Publications

Books

 The Death Wish in the Hebrew Bible: Rhetorical Strategies for Survival. Society for Old Testament Study Monographs. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021. 

Winner of the R. B. Y Scott Award, Canadian Society of Biblical Studies, 2023. 

Silent or Salient Gender? The Interpretation of Gendered God-Language in the Hebrew Bible, Exemplified in Isaiah 42, 46, and 49. Forschungen zum Alten Testament 2/32, Tübingen. Mohr Siebeck, 2008. 

Winner of the John Templeton Award for Theological Promise, 2008. 

Panel Review: Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Atlanta, November 2010. 

Reviews:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

• Silke Petersen, Pages 475–476 in “In Bewegung: Feministische Exegese, Gender - und Queer - Studies in den Bibelwissenschaften.” [In Motion: Feminist Exegesis, Gender, and Queer Studies in Biblical Scholarship (Essay Review)] Theologische Literaturzeitung 145 (2020): 472–485. 

  • Eefje van der Linden, De Stem van het Boek 3 (2012): 17.

  • Claudia D. Bergmann, Review of Biblical Literature, 8 (2010). 

• Elaine James, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures, 9 (2009). 

• Brad E. Kelle, Religious Studies Review, 35 (2009): 261.

  • Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 5 (2009): 160.

Refereed Articles

"Still Invisible after All These Years? Female God-Language in the Hebrew Bible: A Response to David J. A. Clines." Journal of Biblical Literature (2022) 141 (2): 199–217. 

“‘Nå skriker jeg som en fødende kvinne . . .’ (Jes 42,14): Gudsmetaforer som utfordrer.” [‘Like a Woman in Labor I Will Cry Out . . .’ (Isa 42:14): Challenging Metaphors for God.] Tidsskrift for Sjelesorg 29 (2009): 268-280.

"The Samaritan Woman, Jesus and God the Father! A Close Reading of John 4:21-24 with an Emphasis on the Concept of God.” Franciscanum 151 (2009): 104-127. 

“Connecting the Dots – Om leserer og lesning i Reader Response Criticism.” [Connecting the Dots – Readers and Readings in Reader Response Criticism.] Tidsskrift for Teologi og Kirke 79 (2008):164-181.

“‘Mitt liv er kommet nær dødsriket.’ Klage i Det gamle testamentet og i dag.” [‘My Life Draws near to Sheol’: Lament in the Old Testament and Today.] Halvårsskrift for Praktisk Teologi 25 (2008): 36-47.

“Kvinne og kjønnsforskning i studiefaget det gamle testamente med et sideblikk til det nye testamente.” [Women and Gender Research in Academic Courses on the Old Testament with a Glance to the New Testament.] Tidsskrift for Teologi og Kirke 76 (2005): 262-283.

Invited Articles and Book Chapters 

“Gendered Language in the Book of Isaiah” in Cambridge Companion to Isaiah. Edited by Christopher B. Hays, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Under contract, submitted. 

"Gender of God" online article Bible Odyssey. 

“The Never-Ending Search for God’s Feminine Side: Feminine Aspects in the God-Image of the Prophets.” Pages 300-310 in Prophecy and Gender in the Hebrew Bile . Edited by Irmtraud Fischer and L. Juliana M. Claassens. The Bible and Women: An Encyclopaedia of Exegesis and Cultural History. Vol. 1.2. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature Press, 2021. 

“La Iinterminable Búsqueda del lado femenino de Dios: Aspectos femeninos de la imagen de Dios en los profetas." Pages 309-323 in  Profecía  Eds. Irmtraud Fischer y Juliana Claassens. La Biblia y las Mujeres · Colección de exégesis, cultura e historia. Estella:  Verbo Divino. Forthcoming 2020. 

“Die nie aufhörende Suche nach Gottes weiblicher Seite: Weibliche Aspekte im Gottesbild der Prophetie." Pages 322-335 in Prophetie. Hrsg. Irmtraud Fischer and Juliana Claassens. Die Bibel und die Frauen. Eine Exegetisch-kulturgeschichtliche Enzyklopädie. Hebräische Bibel - Altes Testament. Band 1.2. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer, 2019. 

 “Isa 42:13–14: Is God Our Father, but Only Like a Mother?” “Isa 46:3–4: God Carries from the Time of the Pregnancy to Grey Hair.” and “Isa 49:14–15: Connected Bodies." in Isaiah: A Feminist Perspective. Edited by Carol Dempsey. Wisdom Bible Commentary Series. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, accepted for publication, forthcoming.

“Va-year.” [He appeared] Pages 39-41 in From Forbidden Fruit to Milk and Honey: A Commentary on Food in the Torah. Edit Diana Lipton, Jerusalem: Urim Publications, 2018. 

“Gendered God-Language in Second Isaiah.” Wiener Jahrbuch für Theologie 8 (2010): 387-402.

“Gudsmetaforikk i Det gamle testamentet.” [God-language in the Old Testament.] Nytt Norsk Kirkeblad 34 (2006): 17-28.

“Er Gud en av gutta? Om Gud og kjønn – trekk av gudsbildet i feministisk teologi.” [Is God One of the Boys? God and Gender – Features of the Image of God in Feminist Theology.] Religion og Livssyn 14 (2002): 17-21.

“‘Hvem vil dere ligne meg med…?’ Bibelen som kilde til nye gudsbilder.” [‘To Whom then Will You Compare Me . . .?’ The Bible as Source for New Imagery for God.] St. Sunniva: Tidsskrift for feministteologi 7 (1999): 9-17.

“Gud – også vår mor? En innføring i problemstillingene vedrørende feminine metaforer for Gud i Det gamle testamente.” [God – Also Our Mother? An Introduction to Questions Concerning Female Metaphors for God in the Old Testament.] Ung Teologi 30 (1997): 45-53.

“‘Som moren trøster sin sønn...’ Jes 66:13. Noen aspekter ved bruken av feminine metaforer for Gud i Det gamle testamente.” [“‘As a Mother Comforts Her Child . . .’ Isa 66:13: Some Aspects on the Use of Feminine Metaphors for God in the Old Testament.”] Feministteologi på norsk (ed. Dagny Kaul, Anne Hilde Laland, and Solveig Østrem; Oslo: Cappelen Akademiske Forlag, 1997): 184-194.