Education

• B.A. in Mathematics Education, University of Florida, 1972.
• M.Div., Th.M., Western Conservative Baptist Seminary, 1976, 1978.
• Th.D., Ph.D., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1984.
• Honorary Research Fellow, W. F. Albright Institute, Jerusalem, for Archaeological Research. Fall 1992.
• Project Research: "The Vineyard and the Cultus: A Study in the Socio-Cultic Implications of Bronze and Iron Age Viticulture and Vinification." Following the completion of the Numbers Commentary and the Intro to Biblical Archaeology for Broadman, I plan to continue research toward the completion of a book on this subject.

Teaching Experience

• Teaching Fellow, Contract Teacher, Old Testament & Hebrew, Western Conservative Baptist Seminary, 1976-78.
• Contract Instructor, Biblical Archaeology, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Part-time Fall 1982, Full-time 1983-86.
• Professor of Biblical Archaeology, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1986-2000.
• Professor of Old Testament and Archaeology, NOBTS, 2000-present

Teaching Specializations

• 100500 Historical Geography of Bible Lands
• 100501 History and Philosophy of Judaism
• 100505 Jewish Holy Days
• 100502 Dead Sea Scrolls
• 100504 Archaeological Methods and Techniques
• 100601 Archaeology and the New Testament
• 100602 Early Races and Cultures of the Ancient Near East
• 100603 Syro-Palestinian Archaeology and the Old Testament
• 100514 Biblical Aramaic
• 100800 Dead Sea Scrolls
• 100802 International Relations and Foreign Policy in the Ancient Near East
• 100803 Studies in Syro-Palestinian Archaeology
• 100804 Studies in Greco-Roman Archaeology
• 100805 Readings in Northwest Semitic Literature
• 200629 Research Techniques and Project Design

Ministry Experience

• Supply preaching
• January Bible Studies
• Passover Seders
• Ancient Israel Studies, in churches in LA, MS, OR, FL, AL, GA 1977-present
• Supply Preaching -- OR, WA, FL, LA, MS, AL, TN 1976-present
• Youth Ministry -- First Baptist Church Ormond Beach, FL Summer 1979
• Youth Ministry -- First Baptist Church Milwaukie, OR 1976-79
• Church Treasurer -- Gentilly Baptist Church, NOLA 1987-present
• Deacon -- Gentilly Baptist Church, NOLA 1983-present
• Sunday School Teacher -- Children, Youth, Singles, and all Adult Ages, 1971-present
• Lecturer in Biblical Backgrounds & Archaeology throughout the Southeastern USA, including churches and synagogues in the New Orleans area, 1980-present

Presentations

• "The Structure of the Book of Numbers," Society of Biblical Literature Regional Meeting, Dallas, TX, March 1998.
• "The Structure and Theology of the Book of Numbers," Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, Nov 1998.
• "Balaam in Context: Recurrent Themes and Literary Structures in the Balaam Oracles and the Book of Numbers," Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, November 2000.

Professional Societies

• American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) 1981-present
• Corporate Rep. for NOBTS
• Senior Research Fellow at W.F. Albright Institute Fall 1992
• Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) 1982-present
• Near Eastern Archaeological Society 1989-present
• Evangelical Theological Society, 1978-present

See also Americal Schools of Oriental Research @ www.asor.org