Professor Carol L Meyers

Carol L. Meyers holds the Mary Grace Wilson Professorship in Religion at Duke Univeristy, Durhum, North Carolina. 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...See more

Carol L. Meyers holds the Mary Grace Wilson Professorship in Religion at Duke Univeristy, Durhum, North Carolina. 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 was recently appointed to the Advisory Board of Bible Park, USA. She has authored or co-authored ten books and has edited or co-edited five others. Her book, D"iscovering 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". Meyers co-directs Duke's Summer in Israel program, is currently serving as Director of Undergraduate Studies in Religion and Convener of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament graduate program, and is an affiliated faculty member of Duke's Women's Studies Program. See less