Women and the Bible in the Middle Ages

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Society for the Study of the Bible in the Middle Ages (SSBMA)

Organizer Name

James M. Matenaer

Organizer Affiliation

Franciscan Univ. of Steubenville

Presider Name

Franz van Liere

Presider Affiliation

Calvin College

Paper Title 1

Allegorical Matriarchs: Synagoga, Ecclesia, and Their Unusual Children in the Toledo Bible moralisée

Presenter 1 Name

Sarah Andyshak

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Univ. of Mary Hardin-Baylor

Paper Title 2

Understanding the Book of Ruth in Medieval Christian Commentaries and Middle English Literature

Presenter 2 Name

Jane Beal

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Univ. of California-Davis

Paper Title 3

Bravery and the Bible: Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe's Contributions to Evangelism

Presenter 3 Name

Gail Blick

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Independent Scholar

Paper Title 4

Israel, Delilah, Jezebel, and Solomon’s Wives in Medieval Exegesis and Experience

Presenter 4 Name

Natalie E. Latteri

Presenter 4 Affiliation

Univ. of New Mexico

Start Date

13-5-2017 10:00 AM

Session Location

Schneider 1355

Description

This session includes papers examining the ways in which medieval exegetes discussed female figures within the texts of the Bible and those discussing the ways in which medieval women themselves employed the Christian scriptures.

James M. Matenaer