Endnote 3 – Feminist Interpretations of the Bible: Then and Now

There are numerous writings from the period which are identified in several useful books and summary articles. Readers might find helpful Carolyn De Swarte Gifford, “American Women and the Bible: The Nature of Woman as a Hermeneutical Issue,” in Feminist Perspectives on Biblical Scholarship, ed. Adela Yarbro Collins (Chico, CA: Scholars Press, 1985), pp. 11–33; Dorothy C. Bass, “Women’s Studies and Biblical Studies: An Historical Perspective,” Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 22 (1982), pp. 3–5; Nancy A. Hardesty, Women Called to Witness: Evangelical Feminism in the 19th Century (Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 1984).