Alice Bach (born 6 April 1942) is an American

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. She is Archbishop Hallinan Professor Emerita of Religious Studies at

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Biography

Alice Bach was born 6 April 1942, in

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. She studied at

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. Bach initially worked in

as an editor at a number of different publishing companies. She is an author of more than 20 children's books. Her novel ''Mollie Make Believe'' was one of ''

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'' best books of 1974, while ''Waiting for Johnny Miracle'' was listed as a Notable Book by the

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. Bach taught creative writing for two years at

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's School for Continuing Education. After graduation from Union Theological Seminary, she taught religious studies at

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and Case Western Reserve University. In the field of biblical studies, Bach is best known for her work on the characterization of biblical women and the use of the

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in the media. Bach has also served as an editor of the ''

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'', '' Biblicon'', and ''

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''. Since retiring from academia, Bach has become a blogger, an activist for Palestinian freedom, and a writer about Palestinian issues.

Selected works

* ''Moses' ark : stories from the Bible '', 1989 * ''Miriam's well : stories about women in the Bible'', 1991 * ''Women, seduction, and betrayal in biblical narrative'', 1997 * ''Women in the Hebrew Bible : a reader'', 1998

Children's books

* ''Mollie Make Believe'', 1974 * ''The smartest bear and his brother Oliver'', 1975 * ''The meat in the sandwich'', 1975 * ''The most delicious camping trip ever'', 1976 * ''Waiting for Johnny Miracle : a novel'', 1980

References

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Biography

Selected works

Children's books

See also

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