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Assistant Professor of Theology; BA, Calvin College; MDiv, Calvin Theological Seminary; ThM, Calvin Theological Seminary; PhD, University of Notre Dame.

EDUCATION

• University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1999-2004
  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), May 2004
  • Dissertation: "The Jubilee from Leviticus to Qumran,"
  • Dissertation Director: Dr. James C. VanderKam
  • Defended with High Honors (March 2004)
• Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1998-1999
  • Master of Theology (Th.M.), May 1999
  • Thesis: "Normativity in Walter Brueggemann's Theology of the Old Testament"
• Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1992-1998
  • Master of Divinity (M.Div.), May 1998
• Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1989-1992
  • Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Classical Languages, December 1993

  
  

  PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  

• Franciscan University of Steubenville, Assistant Professor of Sacred Scripture, 2004-
• St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, Steubenville, Ohio
  • Senior Fellow, September 2004 -
  • Research Fellow, July 2003-August 2004
• University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
  • Research Assistant, Qumran Bible (Hebrew) publication project, Spring 2003
    • Designed and coordinated the electronic formatting of the Hebrew edition of the Qumran Bible project under Dr. Eugene Ulrich.
  • Teaching Assistant, Wisdom Literature/Psalms, Spring 2002
  • Teaching Assistant, Foundations of Theology, Spring 2001
    • Taught class sessions in Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and New Testament.
  • Research Assistant, Dead Sea Scrolls publication project, Spring 2001-Fall 2001
    • Collated Hebrew texts of Dead Sea Scroll fragments of Genesis through Deuteronomy in electronic format.
  • Teaching Assistant, Intermediate Hebrew, Fall 2001
• Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Teaching Assistant, Department of Old Testament, academic years 1996-1999
  • Research Assistant, Department of New Testament, academic year 1994-1995
• Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Classics Department Tutor, academic years 1991-1993
  • Teacher Aide, Church History, Calvin Christian High School, Spring 1991

   

Other Professional Experience:

• Co-Pastor, Coit Community Church, Grand Rapids, MI, January 1995-August 1998
  • Pastored a multi-ethnic congregation in an inner-urban neighborhood.
  • Preached, counseled, taught scripture and catechesis, networked with community leaders, provided spiritual guidance for persons in drug rehabilitation and incarceration, fostered community economic initiatives.
  • Concurrently attended Calvin Seminary part-time, September 1995-May 1998.
• Interim Pastor, Ottewell Christian Reformed Church, Edmonton, AB, Summer 1994
  • Served as temporary pastor for vacant church.
  • Preached, counseled, visited sick and elderly.

   

  ACADEMIC SERVICE
  

• Proofread final manuscript and galleys, indexed primary source references for Hindy Najman, Seconding Sinai: The Development of Mosaic Discourse in Second Temple Judaism (Leiden: Brill, forthcoming).
• Production Staff, Sacred Architecture, journal of the Institute for Sacred Architecture, University of Notre Dame, 2000-2003
  • Edit and proofread news, articles, and final copy.

   

  PUBLICATIONS
   

• "The Restored Temple as 'Built Jubilee' in Ezekiel 40-48," Proceedings of the Eastern Great Lakes and Midwestern Biblical Societies 24 (2004): 75-85.
• "Noah's Nakedness and the Curse on Canaan (Gen 9:20-27)," with Scott W. Hahn, Journal of Biblical Literature 124 (2005): 25-40.
• "What Laws Were Not Good? A Canonical Approach to the Theological Problem of Ezekiel 20:25-26," with Scott W. Hahn, Journal of Biblical Literature 123 (2004): 201-18.
• "Once Again, the Jubilee, Every 49 or 50 Years?" Vetus Testamentum 55 (2005): 121-125.
• "The Jubilee: A Post-Exilic Priestly Attempt to Reclaim Lands?" Biblica 84 (2003): 225-46.
• "Codex," in David Aune (ed.), The Westminster Dictionary of New Testament and Early Christian Literature and Rhetoric (Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 2003), 102-3.
• "Genealogy," in Aune (ed.), Dictionary, 194-95.
• "Irenaeus," in Aune (ed.), Dictionary, 234-36.
• "Quotations," in Aune (ed.), Dictionary, 395-97.
• "Testimonia," in Aune (ed.), Dictionary, 456-57.
• "Testimony Book Hypothesis," in Aune (ed.), Dictionary, 457-58.
• "First Fruits and the Sanctification of Space," Sacred Architecture 7 (2002-3): 20.
• Review of Walter Brueggemann, David's Truth in Israel's Imagination & Memory (2nd ed.; Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2002), Calvin Theological Journal 37 (2002): 343-344.
• "'Useful for the Church?' A Critique of Walter Brueggemann's Theology of the Old Testament," Calvin Theological Journal 35 (2000): 105-35.
• "Comparative Consistency of AA and Christian Worldviews," Stromata: The Calvin Theological Seminary Student Journal 39.1 (1996): 96-109 .
• "Was Paul Wrong? A Moral Investigation of Paul's Teaching on Slavery," Stromata: The Calvin Theological Seminary Student Journal 38.2 (1994): 1-11.

 

PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS

•  "The Birds and the Bees in the Garden of Eden: Sexuality and the Old Testament," at the Summer Conference for Applied Biblical Studies, Franciscan University of Steubenville, July 27, 2004.
• "The Place of Wisdom Literature in Salvation History," at the Mile-Hi Scripture Institute of the Denver Biblical School (Archdiocese of Denver), Denver, Colorado, July 12, 2004.
• "Jesus and the Jubilee: What is the 'acceptable year of the Lord' proclaimed in Nazareth? (Luke 4:16-22)," guest lecture, Franciscan University of Steubenville, April 1, 2004.
• "The Threefold Covenant with Abraham and Israel," guest lecture for Biblical Foundations (THE 601 E), Franciscan University of Steubenville.
• "Principles for Teaching Scripture," and "Evangelism is a Call for Everyone!" at the Diocese of Fort Wayne/South Bend Catechetical Institute Day, Wauwasee, IN, October 25, 2003.
• Moderator, History of Interpretation Section, Eastern Great Lakes Biblical Society Annual Meeting, Erie, PA, March 2003; presenting "The Restored Temple as 'Built Jubilee' in Ezekiel 40-48."
• "Introduction to the Dead Sea Scrolls," Lenten Talks series, St. Sebastian Catholic Church, Byron Center, MI, March 12, 2003.
• ""The Restored Temple as 'Built Jubilee' in Ezekiel 40-48," Midwest Regional Conference of the Society of Biblical Literature, Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, MI, February 21-22, 2003.
• "The Final Redaction of Leviticus 25," Eastern Great Lakes Biblical Society Annual Meeting, Oglebay Resort, Wheeling, WV, March, 2002.

 

AWARDS AND HONORS

1999-03	Presidential Fellowship, University of Notre Dame
1998-99	Diamond Jubilee Scholarship, Calvin Theological Seminary
1998	Gysbert Voetius Award for excellence in scholastic theology, Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, MI
1997	American Bible Society Award for excellence in biblical languages, Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, MI
1994-95	Wevers Scholarship, Calvin Theological Seminary (for excellence in biblical languages)
1989-92	Presidential Scholarship, Calvin College
1989-90	National Merit Scholarship, National Merit Scholarship Corporation
1989-90	Sterling Scholarship, Honolulu Advertiser/Brigham Young Univ.-Hawaii (first runner-up in general scholarship, state-wide, televised competition)

LANGUAGES

• Akkadian, Aramaic, French, German, Greek (classical), Hebrew (classical), Latin, Ugaritic.

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
 

•  Society of Biblical Literature
• Catholic Biblical Society
• Chicago Society of Biblical Research

 
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