Education

• Honorary Visiting Scholar, Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1995-96
• Ph.D., Hebrew and Old Testament, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1982
• M.Div., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1978
• B.A., Bible, Blue Mountain College, 1975

Teaching Experience

• Adjunct Professor, Evangelical Theological College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Summer 2004
• Adjunct Professor, West Africa Theological Seminary, Lagos, Nigeria, Summer, 2003
• Guest Lecturer, Old Testament Week, Jos ECWA Theological Seminary, Jos, Nigeria, Spring, 2003
• Adjunct Professor, Evangelical Theological College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Summer 2002
• Adjunct Professor, Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Summer 2002
• Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1989-present
• Associate Professor of Religion, William Carey College on the Coast, 1980-89
• Teaching Fellow to Dr. Waylon Bailey, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1978-79

Teaching Specializations

• Pentateuchal Literature, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1994-present
• Literary/Narrative Analysis, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1994 - present

Ministry Experience

• Cell Group Section Leader, Celebration Church, 2002-2003
• Cell Group Leader, Celebration Church, 1997-2003
• Interim pastor, Central Baptist Mission, Nov. 1996-May 1997
• Interim co-pastor, First United Baptist Church, Feb. 1995-June 95
• Interim co-pastor, Central Faith in Action Baptist Churches, Aug. 1994-Feb. 1995
• Chaplain, Mississippi Army National Guard, 1984-1991
• Interim pastor, Bay Vista Baptist, Biloxi, MS, Nov. 1988-Mar. 1989
• Interim pastor, North Long Beach Baptist, Long Beach, MS, Jan.-Aug. 1987
• Youth Minister (part-time), Metairie Baptist Church, Metairie, LA, 1976-78
• Pastor, Centerville Missionary Baptist, Mantachie, MS, 1972-75
• Pastor (part-time), Jackson’s Camp Missionary Baptist, Tishomingo, MS 1971-72

Publications

Books

• "Noah: Sot or Saint? Genesis 9:20-27." In The Way of Wisdom: Essays in Honor of Bruce K. Waltke. Ed. J. I. Packer and Sven K. Soderlund, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000: 36-60.
• Acknowledgment for reading and exegetical critique of manuscript in the book Leap Over a Wall: Earthy Spirituality by Eugene H. Peterson, New York: Harper San Francisco, 1997

Articles

• "Amos 5:26: A Challenge to Reading and Interpretation," The Theological Educator (Fall 1995)
• "Rendering the Radical God: The Theology of Hosea," The Theological Educator (Fall 1993)
• "When Will We Repent?" The Theological Educator (Fall 1993)
• "Isaiah: The Man in Text and Tradition," The Theological Educator 44 (Fall 1991)
• "David’s Census," Mercer Dictionary of the Bible, 1990, Mercer Univ. Press
• "Great Assembly," Mercer Dictionary of the Bible, 1990, Mercer Univ. Press
• "Javan," Mercer Dictionary of the Bible, 1990, Mercer Univ. Press
• "Joy," Mercer Dictionary of the Bible, 1990, Mercer Univ. Press
• "Laughter," Mercer Dictionary of the Bible, 1990, Mercer Univ. Press
• "Lot," Mercer Dictionary of the Bible, 1990, Mercer Univ. Press
• "Mount Moriah," Mercer Dictionary of the Bible, 1990, Mercer Univ. Press
• "Oholah Oholibah," Mercer Dictionary of the Bible, 1990, Mercer Univ. Press
• "Queen of Heaven," Mercer Dictionary of the Bible, 1990, Mercer Univ. Press
• "Shame," Mercer Dictionary of the Bible, 1990, Mercer Univ. Press
• "Give Your Best to God" Malachi 1:6-14 The Theological Educator (Fall 1987)
• "Censer," Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible, 2000, Wm. B. Eerdmans
• "Mandrake," Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible, 2000, Wm. B. Eerdmans
• "Pitch," Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible, 2000, Wm. B. Eerdmans
• "Potiphar," Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible, 2000, Wm. B. Eerdmans
• "Snuffers," Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible, 2000, Wm. B. Eerdmans
• "Terah," Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible, 2000, Wm. B. Eerdmans
• "Zelophehad," Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible, 2000, Wm. B. Eerdmans

Reviews

• 2002 A review of Jacob Milgrom, Leviticus 17-22: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary and Leviticus 23-27: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. Review of Biblical Literature [http://www.bookreviews.org].
• 1997 A review of A Cumulative Index to the Grammar and Syntax of Biblical Hebrew composed by Frederic Clarke Putnam (Eisenbrauns, 1996). The Theological Educator 56 (Fall 1997)
• A review of Hosea by G. I. Davies (William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1992). The Theological Educator 55 (Spring 1997)
• 1996 A review of Biblical Hebrew: An Introductory Grammar by Page H. Kelley (William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1992), A Handbook to Biblical Hebrew: An Introductory Grammar by Page H. Kelley, Terry L. Burden, and Timothy G. Crawford (William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1994), Interpreting Hebrew Poetry by David L. Petersen and Kent Harold Richards (Fortress Press, 1992). The Theological Educator 54 (Fall 1996)
• 1995 A review of Worldviews in Conflict: Choosing Christianity in a World of Ideas by Ronald H. Nash (Zondervan Publishing House, 1992), Dictionary of Modern Theological German edited by Helmut W. Ziefle (Baker Book House, 1992) The Theological Educator 51 (Spring 1995)
• 1994 A review of Leviticus 1-16: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary, The Anchor Bible, vol. 3 by Jacob Milgrom (Doubleday, 1991). The Theological Educator 49 (Spring 1994)
• 1992 A review of Analytical Key to the Old Testament, vol. 3, Ezra-Song of Solomon by John Joseph Owens (Baker Book House, 1991), Old Testament Parsing Guide: Genesis-Esther by Todd S. Beall and William A. Banks (Moody Press, 1986), Old Testament Parsing Guide: Job-Malachi by Todd S. Beall, William A. Banks and Colin Smith (Moody Press, 1990), A Reader’s Hebrew-English Lexicon of the Old Testament: Four Volumes in One by Terry A. Armstrong, Douglas L. Busby, and Cyril F. Carr (Zondervan Publishing House, 1989). The Theological Educator 46 (Fall 1992)
• 1990 A review of Home Cell Groups and House Churches by C. Kirk Hadaway, Francis M. Dubose, and Stuart A. Wright (Broadman Press, 1987). The Theological Educator 41 (Spring 1990)
• 1988 A review of The NIV Study Bible edited by Kenneth Barker (Zondervan Bible Publishers, 1985). The Theological Educator 38 (Fall 1988)
• 1987 A review of Letters of Francis A. Schaeffer: Spiritual Reality in the Personal Christian Life edited by Lane T. Dennis (Crossway Books, 1985). Perspectives in Religious Studies 14 (Fall 1987)

Presentations

• "Noah and Nakedness in the Old Testament: Terms, Syntagms, Imagery, and Domain." Evangelical Theological Society, 54th Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, November 22, 2002.
• "The Characterization of Noah and Genesis 9:20-27." Evangelical Theological Society, 52nd Annual Meeting, Nashville, November 16, 2000.
• "Noah the Sot or Noah the Saint? Genesis 9:20-27." Evangelical Theological Society, Southwest Regional Meeting, New Orleans, March 27, 1999.

Professional Organizations

• Society of Biblical Literature 1992-present
• Evangelical Theological Society 1998-present