Asian Feminist Biblical Studies : Perspectives and Methods

Maggie Low

Oct 2023 · Divinity School of Chung Chi College, CUHK

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Groundbreaking and inspiring, this book offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of Asian feminist biblical criticism. It is a gift to the Asian churches and to the theological community. I highly recommend it to all who search for biblical insights to empower women and men to work for justice.

--- Kwok Pui-lan, Dean’s Professor of Systematic Theology at Candler School of Theology, Emory University

This is a superb collection of the different approaches of feminist biblical scholars in Asia. I found it invigorating and thought-provoking to learn about the multiple ways in which Asian feminists made their "exodus" from Western biblical studies to interpret this foundational text in their own unique contexts.

--- Gale A. Yee, Nancy W. King Professor of Biblical Studies Emerita, Episcopal Divinity School

This collection of essays by mostly younger Asian biblical scholars is a welcome addition to a small but growing body of Asian feminist studies. The diversity of perspectives, methodologies and creative interpretations makes it an ideal introductory text for anyone wishing to learn more about Asian feminism.

--- Simon Chan, Editor, Asia Journal of Theology

About the author

Maggie Low is a lecturer in Hebrew Bible studies at Trinity Theological College, Singapore. Her PhD is from Union-Presbyterian School of Christian Education, USA. She is an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church in Singapore, and her interests are in feminist studies and homiletics. Her latest work, “Reading Isaiah in Asia,” is in The Oxford Handbook of Isaiah, ed. Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer (2020).