Biography
2026. Affiliated lecturer, Faculty of Divinity (paper A2), undergraduate supervisor (A1a, A2, B2).
2021-2026: PhD Theology and Religious Studies (Cambridge, Clare College). Funded by the Crosse Studentship. Thesis: The Benjamin Region and the Judahite 'State': A History of the Long Seventh Century B.C.E. Submitted 22/09/25, passed viva voce 23/01/26.
2020-2021: MPhil Theology, Religion and Philosophy of Religion, Hebrew Bible/Old Testament track (Cambridge, St Catharine's College). Distinction; awarded an MPhil Prize by the Faculty of Divinity.
2017-2020: BA Theology, Religion and Philosophy of Religion (Cambridge, St Catharine's College), MA (Cantab) conferred in 2024. First Class; awarded the Junior Scholefield Prize by the Faculty of Divinity, and the Corrie Prize in Theology, Cuthbert Casson Prize in Theology, and Mrs Julian Stafford (1627) Scholarship by St Catharine's.
Research
- The social, political and economic history of the Benjamin region
- Political economy of the kingdom of Judah
- Social-scientific approaches to the Hebrew Bible
- Archaeology of the southern Levant
- The peasantry of Israel/Judah
Publications
- "Amos Amongst the nōqdīm: Navigating Agrarian Class Conflict in the Book of Amos." JSOT 50, 2 (2025).
Teaching and Supervisions
Lecturer:
- A2 (David: Israel's Greatest Hero?)
Supervisor:
- A1a (Elementary Hebrew)
- A2 (David: Israel's Greatest Hero?)
- B2 (Israel in Exile: Literature, History and Theology)
