Carol Meyers

Carol Lyons Meyers (born 1942) is an American feminist biblical scholar. She is the Mary Grace Wilson Professor Emerita of Religious Studies at Duke University.^[1] Meyers' field of research is focused on biblical studies, archaeology in the Middle East, and the study of women in the biblical world.

Carol Meyers
Meyers in 2017
Born	1942 (age 81–82) Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Alma mater	Brandeis University
Occupation(s)	Professor, scholar of religion
Employer	Duke University
Notable work	Discovering Eve
Title	Mary Grace Wilson Professor Emerita of Religious Studies
Spouse	Eric M. Meyers

Biography

Carol Meyers was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. She went to Kingston High School, Kingston, Pennsylvania; earned her B.A. with honors at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and her Ph.D. at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts in 1975.^[2]

Meyers started to teach at Duke University in 1977. She writes and teaches in the areas of biblical studies, archaeology, and the study of women in the biblical world. She has been described as "one of today's leading historians and field archeologists".^[3] Her 1988 book, Discovering Eve: Ancient Israelite Women in Context, was the "first comprehensive effort to present a female-centered view of the Bible using historical rather than literary criticism".^[4] Meyers has also written commentaries on Exodus, Haggai, and Zechariah.

Meyers was served as president of the Society of Biblical Literature in 2013.^[5] She also served as part of the revision team for the 2010 New American Bible.^[6]

She is married to fellow biblical scholar and Duke professor Eric M. Meyers.^[7]

Awards and honors

• P. E. Macalister Field Archaeology Award, American Schools of Oriental Research, November 2014.
• Outstanding Service in Mentoring, Society of Biblical Literature Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession, November 2008.
• Alumnae Achievement Award, Wellesley College, 1999.
• Severinghaus Award, Wellesley College, 1991.

Publications

• Rediscovering Eve: Ancient Israelite Women in Context. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012
• Households and Holiness: The Religious Culture of Israelite Women. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2005.
• Exodus. New Cambridge Bible Commentary Series. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• Discovering Eve: Ancient Israelite Women in Context. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991.
• The Tabernacle Menorah: A Synthetic Study of A Symbol from the Biblical Cult. 1972. Reprint edition, Piscatawny, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2003.

References

1. "Carol L. Meyers". scholars.duke.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
2. "Carol L. Meyers | Duke Religious Studies". religiousstudies.duke.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-04-29. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
3. Perdue, Leo G. (2005). Reconstructing Old Testament Theology: After the Collapse of History. Fortress Press. p. 136. ISBN 9781451412932.
4. Fuchs, Esther (2008). "Feminist Approaches to the Hebrew Bible". The Hebrew Bible: New Insights and Scholarship. New York University Press. p. 85. ISBN 9780814731871.
5. "Past Presidents List" (PDF). Society of Biblical Literature. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
6. Collaborators on the Old Testament of the New American Bible 2010
7. "Biographies". PBS. Retrieved 14 August 2013.