Rev. Dr. Julie Faith Parker is Professor of Biblical Studies and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church. She was awarded the Ph.D. with distinction in Old Testament/Hebrew Bible from Yale University. Dr. Parker also holds degrees from Hamilton College (B.A.; Phi Beta Kappa), Union Theological Seminary in New York City (M.Div.), and Yale Divinity School (S.T.M). An ordained minister in the United Methodist Church, she has worked full-time as a congregational minister and served for eight years as the Protestant Chaplain at Hofstra University on Long Island. Prior to her current position at General, she taught at Trinity Lutheran Seminary (Columbus, Ohio), Colby College (Waterville, Maine), Fordham University (Bronx, NY), Yale Divinity School (New Haven, CT), and New York Theological Seminary (New York City) where she taught people incarcerated in Sing Sing prison. Dr. Parker has authored or edited seven books and many articles. She recently completed her forthcoming book entitled, Eve Isn’t Evil: Feminist Readings of Biblical Texts to Expand Our Minds and Hearts.