Education
- 2010Ph.D. in New Testament, Dept. of Religion, Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
- Dissertation: “Sons, Seed, and Children of Promise in Galatians: Discerning the Coherence in Paul’s Model of Abrahamic Descent”
Free download of the full dissertation available from DukeSpace. - Dissertation Committee: Richard B. Hays (Chair), Douglas Campbell, Mark Goodacre, Stephen Chapman
- Minors: Old Testament, Second Temple Judaism
- Prelim Committee/Examiners: E. P. Sanders (Chair), Richard B. Hays, Stephen Chapman, Eric Meyers
- NT coursework includes: Pauline Theology, OT in NT, NT Theology, Historical Jesus, Synoptic Gospels
- Other coursework includes: Minor Prophets, History of Israel, DSS, LXX, Pharisaic Judaism (Josephus), Apocrypha/Pseudepigrapha, Archaeology of Palestine, Rabbinics, Narrative Studies (Literature Dept)
- Languages: Greek, Hebrew (biblical and rabbinic), Aramaic, French, German
- GRE scores: Math 800/800, Verbal 800/800, Logic 800/800
- Dissertation: “Sons, Seed, and Children of Promise in Galatians: Discerning the Coherence in Paul’s Model of Abrahamic Descent”
- 2003Th.M. in New Testament, Regent College
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Thesis: “Peter’s Exodus into Christ: The Prescript of 1 Peter as the Key to the Letter’s Structure and Development”
- Committee Members: Sven Soderlund (Advisor), Rikki Watts, Gordon Fee
- 2000M.Div., Regent College
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- 1996A.B. (Cum Laude) in Computer Science, Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Graduated in three years
- 1993Diploma, Indian Springs School
Indian Springs, Alabama
Academic Awards / Fellowships
- 2007-10Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellow
Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fund
National fellowship awarded to graduate students “with outstanding character and ability who hold promise for achievement and distinction in their chosen field of study.”
- 2007Duke Summer Research Fellowship
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
- 2002-07Graduate Program in Religion Fellowship & Stipend
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Five-year award for outstanding graduate students in the Duke Religion Department
- 2002-06James B. Duke Fellow
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Four-year fellowship for outstanding incoming graduate students (university-wide)
- 1993-96National Science Scholar
National Science Scholars Program (NSSP)
- 1993National Merit Scholar
National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC)
Publications
- “Death, Covenants, and the Proof of Resurrection in Mark 12:18–27” (pdf)
Novum Testamentum 49 (2007): 232–56
(Article made available on this site through Brill's Open Access Policy)
Presentations
- “The Singular Abrahamic Seed and the Law’s Supplementing of the Promise in Gal 3:15–20”
Presented at the SBL Annual Meeting (Pauline Epistles section), Atlanta, Nov. 2010 - “The Abrahamic diatheke and the Sole Abrahamic Seed: The Hellenistic Practice of Testamentary Adoption as the Key to Christ’s Identification with the Single Seed in Galatians”
Presented at the Faculty Colloquium, Hood Theological Seminary, Salisbury, NC, Oct. 2010 - “Misinterpretation as Interpretive Key: Jesus’ Use of Ambiguous Parables to Harden Hearts”
Presented at the SBL Annual Meeting (Synoptic Gospels section), New Orleans, Nov. 2009 - “‘Lest Their Hearts Understand’: Hardening Hearts through Misunderstanding in Isa 6:1–9:6”
Presented at the SBL Annual Meeting (Formation of Isaiah group), New Orleans, Nov. 2009 - “The Abrahamic diatheke and the Sole Abrahamic Seed: The Hellenistic Practice of Testamentary Adoption as the Key to Christ’s Status as the Single Seed in Galatians”
Presented at the New Testament and Judaic Studies Colloquium, Duke University, Durham, NC, Oct. 2009 - “The Piercing of the Prophet in Zechariah 13:3: A Just or Unjust Execution?”
Presented at the SBL Annual Meeting (Book of the Twelve section), San Diego, Nov. 2007
Teaching Experience
- Hood Theological Seminary
Salisbury, North Carolina
- 2011-Pres.Asst. Professor of New Testament
Classes: NT Intro II (F 2011), Matthew (F 2011), Second Temple Judaism (F 2011).
- 2010-11Visiting Scholar
Classes: NT Intro I (Sp 2011), NT Intro II (F 2010), NT Exegesis (Sp 2011), Romans (F 2010), and Galatians (Sp 2010).
- 2011-Pres.Asst. Professor of New Testament
- Duke Divinity School
Durham, North Carolina
- Sum 2010Instructor for Greek Readings
- 2003-10Preceptor for OT Intro (2009-10, 2005), NT Intro (2003-07), and Greek Exegesis of 1 Corinthians (2006).
- Sum 2010Instructor for Greek Readings
- Regent College
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- 2000-02Teaching Assistant for Intro to Biblical Interpretation (2002) and First-Year Greek (2000-01)
- 2000-02Teaching Assistant for Intro to Biblical Interpretation (2002) and First-Year Greek (2000-01)
- Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 1997, 1998, 2001Summer School Teaching Fellow for Intensive Intro to C++ & Data Structures
- 1997Extension School Teaching Fellow for Intro to C++
- 1997, 1998, 2001Summer School Teaching Fellow for Intensive Intro to C++ & Data Structures
