Norman Habel was born Yulecart, near Hamilton in Victoria, Australia. He was professor of Biblical Studies in the USA from 1960-1973. In 1974 he returned to Australia and established the first Religion Studies Dept in Australia. From 1984-87 he was Principal of Kodaikanal International School in South India. Norman Habel is currently Professorial Fellow at Flinders University. His latest publications are entitled Exploring Ecological Hermeneutics, An Inconvenient Text and A Rainbow of Mysteries. He is a long term student of the Old Testament Book of Job, having written the commentary on Job. In recent years he has been heavily involved in an ecological reading of the Bible and working with First Nations Australia to enable their voice to be heard and to help them de-colonise the Biblical Narrative.