DAVID J. Zucker
Rabbi, Chaplain and PhD
Recent Publications
Book Review: 'Family Papers: A Sephardic Journey Through the 20th Century by Sarah Abrevaya Stein’ CCAR Journal/The Reform Jewish Quarterly 69(4): 202-206.
'Parashat Vayetze’ Limmud on One Leg, Dec 1
"Reading Esther as Abigail Redux" Biblical Theology Bulletin 52(3): 131-35.
Book Review: ‘The Prophetic Literature, by Carolyn J. Sharp' Biblical Theology Bulletin 52 (3): 196-97.
Book Review: ‘Voices from the Ruins: Theodicy and the Fall of Jerusalem in the Hebrew Bible, by Dalit Rom-Shiloni' Jewish Bible Quarterly 50(3): 200-02.
"What’s the Story with “fictional” Women Rabbis?" Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary Journal 18(1): 1-33.
"Jephthah: Faithful Fighter; Faithless Father: Ancient and Contemporary Views" Biblical Theology Bulletin 52(1): 37-47.
Book Review: ‘Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, by George Athas’ Biblical Theology Bulletin 52 (2): 121-22.
Book Review: ‘Unbinding Isaac: The Significance of the Akedah for Modern Jewish Thought, by Aaron Koller’ Biblical Theology Bulletin 52 (1): 51-52.
Book Review: [by Professor Dan Cohn-Sherbok] ‘The Torah: An Introduction for Christians and Jews; The Bible’s Prophets: An Introduction for Christians and Jews; The Bible’s Writings: An Introduction for Christians and Jews, by David J. Zucker’ Biblical Theology Bulletin 52 (1): 50-51.
Book Review: ‘Jewish Bible Translations: Personalities, Passions, Politics, Progress, by Leonard Greenspoon’ Jewish Bible Quarterly 50(1): 58-60.
“Giving Each Other a Break" — Torah Reflections on Parashat Bemidbar, Electronic Chaplaincy/ Torah Reflections, May 24, 2022, www.jewishhealingcenter.org (Repeated from May 2006).
“God Called: Abraham! Abraham!, Jacob! Jacob!, Moses! Moses!, Samuel! Samuel!” Jewish Bible Quarterly 50(1): 36-42
Book Review: ‘Jewish Bible Translations: Personalities, Passions, Politics, Progress, by Leonard Greenspoon’ Jewish Bible Quarterly 50(1): 58-60.
"Sperm Donation and Surrogacy in the Time When the Judges Judged” CCAR Journal/The Reform Jewish Quarterly 69(1): 12-22.
“Abigail and Abel’s Wise Woman: Comparisons and Contrasts” with Noam Zion, Jewish Bible Quarterly 49(4): 263-272.
Book Review: ‘Unto Us A Child is Born: Isaiah, Advent, and Our Jewish Neighbors, by Tyler D. Mayfield’ Jewish Bible Quarterly, 49(3): 194-196.
Book Review: ‘The Biblical Hero: Portraits in Nobility and Fallibility, by Elliot Rabin’ Jewish Bible Quarterly, 49(3): 197-98.
“Review Article: History of the World’s Scriptures: A Call for Mutual Respect” [The Lost Art of Scripture: Rescuing the Sacred Texts, by Karen Armstrong], Biblical Theological Bulletin 51(3): 163-67.
Book Review: ‘Wisdom Literature, by Samuel E. Balentine’ Biblical Theological Bulletin, 51(3).
Book Review: ‘An Introduction to Israel’s Wisdom Traditions, by John J. Mclaughlin’ Biblical Theological Bulletin, 51(3).
“Abigail of Maon and the Wise Woman of Abel: Speaking Truth to Power” with Noam Zion, Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary Journal 17(2): 1-26.
“Promoting Empowerment: ‘Give Me Your Hand’ – Whose Hand/What Goal?” Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling 75 (2): 119-125.
"Four Women in Samuel Confront Power–Part 2: Views from the Targum, the Rabbis, and the Church Fathers" Biblical Theology Bulletin 51(2): 68-77.
Book Review: ‘The History of Bronze and Iron Age Israel, by Victor H. Matthews,' Biblical Theological Bulletin, 51(42): 120-21.
Book Review: ‘Christobiography: Memory, History, and the Reliability of the Gospels, by Craig S. Keener,’ Biblical Theological Bulletin, 51(42): 124-25.
Essay: 'Parashat Behah-Behuqotai’ Limmud on One Leg, May 8
Book Review: ‘Thinking About the Prophets: A Philosopher Reads the Bible, by Kenneth Seeskin,’ Jewish Bible Quarterly, 49:2 (194), 128-30.
Book Review: ‘Unbinding Isaac: The Significance of the Akedah for Modern Jewish Thought, by Aaron Koller,’ Jewish Bible Quarterly, 49:2 (194), 125-27.
Book Review: ‘Cain V. Abel: A Jewish Courtroom Drama, by Dan Orenstein,' Jewish Bible Quarterly, 49:1 (193), 62-63.
"In/Voluntary Surrogacy in Genesis” The Asbury Journal 76(1): 9-24
“Four Women in Samuel Confront Power–Part 1: Contemporary Views” Biblical Theology Bulletin 51(1): 15-23.
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