I have taught a range of units in biblical studies at NTC since 2018, including Greek and Hebrew, Introduction to Biblical Studies, Biblical Backgrounds, Torah, Contextualising Scripture and Jesus and the Gospels. In 2023, I completed my PhD, defending a thesis entitled “Shaping Text Through Song: The Influence of Singing Upon Processes of Textual Interpretation and Variation in the Dead Scrolls,” which is soon to be published in Brill’s STDJ series. My primary research interests revolve around the textual history of the Bible, singing and liturgy in Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity, and the implications of Dead Sea Scrolls research for biblical studies and the interpretation of scripture.
In 2022 I spent two months at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, fulfilling the Matlow scholarship at the Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature. This resulted in a paper on Singing and Meditation in the Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice, soon to be published as part of an International Organization for Qumran Studies conference proceedings volume. I have also published on the topic of psalms, prayer and liturgy in the Dead Sea Scrolls and biblical literature. My research interests over the years have spanned music and prophecy, Christian ethics (violence, Just War and pacifism), early church organisation, and scriptural reflection on questions of time and divine knowledge.
Prior to returning to academia full time, I spent a number of years working as a musician and in ministry in local church and inner-city contexts, working particularly in the areas of leading musical worship and theological training. I continue to write, produce and release music independently.
