Professor Carol L. Meyers

Prof. Carol L. Meyers
660-3514
carol@duke.edu
227 Gray Bldg.

Office Hours:
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CAROL L. MEYERS (at Duke since 1977) holds the Mary Grace Wilson Professorship in Religion. She was educated at Wellesley (A.B.) and at Brandeis, where she received her Ph.D. in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies. A specialist in biblical studies and archaeology, she is a prominent scholar in the study of women in the biblical world and has been a staff member or co-Director of many archaeological field projects. She has also been a consultant for many media productions focusing on the Bible, including DreamWorks’s “Prince of Egypt,” Nova’s “The Bible’s Buried Secrets,” and many segments of the A&E Mysteries of the Bible and Biography series. She has recently been appointed to the Advisory Board of Bible Park, USA.

Meyers has authored or co-authored ten books and has edited or co-edited five others. Her book Discovering Eve is a landmark study of women in ancient Israel; and her reference book, Women in Scripture, is the most comprehensive study ever made of women in Jewish and Christian scriptures. Her most recent books are Exodus, for a Cambridge University Press commentary series, and Households and Holiness: The Religious Culture of Israelite Women.

Dr. Meyers co-directs Duke's Summer in Israel program. She currently serves as Director of Undergraduate Studies in Religion and Convener of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament graduate program, and she is an affiliated faculty member of Duke's Women's Studies Program.


Download or Print Current Course Syllabi (for faster downloads, right-click and select 'save target as') 100.01 Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Course materials are available on Blackboard.	Prof. Carol L. Meyers 660-3514 carol@duke.edu 227 Gray Bldg. Office Hours: no set office hours please e-mail or leave a phone message for appointments CAROL L. MEYERS (at Duke since 1977) holds the Mary Grace Wilson Professorship in Religion. She was educated at Wellesley (A.B.) and at Brandeis, where she received her Ph.D. in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies. A specialist in biblical studies and archaeology, she is a prominent scholar in the study of women in the biblical world and has been a staff member or co-Director of many archaeological field projects. She has also been a consultant for many media productions focusing on the Bible, including DreamWorks’s “Prince of Egypt,” Nova’s “The Bible’s Buried Secrets,” and many segments of the A&E Mysteries of the Bible and Biography series. She has recently been appointed to the Advisory Board of Bible Park, USA. Meyers has authored or co-authored ten books and has edited or co-edited five others. Her book Discovering Eve is a landmark study of women in ancient Israel; and her reference book, Women in Scripture, is the most comprehensive study ever made of women in Jewish and Christian scriptures. Her most recent books are Exodus, for a Cambridge University Press commentary series, and Households and Holiness: The Religious Culture of Israelite Women. Dr. Meyers co-directs Duke's Summer in Israel program. She currently serves as Director of Undergraduate Studies in Religion and Convener of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament graduate program, and she is an affiliated faculty member of Duke's Women's Studies Program.