External links
- Cheryl Exum Tribute by Francis Landy, Society of Biblical Literature
Jo Cheryl Exum | |
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| Born | May 1946 (age 79) |
| Nationality | British[ citation needed ] |
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| Discipline | Biblical studies |
| School or tradition | Feminism |
| Institutions | Boston College University of Sheffield |
Jo Cheryl Exum (May 1946 - November 2024) was a feminist biblical scholar. She was Emeritus Professor at the University of Sheffield.
Exum studied at Wake Forest University,where she received her BA,and Columbia University,where she received her MA and PhD. [1] Previously,she taught at Boston College. [2] She served as part of the translation team for the New Revised Standard Version. [3] While at Sheffield,Exum was director of the university's Centre for the Study of the Bible in the Modern World. In 2004,Exum co-founded Sheffield Phoenix Press,an academic publisher of books in biblical studies,with David J. A. Clines and Keith W. Whitelam. [4]
Exum held a number of leadership positions in academia,including president of the Society for Old Testament Study. [5] She was the editor of a number of journals in her field. She was the executive editor of Biblical Interpretation for more than a decade and co-edited the journal Biblical Reception. [6]
In 2011,a Festschrift was published in her honour. A Critical Engagement:Essays on the Hebrew Bible in Honour of J. Cheryl Exum ( ISBN 1907534334) included contributions by David Clines, Ellen van Wolde, and Michael Fox. On January 30, 2015, Exum received an honorary doctorate from the faculty of theology at Uppsala University. [7]
