Tikva Frymer-Kensky
Dr. Tikva Frymer-Kensky was a professor of Hebrew Bible and the History of Judaism at the University of Chicago’s Divinity School, Law School, and the Committees on the Ancient Mediterranean World and Jewish Studies. She held an M.A. and Ph.D. from Yale University.
Frymer-Kensky's areas of specialization included, in addition to Bible studies, Assyriology and Sumerology, Jewish studies, and women and religion. Her feminism was deeply grounded in the ancient world and, as a Jew, she used that extensive knowledge to argue for monotheism and dialogue between Christians and Jews, to give voice to ancient women, and to advocate for a mending of halakha.
Frymer-Kensky's areas of specialization included, in addition to Bible studies, Assyriology and Sumerology, Jewish studies, and women and religion. Her feminism was deeply grounded in the ancient world and, as a Jew, she used that extensive knowledge to argue for monotheism and dialogue between Christians and Jews, to give voice to ancient women, and to advocate for a mending of halakha.
