Anthony Dean cm
LSS (PBI)
Head, Department of Biblical Studies
Rev. Anthony (Tony) Dean is Head of the Department of Biblical Studies and lectures in Hebrew and the Old Testament. He is a priest of the Congregation of the Mission (known as the Vincentians). In 2007 he took up the role of the Dean of Studies at Corpus Christi Seminary.
The undergraduate units he teaches include:
- AH101 Hebrew A
- AH102 Hebrew B
- AH201/301 Hebrew Reading Course
- BS210/310 - BS211/311 Study Tour of the Biblical Lands
- BS217/317 The Psalms and Wisdom Literature
- BS218/318 The Historical Literature
- BS230/330 Hebrew Reading Course
The postgraduate units he teaches include:
- BS350 Introduction to the Old/First Testament
- AH301 Hebrew Reading Course
- BS310 - BS311 Study Tour of the Biblical Lands
- BS317 The Psalms and Wisdom Literature
- BS318 The Historical Literature
- BS330 Hebrew Reading Course
He also coordinates the units:
Tony Dean holds a Licentiate in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute (Rome), incorporating studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
He has lectured in Biblical Studies at St Francis Xavier Seminary within the Adelaide College of Divinity (1980-87), and was Lecturer in Biblical Studies at United Theological Institute within the Sydney College of Divinity (1990-95). In 2008, with Dr Rod Doyle he conducted a study tour of the biblical lands.
His current academic interests are the Psalms, the early religion of Israel, and pre-Israelite and early Israelite theology. He published “… Nos autem in Nomine Domini …?” in Oceania Vincentian (2004).
Contact: Email Tony Dean