Education

PhD in Theology, University of Nottingham (2017–20)

MRes in Theology, University of Nottingham (2016–17)

BA (Hons) in Theology and Religious Studies, University of Nottingham (2013–16)

 

Blog Posts

    Publications

    Edited Volumes

    Unnamed and Uncredited: Anonymous Figures in the Biblical World.” Co-edited with Susannah Rees.

     

    Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

    Perceptions of Power: Purple in Archaic Greek, Ancient Mesopotamian Inscriptions, and the Hebrew Bible.” AVAR 1 (2022): 283–311. Open Access.

    Dressing Daniel: Identity Formation and Embodiment in Daniel 1-6.JAJ 13 (2022): 1–26. Co-Authored with Laura Quick. Open Access.

    Clothing, Conformity and Power: Garment Imagery in the Book of Esther.” VT (2021): 1–21. Co-Authored with Laura Quick. Open Access.

    Cognitive Linguistics and Chromatic Language: Applying Modern Theories of Colour Perception to the Hebrew Bible.” SJOT 35 (2021): 230–241.

    Uncovering the Dead, Dethroning the King: Divine Embodiment in 1 Samuel 28.” HebStud 62 (2021) 97–115. Co-Authored with Joseph Scales.

     

    Invited Chapters in Edited Volumes

    “Dressing Benjaminites, Defining Kingship: Dress as a Royal Prerogative for the Tribe of Benjamin.” In Dress and Hermeneutics and the Hebrew Bible: ‘Let Your Garments Always Be Bright”. Edited by Antonios Finitsis. London: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2022.

    Giving Gold, Spices and Stones: A Closer Look at the Queen of Sheba’s Gift to King Solomon.” HebStud 63 (2022): 13–35.

    Memberships

    Society of Biblical Literature

    Society of Old Testament Studies

    European Association of Biblical Studies

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