After Exegesis

Patricia K. Tull is A. B. Rhodes Professor Emerita of Old Testament at Louisville Presbyterian Seminary.Jacqueline E. Lapsley is Associate Professor of Old Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary.

1. Introduction: Wisdom Rebuilds Her House Jacqueline E. Lapsley and Patricia K. Tull 2. Jobs and Benefits in Genesis 1 and 2: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Creation Patricia K. Tull 3. Women's Doings in Ruth: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Providence Eunny P. Lee 4. Job and the Hidden Face of God: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Divine Judgment Carleen Mandolfo 5. Embodiment in Isaiah 51-52 and Psalm 62: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Salvation Katie M. Heffelfinger 6. Reading Psalm 146 in the Wild: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Praise Jacqueline E. Lapsley 7. Woman Wisdom and Her Friends: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Justice Anne W. Stewart 8. When Esther and Jezebel Write: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Authority Cameron B. R. Howard 9. Miriam, Moses, and Aaron in Numbers 12 and 20: A Feminist Biblical Theology Concerning Exclusion Suzanne Boorer 10. Be Kind to Strangers, but Kill the Canaanites: A Feminist Biblical Theology of the Other Julie Galambush 11. Rahab and Esther in Distress: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Moral Agency Sarah J. Melcher 12. The Traumatized ""I"" in Psalm 102: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Suffering Amy C. Cottrill 13. ""Missing Women"" in Judges 19-21: A Feminist Biblical Theology Concerning Violence against Women Jo Ann Hackett 14. Zechariah's Gendered Visions: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Reconciliation Ingrid E. Lilly 15. Path and Possession in Proverbs 1-9: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Flourishing Christine Roy Yoder 16. Counterimagination in Isaiah 65 and Daniel 12: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Hope Amy C. Merrill Willis

This volume is remarkably even in literary style, exegetical solidness, and imaginative interpretation...After Exegesis is worthy of purchase and study by any interested in the important work of biblical interpretation. -- W. Eugene March -- Horizons in Biblical Theology The array of theological themes explored includes creation, providence, divine judgment, salvation, praise, justice, authority, inclusion, the 'other,' moral agency, suffering, violence, reconciliation, flourishing, and hope. All the essays are well written and insightful, and together they confirm that 'the Bible in general and the Old Testament in particular, when examined closely, are more amenable than one might think to feminist thought' (p. 3). -- Frances Taylor Gench -- Interpretation: Journal of Bible and Theology A valuable resource not only for specialists in biblical studies, constructive theology, and feminist scholarship but also for students and others seeking an introduction to these fields. -- Christine Thomas -- Catholic Biblical Quarterly After Exegesis is a brilliant piece of work. It is written in a style which suits both the seasoned academic as well as a beginning student of biblical texts. -- Kirsi Cobb -- Reading Religion