Dr Rebekah Welton
drrebekah.bsky.social
Dr Rebekah Welton
@drrebekah.bsky.social
Lecturer at University of Exeter. PhD Hebrew Bible, Food & Alcohol. Monsters, Bible, TV, film & videogames.
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In which @drmjcwarren.bsky.social offers important critiques of Netflix's right-wing "Mary" film, which only consulted one "biblical scholar" who's a MAGA pastor & "digital strategy consultant" who's done no graduate work at all in any relevant field.

theconversation.com/mary-as-a-bi...
Mary: as a Biblical scholar, I can’t recommend this right-wing funded Netflix biopic
My critiques of Mary centre around two themes. One is the way it perpetuates conservative ideals around women and gender. The other is its misrepresentations of Jews and Judaism.
theconversation.com
December 13, 2024 at 10:56 PM
Reposted by Dr Rebekah Welton
We are pleased to announce that Dr Rebekah Welton (University of Exeter) has joined our editorial team! 👏👏

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June 24, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Very pleased my first edited volume has come out. Thank you to all the contributors and my co-editor Zanne! @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social #bible #popularculture #film #television
December 13, 2024 at 11:33 AM