2025-2026

(2026)  “What Is Heaven Like?” Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas, Durham University, England. July 28-31.

(2026)  “Jesus’s Entry Into Jerusalem: A Messiah who is Twice as Good as Solomon.” Biblical Studies and Patristics Research Seminar, Durham University. March 16.

(2025) “The Shepherd of Hermas Within Judaism.” Enoch Seminar. September 15-17. 2025 “Encountering the ‘Other’ in an Apocalyptic Narrative World.” Session on Enactive Approaches to Ancient Texts, organized by Armin Geertz. International Association for the History of Religions, World Congress. Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland. August 25.

(2025)  “Psalm 72 and Solomonic Writings in the Late Second Temple Period.” Continuing Seminar on Second Temple Judaism and Christian Origins. Catholic Biblical Association Annual Meeting. Loyola Chicago. August 4. 

(2025)  “Dream-Visions and ASCs in Daniel’s Night Visions.” Altered States of Consciousness and the Study of Ancient Judaism and Christianity. University of Texas, Austin. May 20. 

(2025) “Psalm 72 [LXX Ps 71] and Its Relationship to Other Solomonic Writings in the Second Temple Period.” Give Ear to My Cry: Exploring Prayer and the Bible. Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. May 10.


2023-2024

(2024)  “Jesus as the Son of David: A Solomonic Messiah?” An International Symposium, Rome, Italy. June 17.

(2024)  “Applying Contemplative Pedagogies to the Teaching of the Gospels: Using Art and Images in the Study of Sacred Texts.” Sacred Arts in a Pluralistic Society, Vancouver School of Theology, British Columbia, Canada. May 22.

(2023)  “John of Patmos Meets Tanya M. Luhrmann in the Heavenly Throne Room.” Special Topic Session on John H. Elliott’s Work. Social Scientific Criticism of the New Testament. Annual Meeting of the SBL. San Antonio, TX. Nov. 19.

(2023)  Book Review Panel on Angela Kim Harkins and Harry O. Maier (ed.). Experiencing the Shepherd of Hermas. Ekstasis 10. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2022. Centro Italiano di Studi Superiori sulle Religioni (CISSR) 9th Annual Meeting, Bertinoro, Italy. September 21.

(2023)  “An Embodied Reading of the Odes of Solomon: Ascent and Transformation.” Boston College Colloquy in Historical Theology. Aug. 4.

(2023) “Reading Daniel as an Immersive Narrative.” Social Sciences and the Interpretation of the Hebrew Scriptures. Annual Meeting of the SBL. San Antonio, TX. Nov. 19.

(2023, Virtual) “Presence in the Heavenly Realm.” International Society of Biblical Literature. Pretoria, South Africa. Virtual. July 4.  

(2023)  “A Reappraisal of the Teacher of Righteousness.” Biblical Archaeological Society Spring

(2023) Bible and Archaeology Fest (virtual). April 21.

(2023) “Apocalypses as Immersive Narratives.” Workshop at Wake Forest University. March 13.

2022-2023

I made a slow return to in-person conferences after the pandemic in 2022. This was also a year in which I had significant health problems and took much needed rest. For a list of my conference papers and presentations in 2022 and 2023, please use the button below! 

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2021

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Pandemic 2020

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