Profile
I’m an Assistant Professor in Ancient Mediterranean Religions at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, specializing in the New Testament and its early reception. I have sustained research interests in the Gospel and Epistles of John and the reception of biblical texts, figures, and images in late antiquity.
Research Areas
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New Testament texts through historical, literary, and cultural-historical approaches.
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Ritual uses of New Testament texts (lectionary reading, stational liturgy, hymnody).
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Martyr cults, feasts, pilgrimage, and relics.
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Education
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