Teaching

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My teaching interests relate very much to my research interests (see “Research”). A brief list of topics: New Testament (any and all topics relating to this collection of texts). Jewish Studies and Hebrew Bible: the ancient synagogue, Jewish history from the Persian period to Late Antiquity. Archaeology and inscriptions: synagogue archaeology. Jewish/Christian relations and Christian identity formation (including aspects of Graeco-Roman society and religion) from the first century to Late Antiquity. I also seek to engage historical topics hermeneutically in terms of the impact of the past on the present, and the present on our perception of the past. (The past isn't what it once was and the future escapes the present; in between lies history).



Undergraduate Courses

  • The Children of Abraham (KRS027; with field trip to Jerusalem)
  • Introduction to the New Testament (REV013)
  • The Quest for the Historical Jesus (3TO3)
  • Earliest Portraits of Jesus (the synoptic gospels; 2GG3)
  • Paul and Christian Origins (2HH3)
  • Inter-Religious Encounters in Antiquity: Jew, Christians, and Pagans (3JO3)
  • The Theology of the Gospel of Matthew and the Social Location of the Matthean Community (4QO3; reading course)
  • The Ancient Synagogue and the Origins of Judaism and Christianity (4IO3; Honours Seminar)
  • Jesus and the Gospels (TEOL 4202)
  • Paul and Pauline Theology (TEOL4201)
  • Paul and the Formation of Christianity and Judaism (TFF4011; Reading Course)
  • Space, Art and Identity in Synagogue, Church and Mosque (TFF4003; co-taught between the University of Oslo and Lund University, with field trip to Israel and Palestine)

Graduate Seminars

  • Divine Judgment in the New Testament Gospels (RS 707b)
  • John Among Jews and Gentiles (RS 751)
  • The Gospel of Matthew and the Matthean Communities (RS 757)
  • Textualising Jesus: The When, Where, How, and Why of the Gospel of Mark (RS 757)
  • The Historical Jesus and the Kingdom of God (RS 759)
  • Jewish-Christian Relations in Antiquity (RS 730)
  • The Ancient Synagogue: Birth Place of Two World Religions (RS 733)
  • Issues in the Study of Religion (RS 701; a religious studies theory and methods seminar)