Education
- Ph.D. 2007 New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
- Th.M. 2003 New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
- Non-degree 1999-2000 University of Georgia
- M.Div. 1999 New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
- B.A. 1995 New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Work Experience
- Shorter University (2006-Present)
- Associate Professor (2015 -Present)
- Chair Christian Studies Department (2012-Present)
- Chair QEP Taskforce (2013-Present)
- Chair Curriculum Committee (2015-)
- Assistant Professor Christian Studies (2011-2015)
- Adjunct 2006-2011 Maintained full-time teaching load during Academic Years 2009-2010 and 2010-2011
- New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (1999-2011)
- Adjunct Instructor (2001-2011)
- Project Coordinator and Research Assistant at the H. Milton Haggard Center for New Testament Textual Studies (1999-2009)
- Ph.D. Assistant to Dr. William F. Warren (1999-2002)
- Georgia Highlands College Tutorial Center (2009-2011)
Publications
- 2000, 2004, 2010
Project Coordinator and contributor, The Center for New Testament Textual Studies: New Testament Critical Apparatus. Accordance Bible Software. - 2009
Co-Authored with Richard Bray, Religious Studies: Canon Internet Course (Spring 2009).
Articles
- 2014
Articles submitted for publication in the Lexham Bible Dictionary- Herod’s Temple
- Pottery
- Textiles
- Semitic Ostraca
- Flora
- Khirbet Susiya
Book Reviews
- Allen Verhey and Joseph S. Harvard, Ephesians in the Belief: A Theological Commentary on the Bible series (Jan 2013).
- Blomberg, Craig L. Christians in an Age of Wealth: A Biblical Theology of Stewardship. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013. (pending publication)
- Francisco Lozada, Jr. and Greg Carey, eds. Soundings in Cultural Criticism: Perspectives and Methods in Culture, Power, and Identity in the New Testament (May 2014)
- Leland Ryken, The Word of God in English: Criteria for Excellence In Bible Translation. Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry (Spr 2004): 135-36.
Research Experience
- International Greek New Testament Project the Gospel of John
(1997-2002) - Project Coordinator and Research Assistant Center for the H. Milton Haggard Center for New Testament Textual Studies
(1999-2009)
Teaching Experience
- Adjunct New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in New Orleans, Louisiana; Atlanta, Georgia; and Birmingham, Alabama (2003-2011)
- Project Coordinator and Research Assistant Center for the H. Milton Haggard Center for New Testament Textual Studies (1999-2009)
- Shorter University – adjunct 2006-2011, full-time 2011-present (2006-Present)
- Georgia Highlands Tutorial Center 2009-2011
Presentations
- “When the Church Read the Bible: Liturgical and Lectionary Influences on the Text of the New Testament” presented at the national meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in Atlanta, Georgia
Nov. 2003 - “Lectionary Influences on the Text of the New Testament” presented at the national meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society in Toronto Canada
Nov. 2002 - “Let the Scribe Understand: The Influence of the Lectionary Cycle on the Text of the Gospels” at the Southwest regional meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in Dallas
March 2000
Affiliations/Memberships
- Theta Alpha Kappa Honors Society (2013-Present)
- Society of Biblical Literature (1999-Present)
- Evangelical Theological Society (1999-Present)
- American Academy of Religion (2002)