Esther Fuchs

Esther Fuchs[lower-alpha 1] (born 1953) is an Israeli Jewish feminist biblical scholar. She is Professor of Near Eastern Studies and Judaic Studies at the University of Arizona. Fuchs was born in Tel Aviv and studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Brandeis University. She taught at the University of Texas at Austin before moving to the University of Arizona.[2] Fuchs has written Israeli Mythogynies: Women in Contemporary Hebrew Fiction (1987) and Sexual Politics in the Biblical Narrative (2000). She describes her work as an attempt to "depatriarchalize" the Hebrew Bible.[1]

Esther Fuchs
Born	1953 (age 67–68) Tel Aviv, Israel
Nationality	Israeli
Academic background
Alma mater	Hebrew University of Jerusalem Brandeis University
Thesis	Irony in the Works of S. Y. Agnon (1980)
Academic work
Discipline	Biblical studies Judaic studies
School or tradition	Jewish feminism
Institutions	University of Texas at Austin University of Arizona

Notes

1. Pronounced FYOOKS.[1]

References

1. Everett-Haynes, La Monica. "UA Professor Explores Feminist Interpretation of Bible". University of Arizona. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
2. "About the Editor". Israeli Women's Studies: A Reader. Rutgers University Press. 2005. p. 331. ISBN 9780813536163. Retrieved 9 July 2015.