Background
Susan E. Gillingham was born on July 11, 1951, in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
In 1973 Susan E. Gillingham received a Bachelor of Theology degree from the University of Nottingham.
Oxford University, Oxford, England, United Kingdom
In 1987 Susan E. Gillingham gained a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Oxford University.
(Poetry was a key art-form for the ancient Jews, the most ...)
Poetry was a key art-form for the ancient Jews, the most distinctive way in which they tried to depict the relationship between God and his people. The Poems and Psalms of the Hebrew Bible introduces the reader to the full range of the poetry of the Old Testament, both outside the Psalter and within it. After considering the essential elements of Hebrew verse, it looks at the most familiar poems - the Psalms, the Songs of Solomon, and the poetry of Job and Proverbs - as well as at less familiar examples of poems which by contrast are embedded in narrative, such as war poetry, harvest hymns, elegies, prayers of protest, and thanksgiving songs. The book is addressed to both specialists and non-specialists; no knowledge of Hebrew is presumed, and a bibliography following each chapter offers suggestions for further study.
https://www.amazon.com/Poems-Psalms-Hebrew-Bible-Oxford/dp/0192132431/?tag=2022091-20
1994
(No single approach to reading the Bible can do justice to...)
No single approach to reading the Bible can do justice to its complex history and content. There are as many different ways of understanding Scripture as there were people involved in its composition. / Advocating a pluralistic reading that acknowledges the many voices speaking in the Bible, Susan Gillingham offers theological, historical, and literary insights into the compilation of Scripture and the development of biblical studies. / Providing one of the most accessible and helpful introductions to the Bible available, this volume clearly outlines the main issues in understanding Scripture and demonstrates, using Psalm 8 as an example, the best method for reading the Bible today.
https://www.amazon.com/One-Bible-Many-Voices-Approaches/dp/0802846610/?tag=2022091-20
1998
(The purpose of this book is to illustrate that reading is...)
The purpose of this book is to illustrate that reading is a subjective process which results in multivalent interpretations. This is the case whether one looks at a text in its historical contexts (the diachronic approach) or its literary contexts (the synchronic approach). Three representative texts are chosen from the Law (Genesis 2-3), the Writings (Isaiah 23) and the Prophets (Amos 5), and each is read first by way of historical analysis and then by literary analysis. Each text provides a number of variant interpretations and raises the question - is any one interpretation superior? What criteria do we use to measure this? Or is there value in the complementary nature of many approaches and many results?
https://www.amazon.com/Image-Depths-Surface-Multivalent-Approaches/dp/1841272973/?tag=2022091-20
2002
(This is the first of a two-volume bible commentary coveri...)
This is the first of a two-volume bible commentary covering the Psalms and examining the role of these biblical poems throughout Jewish and Christian history.
https://www.amazon.com/Psalms-Through-Centuries-Gillingham-2012-04-30/dp/B01FKRTC8S/?tag=2022091-20
2008
(The Psalms have resulted in controversies between Jews an...)
The Psalms have resulted in controversies between Jews and Christians over the centuries and it is only from the mid twentieth century onwards that the two traditions have worked side by side in the academy at least. This is one of the very few volumes on the psalms to incorporate scholarship from both these traditions for nearly a century, and the result is a rich celebration of these extraordinary ancient songs. This innovative essay collection draws together internationally renowned Jewish and Christian scholars of the Psalms, with one tradition responding to the other, in areas as diverse as Qumran studies, Medieval Jewish interpretation, Reception History, Liturgical Psalters and Chagall's Church Windows and more recent Literary Studies of the Psalter as a Book. The range of topics chosen will be of interest not only to those specializing in the Psalms but also to others interested more generally in biblical studies. Several musical and artistic representations of selected psalms are also included and the book includes a colour plate section which illustrates several of the chapters.
https://www.amazon.com/Jewish-Christian-Approaches-Psalms-Convergence/dp/0198753659/?tag=2022091-20
2013
Susan E. Gillingham was born on July 11, 1951, in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
In 1973 Susan E. Gillingham received a Bachelor of Theology degree from the University of Nottingham. In 1974 she obtained a postgraduate certificate of education from the University of Exeter and a Master of Arts degree in 1978. In 1987 Gillingham gained a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Oxford University.
In 1995 Susan E. Gillingham was elected a fellow and tutor in theology at Worcester College, Oxford. On October 1, 1999, she was appointed a lecturer in theology at the University of Oxford. In 2008 she was promoted to reader in Old Testament. In 2014 she became a professor of the Hebrew Bible. From 2018 to 2019 she served as a president of the Society for Old Testament Study. In June 2018. Gillingham was ordained as a permanent deacon.
She is the author of The poems and psalms of the Hebrew Bible, One Bible, Many Voices: Different Approaches to Biblical Studies, The image, The Depths And The Surface: Multivalent Approaches To Biblical Study, etc.
(The Psalms have resulted in controversies between Jews an...)
2013(This is the first of a two-volume bible commentary coveri...)
2008(Poetry was a key art-form for the ancient Jews, the most ...)
1994(The purpose of this book is to illustrate that reading is...)
2002(No single approach to reading the Bible can do justice to...)
1998Susan E. Gillingham is a member of the Church of England.
Susan E. Gillingham is a member of the Society of Old Testament Studies.
In 2000 Susan E. Gillinghan married Richard Smethurst, a provost of Worcester College, Oxford. She has two daughters: Abigail, Esther.