Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey
Ph.D. Biblical Studies: New Testament
Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio
B.D. Biblical Studies: Old Testament
Capital University, Columbus, Ohio
B.A. Comprehensive Social Science: Political Science
Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio
D.D. (Honorary)
Poehlmann Professor of Theology and Classical Languages
Moderator of Dialogue and Panel Discussion, "Islam: Beyond Stereotypes," ¹ú²ú̽»¨, October 8, 2013
"Every Human Being Is Religious," ¹ú²ú̽»¨ Hettinger Lectures Series Webinar, October 16, 2013
"Secretly Coded Messages in Our Biblical Texts," Bluebonnet Conference of the Southwestern Texas Synod of the ELCA "Equipping the Saints" event, Trinity Lutheran Church, Victoria, Texas, February 1, 2014
"Blessed to Be a Blessing to Each Other: Jews, Muslims, and Christians as Children of Abraham in the Middle East," Bluebonnet Conference of the Southwestern Texas Synod of the ELCA "Equipping the Saints" event, Trinity Lutheran Church, Victoria, Texas, February 1, 2014
"Appropriate Christian Responses to the 'Teaching of Contempt' for Jews in the New Testament," in RELIGION IN LEGAL THOUGHT AND PRACTIVE, ed. by Howard Lesnick, New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2010, pp. 536-538.
ANTI-ROMAN CRYPTOGRAMS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT: HIDDEN TRANSCRIPTS OF HOPE AND LIBERATION (Revised Edition) New York, NY: Peter Lang (Studies in Biblical Literature 127), 2010.
LECTIONARY SCRIPTURE NOTES: BACKGROUND BRIEFS ON LECTIONARY TEXTS (CYCLE A), Lima, Ohio: CSS Publishing Company, 2010.
BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING TO EACH OTHER: JEWS, MUSLIMS, AND CHRISTIANS AS CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM IN THE MIDDLE EAST (Second Edition), Lima, Ohio: Fairway Press, 2010.
LECTIONARY SCRIPTURE NOTES: BACKGROUND BRIEFS ON LECTIONARY TEXTS (CYCLE B), Lima, Ohio: CSS Publishing Company, 2011.
"Change and Abide," FAITH & REASON: THE TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY THEOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY NEWSLETTER 15:1 (2011), 3-4.
LECTIONARY SCRIPTURE NOTES: BACKGROUND BRIEFS ON LECTIONARY TEXTS (CYCLE C), Lima, Ohio: CSS Publishing Company, 2012.