Judith McKinlay
Born
Judith Elizabeth McKenzie

(1937-07-02)2 July 1937
Drury, New Zealand
Died9 February 2019(2019-02-09) (aged 81)
Dunedin, New Zealand
Spouse
Henry McKinlay
​
(m. 1963)​
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
DisciplineBiblical studies
Sub-disciplineOld Testament studies
Institutions
Main interests
Notable works
  • Gendering Wisdom the Host (1996)
  • Reframing Her (2004)

Judith Elizabeth McKinlay (née McKenzie; 2 July 1937 – 9 February 2019) was a New Zealand biblical scholar who taught at Knox College, Otago as professor of Old Testament, and as senior lecturer in Old Testament at the University of Otago. McKinlay's special interests were in feminist biblical studies, with a particular focus on female figures in the Old Testament, and postcolonial biblical studies.

Biography

McKinlay was born on 2 July 1937 in Drury, New Zealand. She was the daughter of the Rev Graeme and Esther McKenzie. From 1990 to 1996, she was professor of Old Testament at Knox College, Otago and from 1997 to 2003, lecturer and then senior lecturer in Old Testament at the University of Otago, and a part-time lecturer there for some years thereafter.[1] Professor Johanna Stiebert describes McKinlay as "internationally known and admired" for her work in feminist and postcolonial biblical scholarship.[2]

Works

Books

  • Gendering Wisdom the Host: Biblical Invitations to Eat and Drink (1996)[3]
  • Reframing Her: Biblical Women in Postcolonial Focus (2004)[4]
  • Troubling Women and Land: Reading Biblical Texts in Aotearoa New Zealand (2014)[5]

References

  1. ↑ McKinlay, Tom (11 May 2019). "A life well spent in search of knowledge". Otago Daily Times.
  2. ↑ Stiebert, Johanna (2019). "A Response and Tribute to Judith McKinlay". Bible and Critical Theory. 15 (1): 10–15.
  3. ↑ McKinlay, Judith E. (1996). Gendering Wisdom the Host: Biblical Invitations to Eat and Drink. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series. Vol. 216. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press. ISBN 9781850757764. OCLC 797241830. Review: Burns, Camilla (April 1998). The Catholic Biblical Quarterly. 60 (2): 335–336. JSTOR 43723273.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  4. ↑ McKinlay, Judith E. (2004). Reframing Her: Biblical Women in Postcolonial Focus. The Bible in the Modern World. Vol. 1. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press. ISBN 9781905048694. OCLC 459874606. Reviews:
    • Alkier, Stefan (2007). "Rezension". Theologische Literaturzeitung (in German). 132 (7–8): 774–777.
    • Appler, Deborah A. (April 2006). The Catholic Biblical Quarterly. 68 (2): 338–339. JSTOR 43725735.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Bartusch, Mark (November 2005). Biblical Theology Bulletin: Journal of Bible and Culture. 35 (4): 156–157. doi:10.1177/01461079050350040707.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Sakenfeld, Katharine Doob (July 2006). Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology. 60 (3): 342–342. doi:10.1177/002096430606000315.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Sinnott, Alice (February 2006). Pacifica: Australasian Theological Studies. 19 (1): 110–112. doi:10.1177/1030570x0601900115.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  5. ↑ McKinlay, Judith E. (2014). Troubling Women and Land: Reading Biblical Texts in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Bible in the Modern World. Vol. 59. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press. ISBN 9781909697324. OCLC 1898115467.
  • - Minutes of the 2021 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand held electronically Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 September 2021
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