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London School of Theology, Ph.D., 2019 (New Testament)
Dissertation: The Hermeneutics of Social Identity in Luke-Acts
Bethel Seminary, M.Div., 2013 (New Testament Greek), Summa Cum Laude
Evangel University, BA, 2004 (Biblical Studies), Summa Cum Laude
My primary research interests include Luke-Acts, Koine Greek, Jesus and the Gospels, and the development of Old Testament Ideas in New Testament texts.
Currently writing The Heroic Christ: The Hero’s Journey in Luke’s Gospel, with Cascade Press, due out in 2025.
Engaging with New Testament documents—particularly the stories of Jesus and the early church in Luke-Acts—show us the best examples of what living in the upside-down kingdom of God looks like. At Crown, our students have an amazing opportunity to “seek first the kingdom of God” in community with the faculty, staff, and one another. What an extraordinary privilege!
The Hermeneutics of Social Identity in Luke-Acts. Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2021.
“Decentralization in Luke-Acts,” Journal of Gospels and Acts Research, Vol. 5 (September 2021): 127-46.
“Hermeneutics of Paul” entry in Dictionary of Paul and his Letters, 2nd Edition, co-authored with Jeannine Brown, eds. Scot McKnight, Lynn Cohick, & Nijay Gupta, (Westmont: InterVarsity Press, 2023).
Contributor for the Baker Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words, eds. Mark Strauss and Tremper Longman (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2023).
“The Mechanisms of Unity: The Social Identity Forming Power of the Eucharist,” Journal of Gospels and Acts Research, Vol 8 (September 2024): 23-35.
