Sarah Shectman

Sarah Shectman

Sarah Shectman

Sarah Shectman is a scholar and editor living in San Francisco, California. She is the author of Women in the Pentateuch: A Feminist and Source-Critical Analysis (Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix, 2009). Her current research focuses on gender in the priestly material of the Pentateuch. She is the cofounder of SBAllies (sballies.org).

The Conversion of Ruth

Moabite Men

Why do Moabite women get a bad reputation, but not Moabite men?

Ta’anach Cult Stand

Cult

What do biblical scholars and archaeologists mean when they use the word “cult”?

Torah scroll

Who Wrote the Bible?

Legends about the authorship of the Hebrew Bible notwithstanding, it is likely that most
of the books had many writers and editors.

Angel of Paradise Chagall

Gender and the Hebrew Bible

Understanding how biblical authors thought about gender categories helps us to understand the societies from which biblical texts emerged and the influence of ancient gender constructions throughout history.

Angel of Paradise Chagall

Gender and the Hebrew Bible (Spanish)

Understanding how biblical authors thought about gender categories helps us to understand the societies from which biblical texts emerged and the influence of ancient gender constructions throughout history.

Detail of a second-century C.E. Greek manuscript of the book of Joshua.

How Do Biblical Scholars Read the Hebrew Bible?

A wide variety of approaches to studying the Hebrew Bible allows biblical scholars to analyze the text on multiple levels.

Detail of a second-century C.E. Greek manuscript of the book of Joshua.

How Do Biblical Scholars Read the Hebrew Bible? (Spanish)

Una amplia variedad de acercamientos al estudio de la Biblia Hebrea permite a los biblistas analizar el texto en múltiples niveles.

Isaac Isaacsz
Salvador Dali
Isaac Isaacsz