Susan A. Brayford
sbrayfor@centenary.edu

Home: 426 Coventry Court                                                                   Office: Centenary College
Shreveport, Louisiana 71115                                                                 P.O. Box 41188
(318) 798-9849                                                                                    Shreveport, Louisiana 71134
                                                                                                           (318) 869-5050

Education


Ph.D., Religious and Theological Studies - Biblical Interpretation Concentration 
University of Denver/Iliff School of Theology 
Dissertation: The Taming and Shaming of Sarah in the LXX of Genesis 
Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Pamela M. Eisenbaum 

M.A.R., With Honors 
Iliff School of Theology, Denver, CO 
Major: Biblical Interpretation 
 

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B.A., Summa Cum Laude 
Thiel College, Greenville, PA 
Major: Religion		 5/68

Awards and Honors


Endowed Professor of the Humanities
Research Professor in the Humanities
Outstanding Recent Graduate, Iliff School of Theology
Pacesetter Award, Centenary College
SBL Regional Scholar, Rocky Mountain/Great Plains Region 
Student of the Year, Iliff School of Theology (IST) 
Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, IST 
Cyrus Ames Wright Award for Outstanding Doctoral Student, Iliff/University of Denver Gerald L. and Florence M. Schlessman Graduate Fellowship, Iliff/University of Denver 
SBL Student Paper Award, Rocky Mountain/Great Plains Region 
American Bible Society Award, Iliff School of Theology		 2001-2003
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Academic and Related Experience


Centenary College                             Assistant Professor, Religious Studies Department 
University of Denver, Judaic Studies   Instructor, Biblical Hebrew 
Iliff School of Theology/University of Denver 
        Adjunct Faculty Biblical Hebrew Grammar and Exegesis 
        Teaching Assistant for     Dr. David Petersen, Hebrew Bible 
                                             Dr. Pamela Eisenbaum, New Testament 
                                             Dr. Gregory Robbins, New Testament 
        Research Assistant for Dr. David Petersen, Dr. Pamela Eisenbaum 
University of Colorado Guest Lecturer, Old and New Testament 
Aprisa Multimedia Corporation Biblical Hebrew Consultant		 1998 - 
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Publications

“The Domestication of Sarah: From Jewish Matriarch to Hellenistic Matron,”  In 14th Klutznick-Harris
        Symposium Volume, edited by Leonard Greenspoon.  Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press,
        2003.
"To Shame or Not to Shame: Jewish Identity and Gender Ideals," Semeia 87 (2001): 163-176.
"Translation Theory," In A Handbook of Postmodern Biblical Interpretation, edited by A. K. M.
        Adam, 254-260.  St. Louis: Chalice Press. November, 2000.
Review of The Earth Story in Genesis, ed. Norman C. Habel and Shirley Wurst. Journal of Religion
        and Society.  http://moses.creighton.edu/JRS/2001/2001-r18.html (May, 2000).
Review of Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible, ed. Karel Van der Toorn, Bob Becking,
        and Pieter W. Van der Horst.  Journal of Religion and Society. http://moses.creighton.edu/JRS/
        2000/2000-r13.html (May, 2000).
Review of Violence, Utopia, and the Kingdom of God: Fantasy and Ideology in the Bible, ed. George
        Aichele and Tina Pippin. Journal of Religion and Society. http://www.creighton.edu/JRS/
        (August, 1999).
 
 

Papers Presented


AAR/SBL National Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 Respondent to Dr. Sarah Dille - "Honour and Shame in Second Isaiah"

Klutznick-Harris Symposium, Omaha and Lincoln, NB Presenter – “The Domestication of Sarah”

AAR/SBL Regional Meeting, Dallas, TX Plenary Speaker - "The Use of Web-Based Technology in the Teaching of Religion"

AAR/SBL National Meeting, Nashville, TN
 Respondent to Dr. Ronald Boer - "On the Question of Mode of Production"

AAR/SBL National Meeting, Bostom, MA 
Presenter – "Expanding the Playing Field: The LXX and Cultural Studies"
Presenter – "Sex and the Native Egyptian: The Significance of Difference"

AAR/SBL National Meeting, Orlando, FL 
Presenter – "The Function of Shame in the Pentateuch"

AAR/SBL Regional Meeting; Omaha, NB 
Presenter - "No Shame, No Gain: Redefined Gender Roles of Diaspora Jews"

SBL National Meeting, San Francisco, CA 
Presenter - "The Suppression of Women’s Sexuality in the Greek Genesis"
Panelist - "Discussion of an Experiment in On-Line Conferencing"

National Woman’s Studies Association; St. Louis, MO 
Panelist - "Feminist Creativity in the Study and Practice of Religion"

Western Jewish Studies Association; Tucson, AZ 
Presenter - "Can Sarah Still Have Pleasure?"

AAR/SBL Regional Meeting; Salt Lake City, UT 
Presenter - "Can Sarah Still Have Pleasure?"

AAR/SBL Regional Meeting; Denver, Colorado 
Presenter - "The Taming of Joshua" 

AAR/SBL Regional Meeting; Denver, Colorado 
Presenter - " Two Perspectives on Intermarriage in Post-Exilic Judah" 
Respondent to Dennis R. MacDonald - "Where Wrede Went Wrong"

AAR/SBL Regional Meeting; Boulder, Colorado 
Presenter - "Tamar and Judah: Role Reversal and Restoration"

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Academic Committee Work

Search Committee, Vice President of Finance and Administration
Economic Development Committee
Enrollment Management Committee, Centenary College (Chair, 2000-2001)
T.L. James Chair Search Committee
FYE Committee
Human Subjects Committee
Faculty Advisor, Honor Court, Centenary College 
Editorial Board, Journal of Religion and Society
Steering Committee, SBL Program Unit, Social Sciences and the Hebrew Bible 
Editor, Self-Study Report, Iliff School of Theology 
Joint Doctoral Program Review Committee, University of Denver 
Board of Trustees Sub-Committee on Diversity, Iliff School of Theology 
Mediator Task Force, Iliff School of Theology 
Student Representative, Tea and Talk Series, Joint Ph.D. Program 
Coordinator, Biblical Interpretation Area Colloquia Series, Joint Ph.D. Program 
New Testament Search Committee, Iliff School of Theology		 2003
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Languages

BIBLICAL LANGUAGES (Reading)                                            MODERN LANGUAGES (Reading)
Biblical Hebrew          Aramaic           Akkadian                             French
Biblical Greek            Ugaritic                                                       German

Professional Organizations

Society of Biblical Literature                  International Organization of Septuagint and Cognate Studies
American Academy of Religion