ghenspiazza@scu.edu
(510) 549-5048
Degrees and Certifications
PhD, Union Theological Seminary
MA, Vanderbilt University
BA, Canisius College
Research and Training Interests
- Prophets
- Deuteronomistic History
- Feminist Readings
- New Historicism and Cultural Studies
Selected Publications
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Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries - 1 & 2 Kings, Abingdon Press, 2006.
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Nameless, Blameless and Without Shame - The Tale of Two Cannibal Mothers Before a King (II Kings 6.24-33), Liturgical Press, 2003.
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New Historicism and Biblical Interpretation, Fortress Press, 2002.
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Of Methods, Monarchs, and Meanings - An Approach to Socio-Rhetorical Exegesis, Mercer University Press, 1996.
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"Jean-François Lyotard," in A Handbook of Postmodern Biblical Interpretation, ed. A.K.M. Adam, Chalice Press, 2001.
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"Learning to Curse," in Praying as a Christian, ed. David L. Fleming, S.J., Review for Religious Press, 2000.