(MENAFN- The Conversation) Associate Professor, New Testament, & Director of The Wesley Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Policy, University of Divinity Profile Articles Activity

I am a biblical scholar and historian with a particular interest in the contemporary use (and misuse) of the bible in debates about sexuality, gender and ethics. My latest book is "Even the Devil Quotes Scripture: Reading the Bible on Its Own Terms" (Eerdmans, 2023).
I have research expertise in apocalypticism and the related topics of end of the world speculation, martyrdom, and images of evil. I am published in the areas of the visual culture of the Graeco-Roman world, its impact on biblical rhetoric, New Testament, and Judeo-Christian apocalyptic literature.
I am also the founding Director of The Wesley Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Policy, a centre for public theology in the heart of Melbourne.

Experience

• 2022–present Associate professor, Pilgrim Theological College
• 2018–2022 Senior lecturer, Pilgrim Theological College
• 2016–2018 Lecturer, Trinity College Theological School
• 2014–2016 Postdoctoral fellow, Union Theological Seminary in New York
• 2012–2014 Adjunct professor, Princeton Seminary

Education

• 2014 University of Chicago, PhD
• 2006 University of Divinity, MTheol
• 1998 University of Divinity, BD (Hons)
• 1995 Monash University, BSc

Publications

• 2023 Even the Devil Quotes Scripture, Eerdmans
• 2021 Terror in the Bible: Rhetoric, Gender, Violence, SBL Press
• 2017 From Cross to Ascension: The Surprising Locus of Salvation in Luke-Acts, Australian Biblical Review
• 2017 A Failed Spectacle: The Role of the Crowd in Luke 23, Biblical Interpretation 25.3
• 2015 Ekphrasis, Vision, and Persuasion in the Book of Revelation, Mohr Siebeck
• 2013 Rebuke or Recall? Rethinking the Role of Peter in Mark's Gospel, Catholic Biblical Quarterly

Professional Memberships

• Society of Biblical Literature
• Fellowship for Biblical Studies
• Member of the University of Divinity's Centre for Research in Religion and Social Policy

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