Biography
Tyler J. Patty is a PhD student in the Divinity Faculty at the University of Cambridge (2021-present), supervised by Professor Nathan MacDonald. His research is concerned with the linguistics of Classical Hebrew conversation as represented in the narrative of the Hebrew Bible. Tyler is a part-time student and resides in the Czech Republic, where he works as Senior Tutor for Moorlands Central and Eastern Europe. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a member of the Society of Biblical Literature and the European Association of Biblical Studies.
Publications
“Řád stvoření: Použití Genesis 1-3 v Pavlových tvrzeních o ženách,” in Theologia Vitae (forthcoming 2026).
“Did God curse humanity? A pragmatic re-examination of Genesis 3:14-19,” in JSOT 50:1 (2025), pp. 24-42. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/03090892251332433
“Missional Rest: A Fusion Point Between Being and Doing,” in Transformation 42:1 (2024). With Sean Smith. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0265378824127540
Review of Re-Enchanting the Text: Discovering the Bible as Sacred, Dangerous, and Mysterious. By Cheryl Bridges Johns. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2023. JETS 67:1 (2024), pp 149-50.
“Mission and Youth in Central and Eastern Europe After 30 Years,” in Missional Focus 2:1 (2023), pp. 25-28.
Teaching and Supervisions
Lecturer in Bible and Practical Theology at Moorlands College (validated by University of Gloucestershire), 2025-present
Lecturer in Bible and Theology at ForMission College (validated by Birmingham Newman University), 2019-2025
Tyler has supervised seven Level 6 dissertations through ForMission College (Birmingham Newman University) in the disciplines of biblical studies and practical theology.
Other Professional Activities
2018-present: Director of Higher Education, Josiah Venture (Central and Eastern Europe)
