Education

• Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
• M.Div., Emmanuel School of Religion
• B.A., Pacific Christian College

Courses

• Hebrew History and Literature
• Early Christian History and Literature
• History of Christianity
• History of American Religion
• Theology of Ministry
• World History to 1500

Key Awards/Affiliations

• New Testament Studies Award, Emmanuel School of Religion, 1996
• International Society of Theta Phi, Emmanuel School of Religion Chapter (1995)
• Alexander Campbell Scholar, Emmanuel School of Religion, 1992-1996
• Society of Biblical Literature, Member

Academic Interests

• Early Christian history
• Second Temple Judaism
• Social scientific models for Biblical interpretation
• Roman social history

Hobbies/Interests

Reading, sports (as a spectator, mainly), bicycle rides, walking, and spending as much time as possible with my wife and two young children.