Cynthia R. Chapman is the Adelia A.G. Johnston and Harry Thomas Frank Professor of Biblical Studies at Oberlin College. She is the author of The Gendered Language of Warfare in the Israelite-Assyrian Encounter.
Co-winner of the 2017 Biblical Archaeology Society Publication
Award in the Best Book Relating to the Hebrew Bible category.
“In this extraordinarily important study, Cynthia Chapman sheds
light on numerous enigmatic biblical passages and has made a major
contribution to our understanding of Israel’s social world. Chapman
is a pioneer in the study of women’s kinship.”—Robert R. Wilson,
Yale Divinity School
“With methodological sophistication, Cynthia Chapman explores
evidence of maternal kin from the Hebrew Bible and ancient Levant.
Her work is both wisely cautious and creatively daring, an exciting
new contribution to both biblical studies and the wider field of
cultural studies.”—Susan Niditch, Amherst College
“A methodological tour de force reassessing ancient Israelite
social history, informed by keen exegeses and new insights,
expressed in crystalline prose, a major new contribution to
understanding how women’s lives shaped biblical
narratives—Chapman’s book qualifies as a landmark in the
field.”—David S. Vanderhooft, Boston College
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