Notable Works
Whether you’re a student, scholar, or seeker, Dr. Lisa Wolfe invites you to explore the depths of biblical wisdom and its application in our modern world. Dive into her resources, attend a lecture, or reach out to learn more about her work in biblical studies and ministry.
Qoheleth
(Ecclesiastes)
In this commentary Lisa Wolfe offers intriguing new possibilities for feminist interpretation of the book's parts, including Qoheleth's most offensive passages, and as a whole. Throughout her interpretation, Wolfe explores multiple connections between this book and women of all times.
Ruth, Esther, Song of Songs and Judith
This lively commentary encompasses four major books focusing on women in the Hebrew Bible and Apocrypha. Wolfe's research is motivated by the usual inquiries of biblical scholarship, as well as the questions raised by the many church Bible study groups she has taught.
Uppity Women of the Bible
Uppity Women of the Bible is a four-volume digital download and DVD-based series featuring Hebrew Bible professor Dr. Lisa Wolfe. Combining careful scholarship with humor and fresh insights, Dr. Wolfe presents just what your group needs for lively, thoughtful discussion of Ruth, The Song of Songs, Esther and Judith.
Additional Links & Online Resources
“Rizpah”; “Woman at Endor (Witch of Endor)” Undergraduate-Faculty articles for BibleOdyssey.org,
with Kloe Young and Allison McMurray, respectively. 10/2021.
“Vanity of Vanities” BibleOdyssey.org article. SBL, 2021.
Qoheleth (Ecclesiastes) in the Wisdom Commentary Series: Athalya Brenner-Idan, Volume Editor;
Barbara Reid, General Editor. Liturgical Press, 2020. Received 2021 Catholic Media Association Award for third place award in Academic Studies. Reviews: Thomas Bolin in RBL (9/2021); Leslie Hoppe in The Bible Today (July-August 2020, 285); Nicholas Werse in Catholic Books Review
Ruth, Esther, Song of Songs, and Judith, Eugene: Cascade Books, November
2011. Reviews: Juliana Claassens in RBL 3/2013; Julie Polter, “New and Notable: Widow, Queen, Lover, Warrior,” Sojourners 2/2012, 37.
"Uppity Women of the Bible: Ruth, Esther, The Song of Songs, Judith" (Ruth and Song Revised),
Bible Study DVDs. Living the Questions, LLC. 2010.
“Qoheleth for Feminists: Where are the Women Hiding in Ecclesiastes?” Schusterman Center for
Judaic Studies at the University of Oklahoma JuST Lunch Lecture March 2021
Guest on Williamsburg Baptist Church Podcast, 1/1/22
Interviewed for “Not Your Grandma’s Bible Study” Podcast, S02 E06: Qoheleth (Ecclesiastes) and Feminism: An Interview with Lisa Wolfe.
Interviewed for KGOU’s “How Curious: A Town Without Men?” by Claire Donnelly, 10/1/18 and 9/24/19 https://www.kgou.org/post/how-curious-town-without-men
Williamsburg Baptist Church 2021-2022 Lecture Series Speaker, April 23-24, 2022
Lakeside Ohio Preacher of the Week: “Biblical Women and Black Lives Matter”: “Uppity* Midwives and Other Ostracized Underdogs *With background about the racist history of “uppity,” and an effort to reclaim it for the work of assertive resistance”; “Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah and Reparations”; “Deborah and Jael and Victory Stories”; “Rizpah and Mothers of the Movement”; “Huldah and Broken Social Contracts”; Closing Worship Speaker for Akron District UMC Youth Institute. July 19-25, 2020
