Tammi J. Schneider is a professor of religion at Claremont Graduate University. Her research draws together the varied fields of archaeology, Assyriology, and biblical studies in an effort to understand the ancient Near East, especially the interactions among various peoples. She teaches ancient Near Eastern History, literature, archaeology and religion, and women in the Hebrew Bible. Her books include: Judges in the Berit Olam series (Liturgical Press, 2000), Sarah: Mother of Nations (The Continuum International Publishing Group, 2004), Mothers of Promise: Women in the Book of Genesis (Baker Academic Publishing Company, 2008), and An Introduction to Ancient Near Eastern Religion (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2011). She is president of the Pacific Coast Region of the Society of Biblical Literature. Schneider has worked on numerous archaeological excavations in Israel, and she is the head of the educational program at the Tel Akko Excavations, where she excavates every year with students from CGU and The Claremont Colleges.
