Upcoming Talks and Conferences

• 2023 Tyndale Fellowship Conference. “Pauline Pneumatology in Philippians: Salvation, Solidarity, and Service,” presented July 07, 2023 at the New Testament Study Group of the 2023 Tyndale Fellowship Conference – London, UK.


• 2023 Animals in the New Testament and Graeco-Roman World Conference. “Of Men, Dogs, and ‘Mutilated Monsters’: Paul’s Use of Dehumanizing Terminology in Phil 3:2 and Beyond,” presented June 15, 2023 at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (JG|U). I presented my paper titled, “Of Men, Dogs, and ‘Mutilated Monsters’: Paul’s Use of Dehumanizing Terminology in Phil 3:2 and Beyond,” on June 15, 2023 in the fully funded conference: The Animal in the New Testament and Graeco-Roman World: Human-Animal Studies Perspectives from Christian, Jewish, and Pagan Thought. I was invited by Ruben Zimmermann and Justin Strong of Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. The essays are slated for publication by Bloomsbury in an edited anthology within the Library of New Testament Studies (LNTS) monograph series.


• 2023 Southeast Region Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) Annual Conference Speaker (February 24) Columbia International University (CIU, Columbia, SC) – I presented my paper entitled, “Philippians as a Model for Missional Ministry,” at the 2023 Southeast Region Meeting of the ETS held on February 24-25, 2023 at Columbia International University (CIU), Columbia, SC.


• SBL 2022 Conference Speaker in the Greco-Roman Religions Program Unit (Nov. 20, 2022) – Denver, CO – I presented my paper, “Becoming ‘Monsters’? Paul’s Use of Dehumanizing Terms as Boundary Markers in Philippians,” on Nov 20, 2022 for the Greco-Roman Religions program unit at the 2022 SBL Annual Meeting in Denver CO.


• IBR 2022 Conference Speaker in Early Christian Judaism Group (Nov. 19, 2022) – Denver, CO – I presented my paper, “Purity and Physiognomy: Jesus’s Reimagination of Physiognomic Concerns in Luke,” for the 2022 annual meeting of the IBR’s “Early Christian Judaism” research group, Denver, CO.


• SBL 2022 Conference Speaker in the Bible and Visual Arts Program Unit (Nov. 19, 2022) – Denver, CO – I presented my paper, “The Artistic Reception of Luke 16:19–31: Medieval, Modern, and Contemporary,” for the Bible and Visual Arts Program Unit at the 2022 SBL Annual Meeting in Denver CO on Nov. 19, 2022.


• IBR 2022 Conference Speaker in Multidisciplinary Approaches and the Gospels Research Group (Nov. 18, 2022) – Denver, CO – I presented my paper, “The Church’s Reception of Luke 16:19–31 in Word and Image,”  for the 2022 annual meeting of the IBR’s “Multidisciplinary Approaches and the Gospels” research group, Denver, CO on Nov 18, 2022.


• 2022 International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) Conference Speaker (July 19) – Salzburg, Austria – I presented my paper, “Citizenship as a Conduit for Flourishing in Philippians,” on 7-19-22 for the 2022 International Meeting program unit Paul and Pauline Literature by co-chairs Kar-Yong Lim and Edward Pillar.


• 2022 International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) Conference Speaker (July 21) – Salzburg, Austria – I presented my paper, “Jesus’s Reimagining of Physiognomic Stereotypes in Luke,” on 7-21-22, which was selected by the program chairs of the 2022 International Meeting program unit Synoptic Gospels (Drs. John P. Harrison [OCU] and Thomas Goud [UNB]).


• The International Reference Library for Biblical Research 2022 Conference “Pastoral Implications of Pseudepigraphy and Anonymity in the New Testament” Hosted by the Lanier Theological Library, May 20, 2022, Houston, TX – I presented my paper “From Hebrews to the Hauptbriefe: How Have ‘Authenticity’ and ‘Anonymity’ Affected the Church’s Reception of Paul Since the Reformation?” at The International Reference Library for Biblical Research’s 2022 Conference “Pastoral Implications of Pseudepigraphy and Anonymity in the New Testament” hosted by the Lanier Theological Library,  May 20, 2022, Houston, TX. The conference was held May 19–22, 2022. As a conference presenter, I will receive a $500 cash award for the acceptance of my full paper and a $1,000 travel stipend. Papers will be a published in an edited anthology by Wipf & Stock (2023).


• 2022 Southeast Region Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) Annual Conference Speaker (March 25–26) Bob Jones University (BJU, Greenville, SC) – My paper entitled, “Jesus’s ‘Becoming Human’ in the Carmen Christi: Paul’s Relation of Ἄνθρωπος to Slavery, Humiliation, and Martyrdom,” has been chosen for presentation at the 2022 Southeast Region Meeting of the ETS held on March 25–26, 2022 at Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC.


• CFC Center for Faith and Culture Exploring Personhood Conference (Feb. 10–12, 2022) – Wake Forest, NC – My paper, “Jesus’s ‘Becoming Human’ in the Carmen Christi: Paul’s Relation of Ἄνθρωπος to Slavery, Humiliation, and Martyrdom,” was selected for presentation in the upcoming “Exploring Personhood” Conference for the L. Russ Bush Center for Faith and Culture.


• SBL 2021 Conference Speaker in Bible and Film Program Unit (Nov. 20, 2021) – San Antonio, TX – My paper, “Cultural Conceptions of Flourishing: A Comparative Analysis Between the New Testament and Marvel’s Black Panther,” has been selected by chair, Dr. Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch, of the Bible and Film program unit for presentation at the 2021 SBL/AAR/IBR Annual Conference in San Antonio, TX.


• IBR 2021 Conference Speaker in Biblical Violence Research Group (Nov. 19, 2021) – San Antonio, TX – My paper, “Humor in Martyrdom and Death? Paul’s Satirical Reimagination of Violence and Death in Philippians,” has been selected by co-chairs, Drs. Rev. Helen Paynter and Trevor Laurence, of the Biblical Violence research group within IBR for presentation at the 2021 SBL/AAR/IBR Annual Conference in San Antonio, TX.


• STECA/SBL 2021 Virtual Conference Speaker in New Testament (Aug. 10, 2021) – Jesus’s Reimagining of Physiognomic Stereotypes in Luke” at their 2021 Summer Virtual Conference endorsed by the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) on Aug. 10, 2021.


• STECA/SBL 2021 Virtual Conference Speaker in New Testament (Aug. 10, 2021) – “Citizenship as a Conduit for Flourishing in Philippians” at their 2021 Summer Virtual Conference endorsed by the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) on Aug. 10, 2021.


• 2021 International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) Conference Speaker (July 25–29) – “Jesus’s Reimagining of Physiognomic Stereotypes in Luke,” in the Synoptic Gospels program unit, University of Kent, Canterbury, England


• 2021 International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) Conference Speaker (July 25–29) – “Citizenship as a Conduit for Flourishing in Philippians,” in the Paul and Pauline Literature program unit, University of Kent, Canterbury, England


• 2021 Tyndale Fellowship Conference 2020 Conference Speaker (June 23 – 25) – “Citizenship as a Conduit for Flourishing in Philippians,” Virtual Conference


• 2021 Southeast Region Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) Annual Conference Speaker (March 19–20) – “The Reception History of Phil 3:2–3a in Dialogue with Mark D. Nanos,” hosted by Charleston Southern University (Charleston, SC)


• 2021 Southeastern Symposium of Biblical Scholarship – (March 19) – “The Reception History of Phil 3:2–3a in Dialogue with Mark D. Nanos” hosted by Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS), Wake Forest, NC


• 2021 Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Commission for the Study of Religion (SECSOR) AAR History of Christianity Conference Speaker (March 12–14) – “The Reception History of Phil 3:2–3a in Dialogue with Mark D. Nanos” at Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL


• 2020 Annual/National Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) Conference Speaker – (Dec. 02, 2020) – “Reception, Rediscovery, and Reimagination: Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis and Luke 16:19-31,” in the Gospel of Luke Program Unit, Boston, MA


• 2020 Annual/National Meeting of the Institute for Biblical Research (IBR) Conference Speaker – (Dec. 02, 2020) – “The Reception History of Phil 3:2–3a in Dialogue with Mark D. Nanos,” in the Early Christian Judaism Group, Boston, MA


• 2020 Tyndale Fellowship Conference 2020 Conference Speaker (June 29 – July 01, 2020) – “Citizenship as a Conduit for Flourishing in Philippians,” High Leigh Conference Centre, Lord Street, Hoddesdon, Herts EN11 8SG


• Southeastern Symposium of Biblical Scholarship – (April 16, 2020) – “Pauline Pneumatology in Philippians: Salvation, Solidarity, and Service” in Wake Forest, NC


• 2020 Southeast Region Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) Annual Conference Speaker (March 20, 2020) Anderson University (Anderson, SC)


• 2020 Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Commission for the Study of Religion (SECSOR) SBL NT Conference Speaker (Feb. 28, 2020) – “The Rediscovery of Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis and its Subsequent Effect on the Reception of Luke 16:19-31” at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA


• 2019 Annual/National Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) Conference Speaker (Nov. 25, 2019) – “CONCEPTIONS OF HUMAN FLOURISHING: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN THE NEW TESTAMENT, J. H. CONE, AND MARVEL’S BLACK PANTHER,” in the Bible and Popular Culture program unit, San Diego, CA


• 2019 National Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS), Conference Speaker (Nov. 22, 2019) – “Pauline Pneumatology in Philippians: Redemption, Fellowship, and Service” in the Pauline Studies group, San Diego, CA


• 2019 International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) Conference Speaker (July 05) – “THE REDISCOVERY OF CODEX BEZAE CANTABRIGIENSIS AND ITS SUBSEQUENT EFFECT ON THE RECEPTION OF LUKE 16:19-31,” in the Synoptic Gospels program unit,  Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, Italy


• 2019 International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) Conference Speaker (July 03) – “Pauline Pneumatology in Philippians: Redemption, Fellowship, and Service.” in the Paul and Pauline Literature program unit, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, Italy


• 2019 Eastern Region Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) Annual Conference Speaker (April 5–6) –  “Pauline Pneumatology in Philippians: Redemption, Fellowship, and Service,” Liberty University (LU, Lynchburg, VA)


• 2019 Southeast Region Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) Annual Conference Speaker (March 15–16) –  “Pauline Pneumatology in Philippians: Redemption, Fellowship, and Service,” North Greenville University (NGU, Tigerville, SC)


• 2019 Southwest Region Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) Annual Conference Speaker (March 8–9) –  **”Pauline Pneumatology in Philippians: Redemption, Fellowship, and Service,” New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS, New Orleans, LA); **my paper won 2nd place in the student paper competition


• 2018 National Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS), Conference Speaker (Nov 15, 2018) – “Living and Dying Well in Philippians: A Comparative Analysis of Ancient Sources,” in the Pauline Studies program unit, Denver, CO


• 2018 International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) Conference Speaker (July 30-Aug. 03) – “Living and Dying Well in the First Century CE: A Comparative Analysis Between Philippians and Egyptian Sources,” in the EABS Comparative Methodologies program unit, University of Helsinki, Finland


• 2018 Knoxville Theology Symposium (KTS) Conference Speaker (April 28) – “Does Jesus Want Christians to Be Pacifists? Sanctification and the Cosmic Influence of Satan,” in the Biblical Studies program unit (Peter Gentry, SBTS, presiding), Knoxville, TN


• 2018 Southeast Region Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) Annual Conference Speaker (March 23) – **”PHILIPPIANS: PAUL’S EPISTLE OF CHRISTIAN UNITY,” Charleston Southern University (CSU, Charleston, SC); **my paper won 3rd place in the student paper competition


• 2018 Southeast Region Evangelical Philosophical Society (EPS) Annual Conference Speaker (March 23) –  “SAINT PETER AS ‘SYMPRESBYTEROS’: MIMETIC DESIRE, DISCIPLESHIP, AND EDUCATION,” Charleston Southern University (CSU, Charleston, SC)


• 2017 National Evangelical Theological Society’s (ETS) Annual Conference Speaker (Nov. 17) – “Joy and Human Flourishing: A Comparative Analysis of Ancient Sources,” in the Pauline Studies program unit, Providence, RI


• 2017 Eastern Region Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) Annual Conference Speaker (March 31) – “LIVING IS CHRIST AND DYING IS GAIN: PAUL’S REIMAGINING OF HUMAN FLOURISHING IN PHILIPPIANS,” Lancaster Bible College (Lancaster, PA)


• 2017 Southeast Region Evangelical Philosophical Society (EPS) Annual Conference Speaker (March 17) – “HUMAN FLOURISHING AS DISCIPLESHIP: RENÉ GIRARD AND MIMETIC DESIRE,” Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (SBTS, Louisville, KY)


• 2017 Southeast Region Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) Annual Conference Speaker (March 17–18) – **”LIVING IS CHRIST AND DYING IS GAIN: PAUL’S REIMAGINING OF HUMAN FLOURISHING IN PHILIPPIANS,” Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (SBTS, Louisville, KY); **my paper won 1st place out of over 250 attendees in the student paper competition and was published in SBJT 22.4 (2018): 7–31


• 2017 Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Commission for the Study of Religion (SECSOR: SBL/AAR/ASOR) Conference Speaker (March 04) – “The ‘Bad’ Samaritan? A View of the Economics of Radical Generosity from Luke 10:25–37,” in the Bible and Modern Culture program unit (SBL/AAR), Raleigh, NC


• Finalist in the International 2016 Intersect Project Ph.D. Student Challenge Symposium Presented by the Kern Family Foundation and Hosted by Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (June 02) – “The ‘Bad’ Samaritan? A View of the Economics of Radical Generosity from Luke 10:25–37”


• 2016 Eastern Region Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) Annual Conference Speaker (April 1) – **”Family as Mission: A Biblical Theology of the Purpose for Marriage and Family,” Liberty University (Lynchburg, VA); **my paper won 2nd place in the student paper competition


• 2016 Southeastern Region Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) Annual Conference Speaker (March 18) – “A RHETORICAL ANALYSIS OF PHILIPPIANS: PAUL’S ARTLESS, FREE-FLOWING STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS OR ARTISTIC, LITERARY PRODUCTION?,” Columbia International University (Columbia, SC)


• 2016 Southeastern Region Evangelical Philosophical Society (EPS) Annual Conference Speaker (March 18) – “THE HERMENEUTIC AND ESCHATOLOGY OF SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS,” Columbia International University (Columbia, SC)


• 2015 National Evangelical Theological Society’s (ETS) Annual Conference Speaker (Nov. 18) – “”Family as Mission: A Biblical Theology of the Purpose for Marriage and Family,” in the main session, Atlanta, GA


• Finalist in the National 2015 Young Scholars Ph.D. Student Competition (July 10) at the Land Center for Cultural Engagement – “THE ECONOMICS OF DEATH: THE NEW TESTAMENT, BLACK DEATH, AND CONTEMPORARY CONSIDERATIONS” (SWBTS, Ft. Worth, TX)


• 2015 Southeast Region Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) Annual Conference Speaker (March 28) – **”THE REDISCOVERY OF CODEX BEZAE CANTABRIGIENSIS AND ITS SUBSEQUENT EFFECT ON THE RECEPTION OF LUKE 16:19–31,” Luther Rice University (Lithonia, GA); my paper won 1st place in the student paper competition


• 2014 Southeast Region ETS Conference Speaker – “The Gospel According to Abraham: Galatians 3:8 and an Approach to the Pauline Understanding of the Great Commission,” Samford University – Beeson Divinity School (Birmingham, AL)


• 2011 Southeast Region ETS Conference Speaker – “A Biblical Theology of Marriage and Family,” Luther Rice University (Lithonia, GA)