Unbound Book Review: Andrado's A Woman Validates the Word: Re-Thinking Huldah’s Prophetic Legacy and Locus

CBA Welcomes an Unbound Book Review of Paba Nidhani De Andrado's

A Woman Validates the Word: Re-Thinking Huldahâs Prophetic Legacy and Locus

A part of CBA's series of free virtual events which draw together scholars from diverse fields to discuss a recent publication through reflection on specific questions.

1) How does De Andrado’s focus on Huldah’s “peripheral locus” reshape our reading of 2 Kings 22–23? What does this approach illuminate about prophecy, gender, space, and authority?

2) How does Huldah's authentication of the text affect our understanding of prophetic authority and written scripture, and any possible implications for the development of the canon?

3) What is at stake in treating Huldah not as a marginal figure in Josiah’s reform, but as a central agent in validating the “Book of the Law”? 

4) How does this study reframe Huldah’s legacy for biblical scholarship and contemporary conversations about women’s authority?

After a brief introduction to the work from Paba Nidhani De Andrado, we welcome reviews from Widla Gafney and Andrew Bock.