Judith McKinlay

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.

Judith McKinlay
Born	Judith Elizabeth McKenzie (1937-07-02)2 July 1937 Drury, New Zealand
Died	9 February 2019(2019-02-09) (aged 81) Dunedin, New Zealand
Spouse	Henry McKinlay ​ (m. 1963)​
Academic background
Alma mater	Victoria University of Wellington University of Otago
Academic work
Discipline	Biblical studies
Sub-discipline	Old Testament studies
Institutions	Knox College, Otago University of Otago
Main interests	Feminist theology Old Testament Postcolonial theology
Notable works	Gendering Wisdom the Host (1996) Reframing Her (2004)

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]