Articles by Katharine Sakenfeld
Katharine Doob Sakenfeld is W. A. Eisenberger Professor Emerita at Princeton Theological Seminary. Ordained in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), she has been active in her Presbytery and has served on the Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches. She has a special interest in interpretations of Old Testament narratives about women offered by Christian women in Asia. Prof. Sakenfeld is the author of a commentary on Ruth (WJK) and of Faithfulness in Action: Loyalty in Biblical Perspective (Wipf and Stock), which offers a book-length exposition of theme of “steadfast love.”
by Katharine Doob Sakenfeld
Helpful examples of Cḥesed expressed in human relationships are in the stories of Ruth and Naomi and of David and Jonathan. These help us to understand the fullness of God’s Cḥesed, which is steadfast and therefore abundantly greater than any human expressions.
