Professor J. Cheryl Exum
Professor J. Cheryl Exum took her first degree from Wake Forest University, North Carolina, and did her further studies at Columbia University, New York. She has done research in Israel and Germany, and was Professor at Boston College until her appointment in Sheffield in 1993.
Her principal research interests—literary interpretations of Hebrew Bible texts, feminist approaches to the Bible and cultural studies—are reflected in her books: Tragedy and Biblical Narrative: Arrows of the Almighty, Fragmented Women: Femi-nist (Sub)versions of Biblical Narratives, and Plotted, Shot and Painted: Cultural Representations of Biblical Women.
She has recently written a major commentary on the Song of Songs for the Old Testament Library Series.
She is editor of the journal Biblical Interpretation, and a Director of Sheffield Phoenix Press. She also directs the University of Sheffield´s Centre for the Study of the Bible in the Modern World.
In order to view her research interests and a list of suggested topics for research opportunities click on the link for `Research Interests´ on the righthand side of the page.
email : j.c.exum@sheffield.ac.uk
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