Description: This special issue of Biblical Interpretation devoted to the Bible and the Arts reflects the growing scholarly interest in the ways the Bible and biblical stories, themes and idea(l)s have been represented in Western culture by means of literature and the visual arts.
Brief description: J. Cheryl Exum is Professor of Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffield. She is the Executive Editor of Biblical Interpretation and a Director of Sheffield Phoenix Press. Her books include Tragedy and Biblical Narrative: Arrows of the Almighty; Fragmented Women: Feminist (Sub)versions of Biblical Narratives; Plotted, Shot, and Painted: Cultural Representations of Biblical Women; Was sagt das Richterbuch den Frauen?; and, most recently, The Song of Songs: A Commentary.