Education
Ph.D. in Religious Studies (New Testament), awarded with distinction, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2004.
M.Div., Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 1996.
B.A. in Philosophy, Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa, ID, 1992.
Other Publications
Current Projects
Revelation in the Wisdom Commentary Series, with Gail R. O’Day. Edited by Barbara Reid. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, under contract.
“John’s Apocalypse” in The Oxford Handbook of New Testament, Gender, and Sexuality. Edited by Benjamin Dunning. New York: Oxford University Press, under contract (completed manuscript submitted).
Books
Thinking and Seeing with Women in Revelation. London: Bloomsbury T and T Clark, 2013.
“Like a Bride Adorned”: Reading Metaphor in John’s Apocalypse. New York: T and T Clark, 2007.
Essays and Articles
“Making Men in Revelation 2-3: Reading the Seven Messages in the Bath-Gymnasiums of Asia Minor” in Stones, Bones and the Sacred: Essays from the Colloquia on Material Culture and Ancient Religion in Honor of Dennis E. Smith. Edited by Alan Cadwallader. Atlanta, GA: Society of Biblical Literature, 2016.
“Same-sex Relations: New Testament” in The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Gender Studies. Edited by Julia M. O’Brien. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014. 274-280.
“Satan.” In Oxford Bibliographies Online: Biblical Studies. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011.
“Mentoring and Collaborating in Undergraduate Research,” written with John Lanci. In Teaching Undergraduate Research in Religious Studies, Rebecca Todd Peters and Bernadette McNary-Zak, eds. Oxford UP, 2011
“Undergraduate Research in Textual Fields,” written with Robin Rinehart. In Teaching Undergraduate Research in Religious Studies, Rebecca Todd Peters and Bernadette McNary-Zak, eds. Oxford UP, 2011.
“Gazing at the Whore: Reading Revelation Queerly.” In Bible Trouble: Queer Readings at the Boundaries of Biblical Scholarship, Semeia Studies, Teresa Hornsby and Ken Stone, eds.. Society of Biblical Literature, 2011.
“Unveiling the Bride: Revelation’s Nuptial Imagery and Roman Social Discourse.” In A Feminist Companion to Apocalyptic Literature, Amy-Jill Levine, ed. Sheffield: Sheffield AP, 2009.
“Sexually Explicit? Re-reading Revelation’s 144,000 Virgins as a Response to Roman Social Discourses.” Journal of Men, Masculinities and Spirituality 2.1 (2008): 3-28.
“Abstract and Non-Biblical Art.” In The Bible, Popular Culture, and the Arts: Resources for Instructors, Patrick Gray and Mark Roncase, eds. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2007.
“Visual Art,” written with Dan E. Clanton and Jane Webster. In The Bible, Popular Culture, and the Arts: Resources for Instructors, Patrick Gray and Mark Roncase, eds. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2007.
“The Bible and Art,” written with Dan E. Clanton. SBL Forum (Aug. 2008): http://www.sbl-site.org/publications/SBLForum.aspx.
“Introducing Revelation through the Visual Arts.” In Teaching the Bible: Practical Strategies for Classroom Instruction, Patrick Gray and Mark Roncase, eds. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2005.
“Anti-Christs and Little Children: Imagining the Johannine Letters.” In Teaching the Bible: Practical Strategies for Classroom Instruction, Patrick Gray and Mark Roncase, eds. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2005.