Carole R. Fontaine (born 1950) is an internationally recognized American biblical scholar. She is the John Taylor professor of biblical theology and history at the

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author of six books and over 100 articles, in addition to serving on several editorial boards (including the '' Journal of Biblical Literature'', the '' Catholic Biblical Quarterly'', and the '' World Book Encyclopedia''). She has written extensively on feminist theological topics, including disability, and is an expert in wisdom traditions and women in the ancient Near East. Fontaine works on women's rights through NGOs designed to study the impact of religion on women's lives, particularly in a Muslim context. A collection of her poetry, ''Only When Women Sing: Poems on Human Rights'' was published in 2009.

Select bibliography

* ''Traditional Sayings in the Old Testament'', Almond Press, 1982, * ''A Heifer from Thy Stable: On Goddesses and the Status of Women in the Ancient Near East'', reprinted in ''Women in the Hebrew Bible: A Reader'', ed. Alice Bach (New York: Routledge, 1999), pp. 159–78 * ''Wisdom and Psalms: A Feminist Companion to the Bible'',

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, 1999, * ''A Feminist Companion to Reading the Bible: Approaches, Methods, and Strategies'', Sheffield Academic Press, 1997, * ''Smooth Words: Women, Proverbs And Performance In Biblical Wisdom'', Sheffield Academic Press, 2004, * ''With Eyes of Flesh: The Bible, Gender and Human Rights (Bible in the Modern World), Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2008, * "Golden Do’s and Don’ts: Leviticus 19:1-17 from a Human-Rights-Based Approach (HRBA)," in ''Leviticus and Numbers: Text@Contexts Series'', edited by Athalya Brenner and Archie Chi-Chung Lee, Fortress Press, 2013.

Media appearances

* '' Biography'' – "Satan: Prince of Darkness" * ''Moses'' (Film Roos Emmy nomination) * ''Solomon and Sheba'' * ''

Mysteries of the Bible ''Mysteries of the Bible'' is an hour-long television series that was originally broadcast by A&E from March 25, 1994 until June 13, 1998 and A&E aired reruns of it until 2002. The series was about biblical mysteries and was produced by FilmRoo ...

'' – "JOB - The Devil's Test" "She has numerous media credits (BBC; C-Span; Discovery Channel; National Geographic, and Arts & Entertainment Networks)" and Persian Satellite Network (broadcasts into Iran and Iraq).

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