 3. REFLECTIONS BY COMMUNITIES.
My Society of Biblical Literature journey : service, scholarship, and staying connected to the call / Gay L. Byron.
Expectations, challenges, and opportunities : beyond being a South American woman at the Society of Biblical Literature / Roxana Flammini.
Latina diversity and difference in Biblical Studies / Jacqueline M. Hidalgo.
The promise of happiness in the Society of Biblical Literature / Lynn R. Huber.
A voice from the periphery : being a European feminist scholar in the Society of Biblical Literature / Christl M. Maier.
A wooden spoon from the pot : she speaks / Madipoane Masenya (Ngwan'a Mphahlele).
A Jewish woman's Society of Biblical Literature experience / Adele Reinhartz.
Traversing the Society of Biblical Literature while trans / Melissa Harl Sellew.
An Asian Asian woman running the society of Biblical Literature marathon / Yak-hwee Tan.
PART 4. PROFESSIONAL LIFE.
Amid the alien corn : a woman's journey through academic publishing / Billie Jean Collins.
Mentoring women as women : an autobiographical reflection / April D. DeConick.
Public scholarship : "If we are silent and wait until the morning light, we will be found guilty" (2 Kings 7:9) / Amy-Jill Levine.
Working in a religious context / Vanessa Lovelace.
Work-life balance : the burden of balance / Tina Pippin.
PART 5. LOOKING FORWARD.
The problem of privilege : the future of the Society of Biblical Literature / Kelly J. Murphy.
Contingency and the future of women in the Society of Biblical Literature / Sarah Shectman.
