About the Author

Agnethe Siquans is Professor of Old Testament Studies at the Faculty of Catholic Theology at the University of Vienna. Her main research areas are inner-biblical exegesis, feminist exegesis, reception of the Old Testament by the Church Fathers, and the relationships between patristic Bible interpretation and Midrash. Currently, she is head of a research project about Exodus 1-2 in patristic and rabbinic interpretation. Recent publication: Die alttestamentlichen Prophetinnen in der patristischen Rezeption. Texte - Kontexte - Hermeneutik (Freiburg 2011).