Shayna Sheinfeld, assistant professor of religion and philosophy, received the 2023 Frank W. Beare Award from the Canadian Society for Biblical Studies for her book, 鈥淛ewish and Christian Women in the Ancient Mediterranean.鈥澛�
Co-authored with Sara Parks and Meredith J. C. Warren, 鈥淛ewish and Christian Women in the Ancient Mediterranean鈥� is the first undergraduate textbook dedicated to introducing women鈥檚 religious roles in Judaism and Christianity in a way that is accessible to students from all disciplines. In addition to contextualizing overviews, it includes explorations of specific topics in women鈥檚 religion, including leadership, domestic ritual, women as readers and writers of scripture, and women as innovators in their traditions.聽
The Frank W. Beare award recognizes an outstanding book in the areas of Christian origins, post-biblical Judaism, and/or Graeco-Roman religions.