by Ingrid R. Kitzberger (Volume Editor)

The autobiographical turn in biblical criticism reveals the interpreter's "I" and reclaims it as an essential critical category, issuing a challenge to traditional, "objective" criticism. Pioneers in the field have contributed essays both practical and theoretical. They offer stimulating autobiographical re-readings of Hebrew Bible and New Testament texts, and address hermeneutical issues that are at stake in this young field of criticism.

Author Biography

Ingrid Rosa Kitzberger has published widely in feminist interpretation and reader response criticism. She is the editor of The Personal Voice in Biblical Interpretation (Routledge, 1999).