ABSTRACT
In re-reading Mark 7.31–37, Meneses ventures on an unorthodox conversation partner, the Deaf, whose perspective on scriptures in the aggregate is scarce, and often excluded. From their perspective, what do pictorial, pastoral, and practical readings of this Marcan narrative from Deaf perspectives have to offer in biblical queer hermeneutics? What queer theological insight could contribute to a traditional image of God who has the power to heal or cure? The answers to these questions hope to provide a queer alternative which is simultaneously a step toward authentic inclusion beginning with the Deafinitely Different in biblical scholarship that will spark conversations on diverse perspectives.
