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Lecturer in Biblical Studies, School of Theology, Australian Catholic University

Dr Gareth Wearne is an historian and biblical scholar in the School of Theology at the Australian Catholic University.

In 2018 he was awarded the Dirk Smilde Scholarship to conduct research at the Qumran Institute at the University of Groningen.

In 2019 Gareth was named one of the ABC's Top 5 Early Career Researchers in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Dr Wearne's research interests include the study of ancient Hebrew inscriptions and the social history of early Judaism and the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Experience

  • –present
    Lecturer in Biblical Studies, School of Theology, Australian Catholic University

Education

  • 2015 
    Macquarie University , PhD Ancient History