Performing Philemon: Possibilities and Limitations

Nov 20, 2023  at SBL in San Antonio, TX

Performing Philemon Session 20Nov2023 webThis session of Performance Criticism of the Bible and Other Ancient Texts (PC-BOAT) experienced three different embodiments of Paul's letter to Philemon and asking respondents to reflect on how performance illuminates the possibilities and limitations of meaning making for an audience. Click on the links below to watch video of each performance and response.

Clifford Barbarick, Abilene Christian University, Presiding

Performances of Philemon by:

Michael Halcomb, Glossa House Publishing

Jeanette Mathews, Charles Sturt University

Marlon Winedt, United Bible Societies

Response and Discussion of Performances of Philemon:

Amy Erickson, Charles Sturt University

Shola Adegbite, Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York

Pieter Botha, University of South Africa

Nathan Esala, Capital University

Discussion