Donum Dei Professor of Word and Sacrament
Our Lady of Holy Cross College
New Orleans, Louisiana 70131

EDUCATION
2004 - Ph.D. in Theology, University of Notre Dame
Major: New Testament and Early Judaism
Dissertation: “The Historical Jesus, the Great Tribulation, and the End of the Exile: Restoration Eschatology and the Origin of the Atonement.”
Director: Prof. David E. Aune

1999 - M.T.S., Vanderbilt Divinity School
Concentration: Biblical Studies and Theology

1998 - Graduate Credit, Tel Aviv University
Topic: Archaeology

1997 - B.A., Louisiana State University
Double Major: Philosophy and English Literature

PUBLICATIONS
In Progress - Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist (Monograph).

2006 - (Forthcoming) “The Lord’s Prayer and the New Exodus.” Letter and Spirit 2 (2006).

2005 - Jesus, the Tribulation, and the End of the Exile: Restoration Eschatology and the Origin of the Atonement.
Tübingen: J. C. B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck). Grand Rapids:
Baker Academic.

2005 - “The ‘Ransom for Many’, the New Exodus, and the End of the Exile: Redemption as the Restoration of All Israel (Mark 10:45).” Letter and Spirit 1 (2005): 41-68.

2003 - “Rewritten Bible.” In The Westminster Dictionary of Early Christian Literature and Rhetoric. David E. Aune.
Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 2003.

2001 - “Blessing the Barren and Warning the Fecund: Jesus’ Message for Women Concerning Pregnancy and Childbirth.” Journal for the Study of the New Testament 81 (2001): 59-80.

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
2006 - “Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist,” and
“The Bridegroom Messiah.”
West Coast Biblical Studies Conference
St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology

2005 - “The New Exodus and the Messianic Kingdom,” and “The Lord’s Prayer as a New Exodus Prayer.”
West Coast Biblical Studies Conference
St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology

2002 - “Jesus, Women, and Discontinuity with Judaism:
A Reassessment in Light of Early Jewish Parallels.”
Historical Jesus Section
Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature

2001 - “The Cultic Role of the 144,000 in the Book of Revelation.”
Student Paper Awards Section
Annual Meeting of the Midwest Society of Biblical Literature

1999 - “Blessing the Barren and Warning the Fecund: Jesus’ Message for Women Concerning Pregnancy and Childbirth.”
Historical Jesus Section
Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature.

1999 - “Matthew 19:12 and the Social and Political Dimensions of Becoming Eunuchs for the Sake of the Kingdom.”
Matthew Group
Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2005 - “The Life of Jesus the Messiah”
Notre Dame Seminary, New Orleans

2005 - “Introduction to Scripture.”
“Introduction to the Old Testament.”
“Liturgical Theology”
“Eucharistic Theology”
Our Lady of Holy Cross College
New Orleans, Lousiana

2005 - “The New Manna: A Eucharistic Introduction to the Gospel of John.”
Institute for Catechetics and Spirituality (10hr. Course)
Archdiocese of New Orleans

2004 - “The Role of Doctrine in the Life of Faith:
Exploring the New Catechism of the Catholic Church.”
Graduate 1 Credit-Hour Course: Loyola Institute for Ministry

2003-2005 - “Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith”
Graduate Level Core Course: Loyola Institute for Ministry

2003-2005 - “Christian Origins”
Graduate Level Core Course: Loyola Institute for Ministry

2003-2005 - “New Testament Literature”
Undergraduate Introductory Course: Loyola City College

2003-2005 - “Old Testament Literature”
Undergraduate Introductory Course: Loyola City College

SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY
2005-2006 - Mission and Integration Committee
Our Lady of Holy Cross College

2003-2005 - Graduate Studies Committee: Loyola Institute for Ministry

2001-2002 - Ph.D. Student Representative
Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity Faculty Committee

1998-1999 - Co-President of Vanderbilt Divinity School
Student Government Association

SERVICE TO CHURCH AND COMMUNITY
2004 - “Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist”
The Year of the Eucharist: A Day of Reflection for Priests
Archdiocese of New Orleans

2005 - “The Church Alive In-Depth:
Fact and Fiction in The Da Vinci Code”
Archdiocese of New Orleans

2004 - Young Adults Bible Study: “1 Corinthians”
Eight Week Bible Study

2001-2003 - Core Team Member, Chair of Catechesis
Young Adult Ministries
St. Matthew’s Cathedral, South Bend, IN

2002 - Habitat for Humanity, Fall Project
Young Adult Ministries
St. Matthew’s Cathedral, South Bend, IN

PROFESSIONAL SOCIEITES
1999-present - Catholic Biblical Association
1996-present - Society of Biblical Literature

ACADEMIC HONORS
2004 - Pass with High Honors
Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Theology Department, University of Notre Dame

2002 - Pass with High Honors
Doctoral Candidacy Exams
Theology Department, University of Notre Dame

2001 - Student Paper Award Winner
New Testament and Christian Origins
Annual Meeting
The Midwest Region of the Society of Biblical Literature

1999 - Cornelius Vanderbilt Founder’s Medalist
First Honors in Graduating Class
Vanderbilt Divinity School.

1999 - W. Kendrick Grobel Award
Outstanding Achievement in Biblical Studies
Vanderbilt Divinity School

1999 - Magna Cum Laude Graduate (M.T.S.)
Vanderbilt Divinity School

1997 - Magna Cum Laude Graduate (B.A.)
Louisiana State University