"This landmark will... will raise eyebrows, and it will raise consciousness as well." - Library Journal.
Based mainly in the NRSV, other translations are quoted.

The Women's Bible Commentary gathers the best feminist scholars in the field today to produce a commentary on every book of the Bible, including the apocryphal books, with additional articles on the reception history of biblical women, feminist critical method, and women's religious life in ancient Israel and the early Church.

The commentary explores the ways in which women and other marginalized people are portrayed in the Bible, and raises questions about the gender roles, sexuality, political power, and family life, while challenging long-held assumptions about how biblical texts should be read and appropriated for today.

The revised and expanded edition includes:
- New commentary for the Apocrypha
- Thoroughly revised throughout, with some part replaced with new articles
- Takes account of major advances in feminist hermeneutics over the past two decades

"With 'the Women's Bible Commentary', careful and critical feminist biblical interpretation is made accessible for preaching, study groups, and seminary courses." - Professor Letty M. Russell, Yale University.