Scholars Showcase

Polarity and Change in 1 Corinthians 15: A Study of Metaphysics, Rhetoric, and Resurrection, Mohr Siebeck, 2000.

"Missiles, Demagogues, and the Devil: The Rhetoric of Slander in Ephesians 6:16" in The History of Religions School Today: Essays on the New Testament and Related Ancient Mediterranean Texts, Mohr Siebeck, 2014.

"An Unworthy Foe: Heroic Ἔθη, Trickery, and an Insult in Eph 6:11." Journal of Biblical Literature , Volume 130 No. 4 (Winter 2011): 729-747.

"The Colossian Heresy: An Ecclesiastical Paradigm?” Proceedings, Volume 30 (2010): 107-122.

"Thucydides." The New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible, Volume 5 (2006).

"Tiber River." The New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible, Volume 5 (2006).

"Σπειρεται: anthropogenic metaphor in 1 Corinthians 15:42-44." Journal of Biblical Literature , Volume 120 No. 1 (Spring 2001): 101-122.

I will be King over you! : the Rhetoric of Divine Kingship in the Book of Ezekiel , Gorgias Press, 2014.

Understanding Religion and Popular Culture : Theories, Themes, Products and Practices (Co-edited with Dan Clanton, Jr.), Routledge, 2012.

"Cursing Then and Now: Jeremiah’s Scroll and the Boston Red Sox Jersey (Can the Bible Shed Light on Pop Culture Practices?).” " in Understanding Religion and Popular Culture : Theories, Themes, Products and Practices, Routledge, 2012.

"“Introduction: What is Religion? What is Popular Culture? How are They Related?” in Understanding Religion and Popular Culture : Theories, Themes, Products and Practices, Routledge, 2012.

"“Saved by Satire? Learning to Value Popular Culture’s Critique of Sacred Traditions” in Understanding Religion and Popular Culture : Theories, Themes, Products and Practices, Routledge, 2012.

"Apocalypse Then and Now: Kingdom Come and the Tradition of Imagining Armageddon" in The End Will Be Graphic: Apocalyptic in Comic Books and Graphic Novels, Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2012.

"Prophetic Voices in Graphic Novels: The ‘Comic and Tragic Vision’ of Apocalyptic Rhetoric in Kingdom Come and Watchmen" in The Bible in/and Popular Culture: A Creative Encounter, Society of Biblical Literature, 2010.

"A Contract with God? Will Eisner’s Seminal Graphic Novel as Anti-theodicy." SBL Forum , Volume 7 No. 5 (2009).

"Biblical Graphic Novels: Adaptation, Interpretation, and ‘Faithful Transfer." SBL Forum , Volume 5 No. 3 (2007).

Cultivating Neighborhood: Identifying Best Practices for Launching a Christ-Centered Community Garden. , Resource Publications, 2014.

"Micro-grants and adventure travel: Engaging College Men in Vocational Discernment at Georgetown College" (Co-authored with Coran Stewart) in Engaging College Men: Discovering What Works and Why, Men's Studies Press, 2010.