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Head of School, School of Theology, Charles Sturt University & Deputy Director, St Mark’s National Theological Centre

The Rev'd Dr Jeanette Mathews

About The Rev'd Dr Jeanette -

The Rev’d Dr Jeanette Mathews is Head of School, School of Theology at Charles Sturt University and Deputy Director of St Mark’s National Theological Centre. She has a PhD from Charles Sturt University, a MA (Religious Studies) from the University of Cape Town, a Bachelor of Divinity from the International Baptist Theological Seminary, and a BAppSc from the Lincoln Institute.

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Can Scripture be a performance?

“Biblical Performance Criticism focuses not just on what is being said but how it is being said. It reminds us of the centrality of the audience. In our modern text-based culture with readily available multiple-translation access to the Bible, we sometimes forget that Scripture has closer affinity with ancient epic poems than modern history and literature,” says The Rev’d Dr Jeanette Mathews