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		Office Hours Tuesday 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Wednesday 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Current Course Schedule RLST 135 MW- 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM  BrC 1 RLST 163 MW- 12:00 PM - 1:10 PM  BrC 1

Educational Background

B.A., Haverford College; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University

Teaching Interests

• Jewish studies, particularly Judaism in the Second Temple and early rabbinic periods
• Origins of Christianity and its development before the time of Constantine

Research Interests

• Involvement of gentiles in Jewish social and religious life
• Influence of Roman political thought on the development of early Christianity
• Jewish/Christian relations

Selected Professional Activities

• Member, Executive Board, American Academy of Religion, western region.
• Presentations to synagogues and churches on issues related to Judaism and Jewish-Christian relations.

Selected Research and Publications

• "Excavating Jesus, Finding Christ," Review of Biblical Literature 3 (2003)
• "The List of Nations in Acts 2: Roman Ideology and the Lucan Response," Journal of Biblical Literature 121 (2002)
• "Jewish Involvement in Ancient Civic Life: The Case of Aphrodisias," (forthcoming).
• "Prophesying with a Pen," Review of Biblical Literature 2 (2000) 45-64.
• "The Making of a Jew. ‘God-Fearer' or Convert in the Story of Izates." Union Seminary Quarterly Review 44 (1990) 299-313.

Selected Awards

• Faculty Research Grant, Claremont McKenna College, 2001.
• Claremont McKenna College, Gould Center for the Humanities, Summer Research Fellow, 1999, 2001.
• Claremont Graduate University, Humanities Electronic Media Project; supporting the use of technology in the classroom, 2000.
• Salo and Jeanette Baron Dissertation Prize, Columbia University, 1992 (nominated).
• Fellow of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Columbia University, 1983-1984.