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Published Student Dissertations
I am committed to training doctoral students for vocations both within and outside the academy. I have served as director, co-director, or reader on over 20 dissertations in the US, UK, and Australia. Listed below are the published dissertations on which I have served as director or co-director.
Ruben Bredenhof, Failure and Prospect: Lazarus and the Rich Man (Luke 16:19-31) in the Context of Luke-Acts (Library of New Testament Studies 603; London: Bloomsbury/T&T Clark, 2016).
Zechariah Eberhart, Between Script and Scripture: Performance Criticism and Mark's Characterization of the Disciples (Biblical Interpretation Series 220; Leiden: Brill, 2024).
Along with Prof. Steve Walton, I served as co-director for this doctoral thesis at St. Mary's University (Twickenham, London) between 2013 and 2016.
I directed this dissertation at Loyola University Chicago between 2021 and 2023. Zach's work was awarded "Dissertation of the Year" within the humanities division of Loyola's graduate school for the 2022-2023 academic year. Zach defended this dissertation with distinction in the spring of 2023.
Jonathan W. Bryant, Compassion and the Characterization of the Markan Jesus (Biblical Interpretation Series 223; Leiden: Brill, 2024).
Scott K. Brevard, Jesus, the Temple, and Early Christian Memory (Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2025).
I directed this dissertation at Loyola University Chicago between 2020 and 2023. Jon defended his dissertation with distinction in the spring of 2023.
I directed this dissertation at Loyola University Chicago between 2020 and 2024. Scott defended his dissertation in the spring of 2024.
Eric Zito, The Beloved Disciple in Performance: Rhetoric, Delivery, Proximity, and Johannine Discipleship (Biblical Interpretation Series; Leiden: DeGruyter/Brill, forthcoming 2026).
I directed this dissertation at Loyola University Chicago between 2022 and 2025. Eric defended his dissertation with distinction in the spring of 2025.
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