For a taste of my recent teaching (advanced undergraduate), see the syllabus for my John seminar, posted at my academia.edu page. Abstract: This course traces the evolution of John—both as a written text and as an object of interpretation—to illuminate the shifting interests and anxieties of Christians living in the 1st–3rd centuries CE. Our study […]

My latest article with Biblica is posted online. Abstract: “This article isolates three parallels to the expression, “he spoke… forever” (Luke 1,55) in translations of the Psalms of Solomon and Jubilees. These parallels suggest that Luke 1,55 calques a Hebrew idiom for oath-swearing, likely known to Luke from Greek translations in his sources. Read in light […]

Enjoy the syllabus (with activities and prompt questions) for my course on the historical Jesus, now posted at my  academia.edu page.

With two weeks until class, I’m making my Rubric for class discussion available.

I’ve attached my Rubric for 2015-16 research papers. Feel free to contact me with any questions.

Syllabus posted on Yale ClassesV2.