Throughout history women have loved, studied, and taught the Jewish and Christian scriptures. Unfortunately, many of us have never heard of these biblical scholars and thinkers. Often they are left out of history books and classroom discussion. The goal of this blog is to draw attention to the works of women and discover what they contribute to our understanding of the biblical texts. With greater awareness, this scholarship can shape course curriculum, homilies, public discourse, and academia itself.

The blog includes profiles, interviews, book reviews, and other means to spotlight biblical scholars who are women. Of particular interest are scholars whose work contributes to the thriving of faith communities and advances helpful discussion of religion in our contemporary world. Check out the developing Index of Scholars for names and works of women across history. This makes it easy to find the primary texts you want. Also don’t miss seeing today’s scholars in action–our growing Video and Audio page gives you access to lectures, presentations, and interviews. Finally, if you are looking for a dictionary on biblical interpreters who are women or want to read a memoir or biography be sure to stop by the Books page.

If you know of someone who should be added to the index, see the Interview Submission page and/or the Book Spotlight Submission page. If you would like to contribute a guest post or otherwise assist with content for this site, please e-mail: women.biblical.scholars@gmail.com.