Article Currents in Biblical Research 2021, Vol. 20(1) 65–96 © The Author(s) 2021 Article reuse guidelines: sagepub.com/journals-permissions DOI: 10.1177/1476993X211047300 journals.sagepub.com/home/cbi Recent Feminist Approaches to Interpreting the New Testament Melanie A. Howard Fresno Pacific University, Fresno, CA, USA Abstract This article provides an overview of feminist approaches to the New Testament from the period of 2000 to early 2021. Using a broad definition of ‘feminist’ (to include virtually any work focused primarily on women or female issues presented in the biblical text) and a more stringent definition of ‘New Testament’ (including only those texts that are a part of the New Testament canon, but not larger socio-historical studies or extracanonical literature), the article offers an overview of trends in feminist scholarship on the Gospels and Acts, the Pauline epistles, the General Epistles and Hebrews, and Revelation, noting that this body of scholarship may be characterized as being diverse, collaborative, and centered on female characters within the New Testament texts. With open vistas for exploration remaining, the article forecasts a rich future for feminist approaches to the New Testament. Keywords Feminist, new testament, women, woman, female, Gospels, Paul, Epistles, Revelation, 21st Century Introduction When I was first invited to write this article on ‘recent feminist approaches to the New Testament’ I was both over-joyed and daunted by the task. Afterall, defining what we mean by ‘feminist approaches to the New Testament’ is simultaneously self-evident and laden with several questions. For example, what constitutes a distinctly feminist approach Corresponding author: Melanie A. Howard, Fresno Pacific University, 1717 S. Chestnut Ave., Fresno, CA 93727, USA. Email: melanie.howard@fresno.edu