Ancient Mediterranean Religion
Early Judaism
Letters of Paul
Divine Images
Biography
I am a PhD candidate in Theology and Religious Studies (New Testament) at Downing College, Cambridge. I am a grateful recipient of the Kirby Laing Studentship in New Testament Studies, which funds my research, and I am an Honorary PhD Scholar at the Woolf Institute. My research focuses on ancient Mediterranean cult images (so-called 'idols') in the letters of Paul.
Research
- Ancient Mediterranean Religion
- Early Judaism
- Letters of Paul
- Iconography and Divine Images
- Social and Cognitive Theories of Religion
- Visuality and Materiality
Publications
Key publications:
'Paul the Polytheist? Critical Reflections on the Concept of "Monotheism"'. Noesis Review 7 (2020): 12-21
Teaching and Supervisions
Teaching:
Affiliated Lecturer
- B1b: Intermediate New Testament Greek, University of Cambridge, 2020–2022
Supervisions
- A1b: Elementary New Testament Greek, University of Cambridge, 2020–Present
- A3: Jesus and the Origins of the Gospels, University of Cambridge, 2020–Present
- B1b: Intermediate New Testament Greek, University of Cambridge, 2020–Present
- B4: The Letters of Paul, University of Cambridge, 2020–Present
- C1b: Advanced New Testament Greek, University of Cambridge, 2021–Present
Research Assistant
- Indexing Celsus in His World, ed. James Carleton Paget and Simon Gathercole (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022), Professor Simon Gathercole, University of Cambridge and Cambridge University Press, 2021
- BIBL.702: Advanced NT Exegesis: Philippians, Dr George Guthrie, Regent College, 2019
- BIBL.669: The Book of Hebrews, Dr George Guthrie, Regent College, 2019
- LANG.720: Advanced Greek Readings, Dr George Guthrie, Regent College, 2018
- BIBL.762: NT Seminar: OT in the Gospels, Dr George Guthrie, Regent College, 2018
Teaching Assistant
- BIBL.502: New Testament Foundations, Dr Paul Spilsbury, Regent College, 2018-19 (x3)
- BIBL.543: OT in the NT, Prof Rikk Watts, Regent College, 2018
- BIBL.654: Gospel of John, Prof Rikk Watts, Regent College, 2018
- SPIR/THEO.522: Spiritual Theology and the Psalms, Prof Mark W Elliott, Regent College, 2018
- BIBL.538: Early Christianity in the Greco-Roman World, Prof Bruce Longenecker, Regent College, 2018
- BIBL.542: Women in the New Testament and the Early Church, Dr Lynn Cohick, Regent College, 2018
- BIBL.560: Pauline Theology, Dr Douglas Moo, Regent College, 2018
- BIBL.510: Archaeological Discoveries and the Bible, Dr Phil Long, Regent College, 2018
- BIBL.525: The Book of Exodus, Dr Mark Glanville, Regent College, 2018
- APPL.525: How Do I Help a Hurting Friend?, Dr Rod Wilson, Regent College, 2018
- APPL.563: A Missional Congregation in a Multicultural Society, Dr Minho Song, Regent College, 2018
- APPL.578: The Gospel and the Common Good: Christianity and the Public Square, Rt Rev Dr Zac Niringiye, Regent College, 2018
- INDS/THEO.556: Christianity and Islam, Dr Wafik Wahba, Regent College, 2018
- BI.203: Biblical Interpretation, Mr David Reimer, Steinbach Bible College 2016
Tutor
- Regent College, 2018-19
- Steinbach Bible College, 2015
Other Professional Activities
Selected Papers/Presentations
- ‘The Politics of Paul’s Icon Parodies: Images of the Gods and the Configuration of Social Power’. Invited paper presented in a panel discussion of ‘Paul within Paganism’ at the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Pauline Epistles Seminar, Denver, CO. Chair: Professor Paula Fredriksen. 21 November 2022
- 'Paul’s Iconic Christ among Mediterranean Cult Statues: A Comparison of Divine Images’. Paper presented at the British New Testament Conference, Paul Seminar, University of St Andrews. 19 August 2022
- 'Paul within Paganism and the Case of Idolatry: Ancient Mediterranean Cult Images and Iconic Ritual in the Letters of Paul’. Invited paper presented at the New Testament Research Seminar, University of Cambridge. Chair: Professor George H. van Kooten. 24 May 2022
- 'Idolatry, Ethnicity, and Paul’s Gentile Assemblies: Ancient Mediterranean Strategies of Social Formation’. Invited paper presented at the Biblical Research Seminar, University of Nottingham. Chair: Dr Emily Gathergood. 8 February 2022
- ‘Jewish Aniconism and the Question of Alterity: Redescribing Jewish “Idol” Discourse within Mediterranean Iconic Discourse’. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Hellenistic Judaism Seminar, San Antonio, TX. 22 November 2021
- 'The Πίστις Lexicon in the Book of Revelation: Lexical Semantics, Pragmatics, and an Ancient Idiom’. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Biblical Lexicography Seminar, San Antonio, TX. 22 November 2021
- 'The Faithfulness of Jesus in the Apocalypse of John: Πίστις Language with Reference to Jesus in the Book of Revelation'. Paper presented at the British New Testament Conference, Book of Revelation Seminar, Durham University. 5 September 2020
- 'The World and Its “Elements” in Galatians: Lexical and Contextual Constraints in Conflict?’ Paper presented at the New Testament Graduate Seminar, University of Cambridge. 5 March 2020
- 'The Narrative Approach to Paul: A Critical Analysis of the Concept of “Story” as a Category of Interpretation’. Paper presented at Regent College. 24 April 2019
Lectures
- 'Reverberations of Scripture in the Gospels: The Gospel of Luke', Guest Lecture, BIBL.762: NT Seminar: OT in the Gospels, Regent College, 2018
- 'The Vindication of the Son of God: Psalm 22:1 in Mark 15:34', Paper, Academic Symposium, Regent College, 2017
- 'Grammar and Exegesis', Guest Lecture, BI.203: Biblical Interpretation, Steinbach Bible College, 2016
- 'Historical and Literary Criticism', Guest Lecture, BI.203: Biblical Interpretation, Steinbach Bible College, 2018
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