Matthew J. Grey Curriculum Vitae (2000-2020)

Office Address: 275G Building Office Phone: (801) 422-2441 University Email: [email protected] Provo, Utah 84602

EDUCATION Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Religious Studies (2006-2011) Major Concentration: Archaeology and the History of Ancient Judaism Minor Concentration: New Testament Dissertation: Jewish Priests and the Social History of Post-70 Palestine (Honors) Diss. Committee: Jodi Magness (Advisor), Eric Meyers, Bart Ehrman, Joel Marcus, & Evyatar Marienberg

M.St. University of Oxford, Christ Church: Jewish Studies (2005-2006) Concentration: Second Temple Judaism Dissertation: The Development of the Priestly Blessing in the Second Temple Period Dissertation Advisor: Martin Goodman

M.A. Andrews University: Religious Studies (2003-2005) Major Concentration: Archaeology and the History of Antiquity Minor Concentration: New Testament Greek Thesis: The Legacy of the Jerusalem Temple in the Development of Synagogue Liturgy and Architecture Thesis Committee: Randall Younker (Advisor), David Merling, & Richard Davidson

B.A. : Near Eastern Studies (2000-2003)

Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Hebrew Ulpan (2001)

EMPLOYMENT/TEACHING EXPERIENCE Brigham Young University, Religious Education (2011-Present) Associate Professor, Department of Ancient Scripture Rel A 121: (1 Nephi 1–Alma 29) Rel A 122: Book of Mormon (Alma 30–Moroni 10) Rel A 211: New Testament (Gospels) Rel A 212: New Testament (Acts–Revelation) Rel A 250: Jesus Christ and the Everlasting Gospel Affiliate Faculty, Ancient Near Eastern Studies ANES 353R: Huqoq Archaeological Field School ANES 390R: Directed Readings in Ancient Near Eastern Studies ANES 395R: Archaeology of New Testament Palestine ANES 495: Senior Seminar in Ancient Near Eastern Studies Affiliate Faculty, BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies NES 336R: Ancient Near Eastern Studies

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dept. of Religious Studies (2006-2011) Graduate Teaching Fellow Reli 106: Early Judaism Reli 110: Archaeology of New Testament Palestine Reli 235: Sacred Space and Ritual in Early Judaism and Christianity Teaching Assistant Reli 103: Introduction to Hebrew Bible (Bart Ehrman) Reli 104: Introduction to New Testament (Bart Ehrman) Reli 106: Early Judaism (Jodi Magness) Reli 110: Archaeology of New Testament Palestine (Jodi Magness) UNC-Chapel Hill/Duke University, LDS Institute of Religion (2006-2011) Part Time Instructor Rel A 211: New Testament (Gospels) Rel A 212: New Testament (Acts–Revelation) Rel A 301: Old Testament (Genesis–1 Kings) Rel A 302: Old Testament (2 Kings–Malachi) Rel A 304: Writings of Isaiah Rel A 327: Pearl of Great Price

Brigham Young University, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages (2006) Part Time Instructor Heb 132: Biblical Hebrew

University of Oxford, LDS Institute of Religion (2005-2006) Part Time Instructor Rel A 302: Old Testament (2 Kings–Malachi)

Brigham Young University, Department of Ancient Scripture (2004-2009) Part Time Summer Instructor Rel A 121: Book of Mormon (1 Nephi–Alma 29) Rel A 211: New Testament (Gospels)

University of Notre Dame, LDS Institute of Religion (2004-2005) Part Time Instructor Rel A 511: Johannine Writings

Andrews University, Institute of Archaeology (2003-2005) Assistant to the Curator, Horn Archaeological Museum Editorial Assistant, Near East Archaeological Society Bulletin Periodical Review Editor, Near East Archaeological Society Bulletin

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND FELLOWSHIPS Associate Research Fellow, W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research (2017-Present)

Society of Biblical Literature (2005-Present)

American Schools of Oriental Research (2005-Present)

Association for Jewish Studies (2015-2016)

North American Patristics Society (2010-2011)

Near East Archaeological Society (2004-2005)

ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD WORK Huqoq Excavation Project and Field School; Galilee, Israel (2011-Present) Position: Senior Staff–Area Supervisor (Synagogue) Directors: Jodi Magness and Shua Kisilevitz

Givati Car Park Excavations; Jerusalem, Israel (2009) Position: Staff and Registration Directors: Doron Ben-Ami and Yana Tchekhanovich

Tall Jalul Excavations; Madaba Plains Project, Jordan (2004-2005) Position: Square Supervisor Directors: Randall Younker and David Merling et-Tell/“Bethsaida” Excavations; Galilee, Israel (2001) Position: Square Supervisor Directors: Rami Arav and Richard Freund

ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS Peer Reviewed Journal Articles Jodi Magness, Shua Kisilevitz, Matthew Grey, Dennis Mizzi, Jocelyn Burney, Karen Britt, and Ra’anan Boustan. “Huqoq–2019: Preliminary Report.” Excavations and Surveys in Israel (Hadashot Arkheologiyot) 132 (2020). [Accepted and Forthcoming]

Jodi Magness, Shua Kisilevitz, Matthew Grey, Dennis Mizzi, Karen Britt, and Ra’anan Boustan, “Die Antike Synagogue in Huqoq im Israelischen Galiläa.” Antike Welt 1/2020: 74–83.

Jodi Magness, Shua Kisilevitz, Matthew Grey, Dennis Mizzi, Karen Britt, and Ra’anan Boustan, “Inside the Huqoq Synagogue.” Biblical Archaeology Review 45.3 (2019): 24–38.

Jodi Magness, Shua Kisilevitz, Matthew Grey, Dennis Mizzi, Karen Britt, and Ra’anan Boustan, “Biblical Narratives on the Mosaic Floor of the Synagogue at Huqoq: Interim Report for the 2011–2017 Excavation Seasons.” Qadmoniot 158 (2018): 66–83. [Hebrew]

Jodi Magness, Shua Kisilevitz, Matthew Grey, Dennis Mizzi, et al. “The Huqoq Excavation Project: 2014-2017 Interim Report.” Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 380 (November 2018): 61–131.

Jodi Magness, Shua Kisilevitz, Matthew Grey, Dennis Mizzi, and Karen Britt. “Huqoq–2017: Preliminary Report.” Excavations and Surveys in Israel (Hadashot Arkheologiyot) 130 (2018).

Jodi Magness, Shua Kisilevitz, Matthew Grey, Dennis Mizzi, and Karen Britt. “Huqoq–2016: Preliminary Report.” Excavations and Surveys in Israel (Hadashot Arkheologiyot) 129 (2017).

Jodi Magness, Shua Kisilevitz, Matthew Grey, Dennis Mizzi, and Karen Britt. “Huqoq–2015: Preliminary Report.” Excavations and Surveys in Israel (Hadashot Arkheologiyot) 128 (2016).

Jodi Magness, Shua Kisilevitz, Matthew Grey, Chad Spigel, and Brian Coussens. “Huqoq–2014: Preliminary Report.” Excavations and Surveys in Israel (Hadashot Arkheologiyot) 127 (2015).

Thomas A. Wayment and Matthew J. Grey, “Jesus Followers in Pompeii: The Christianos Graffito and ‘Hotel of the Christians’ Reconsidered.” Journal of the Jesus Movement in its Jewish Setting 2 (2015): 102–146.

Jodi Magness, Shua Kisilevitz, Karen Britt, Matthew Grey and Chad Spigel, “Huqoq (Lower Galilee) and its Synagogue Mosaics: Preliminary Report on the Excavations of 2011-13.” Journal of Roman Archaeology 27 (2014): 327–355.

Jodi Magness, Shua Kisilevitz, Matthew Grey, Chad Spigel, and Brian Coussens. “Huqoq–2013: Preliminary Report.” Excavations and Surveys in Israel (Hadashot Arkheologiyot) 126 (2014).

Matthew J. Grey, “‘The Redeemer to Arise from the House of Dan’: Samson, Apocalypticism, and Messianic Hopes in Late Antique Galilee.” Journal for the Study of Judaism 44.4 (2013): 553–589.

Matthew J. Grey with Jodi Magness. “Finding Samson in Byzantine Galilee: The 2011-2012 Excavations at Huqoq.” Studies in the Bible and Antiquity 5 (2013): 1–30.

Jodi Magness, Shua Kisilevitz, Matthew Grey, Chad Spigel, and Brian Coussens. “Huqoq–2012: Preliminary Report.” Excavations and Surveys in Israel (Hadashot Arkheologiyot) 125 (2013). Peer Reviewed Book Chapters Matthew J. Grey, “The Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman Periods.” In A Latter-day Saint Guide to the Bible. Edited by Taylor Petrey, Eric Eliason, and Cory Crawford. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Accepted and Forthcoming]

Matthew J. Grey and Mark D. Ellison, “Jewish and Christian Imagery in Ritual Settings.” In The Oxford Handbook of Roman Imagery and Iconography. Edited by Nathan T. Elkins and Lea Cline. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Under Contract and Forthcoming]

Matthew J. Grey, “Priests, Community Leadership, and Synagogue Gatherings in the Second Temple Period.” In The Synagogue in Ancient Palestine: Current Issues and Emerging Trends. Edited by Rick Bonnie, Raimo Hakola, and Ulla Tervahauta. Göttingen: Vandenhoek & Ruprecht. [Accepted and Forthcoming]

Matthew J. Grey, “Approaching Egyptian Papyri through Biblical Language: Joseph Smith’s Use of Hebrew in his Translation of the Book of Abraham.” In Producing Ancient Scripture: Joseph Smith's Translation Projects in the Development of Mormon Christianity. Edited by Mark Ashurst-McGee, Michael Hubbard Mackay, and Brian Hauglid. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. [Accepted and Forthcoming]

Matthew J. Grey, “Priestly Divination and Illuminating Stones in Second Temple Judaism.” In The Prophetic Voice at Qumran: The Leonardo Museum Conference on the Dead Sea Scrolls, 11-12 April 2014. Edited by Donald W. Parry, Stephen D. Ricks, and Andrew C. Skinner. Leiden: Brill, 2017. pp. 21-57.

Matthew J. Grey and Chad S. Spigel, “Huqoq in the Late Hellenistic and Early Roman Periods.” In Galilee in the Late Second Temple and Mishnaic Periods 100 BCE-200 CE: Volume 2: The Archaeological Record from Cities, Towns, and Villages. Edited by David A. Fiensy and James Riley Strange. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2015. pp. 359–375.

Matthew J. Grey, “‘The Word of the Lord in the Original’: Joseph Smith’s Study of Hebrew in Kirtland.” In Approaching Antiquity: Joseph Smith and the Ancient World. Edited by Lincoln H. Blumell, Matthew J. Grey and Andrew H. Hedges. Provo, UT: BYU , 2015. pp. 239–291.

Matthew J. Grey, “Simon Peter in Capernaum: An Archaeological Survey of the First Century Village.” In The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle. Edited by Frank F. Judd, Jr., Eric D. Huntsman, and Shon D. Hopkin. Provo, UT: BYU Religious Studies Center, 2014. pp. 27–66.

Matthew J. Grey, “Latter-day Saint Perceptions of Jewish Apostasy in the Time of Jesus.” In Standing Apart: Mormon Historical Consciousness and the Concept of Apostasy. Edited by Miranda Wilcox and John D. Young. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014. pp. 147–173. [Recipient of the John Whitmer Historical Association’s Best Anthology Award in 2015.]

Matthew J. Grey, “‘Beholdest Thou…The Priests and The Levites’ (JST Matthew 7:4).” In The Sermon on the Mount in Latter-day Scripture. Edited by Gaye Strathearn, Thomas A. Wayment, and Daniel L. Belnap. Provo, UT: BYU Religious Studies Center, 2010. pp. 173–201.

Peer Reviewed Textbook Chapters Matthew J. Grey, “The Time of Herod the Great.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World. Edited by Kent P. Jackson. BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies, 2016. pp. 322–335.

Matthew J. Grey, “Roman Palestine after Herod the Great.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World. Edited by Kent P. Jackson. BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies, 2016. pp. 336–349.

Edited Books Lincoln H. Blumell, Matthew J. Grey, and Andrew H. Hedges, eds. Approaching Antiquity: Joseph Smith and the Ancient World. Provo, UT: BYU Religious Studies Center, 2015.

David Rolph Seely, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, and Matthew J. Grey, eds. Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament. Provo, UT: BYU Religious Studies Center, 2013.

Invited Entries Matthew J. Grey, “Book of Abraham,” “Jerusalem,” “Jesus Christ, Second Coming of,” and “Similitude.” In The Pearl of Great Price Reference Companion. Edited by Dennis Largey. Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret Book, 2017.

Matthew J. Grey and Chad Spigel, “News from the Field: Huqoq Excavation Project.” Bible Odyssey (2014).

Matthew J. Grey, “Cemeteries, Jewish.” In The Encyclopedia of Ancient History. Edited by Roger S. Bagnall, Kai Brodersen, Craige B. Champion, Andrew Erskine, and Sabine R. Huebner. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. pp. 1403–1405.

Matthew J. Grey, “Priests and Levites (Jewish).” In The Encyclopedia of Ancient History. Edited by Roger S. Bagnall, Kai Brodersen, Craige B. Champion, Andrew Erskine, and Sabine R. Huebner. Malden, MA: Wiley- Blackwell, 2013. pp. 5530–5533.

Book Reviews Matthew J. Grey, Review of Stuart S. Miller, At the Intersection of Texts and Material Finds: Stepped Pools, Stone Vessels, and Ritual Purity Among the Jews of Roman Galilee (Göttingen: Vandenhoek & Ruprecht, 2015). Review of Biblical Literature (2017).

Matthew J. Grey, Review of Pieter W. van der Horst, Studies in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity (Leiden: Brill, 2014). Review of Biblical Literature (2015).

Matthew J. Grey, Review of Michael E. Stone, Ancient Judaism: New Visions and Views (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2011). Andrews University Seminary Studies 50.1 (Spring 2012): 112–115.

Matthew J. Grey, Review of Anthony J. Tomasino, Judaism Before Jesus: The Events and Ideas and Shaped the New Testament World (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2003). Near East Archaeological Society Bulletin 55 (2010): 63–64.

ACADEMIC/CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS “The Role of Priests in Competing Views of Post-70 Jewish Society: A Comparison of Josephus’s Politeia and the Constitutional Ideology of the Early Rabbinic Movement” Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting (November 2019; San Diego, CA) Religious Competition in Late Antiquity/History and Literature of Early Rabbinic Judaism Sections

“‘The Need for Another Priest to Come’: The Epistle to the Hebrews and Competing Models of Religious Authority in Post-70 Judaism” BYU New Testament Commentary Conference (October 2019) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“The 2017-2018 Excavations at Huqoq in Israel’s Galilee” (with Jodi Magness and Dennis Mizzi) Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting (November 2018; Denver, CO) Archaeology of the Biblical World Section

“The 2017-2018 Excavations at Huqoq in Israel’s Galilee” (with Jodi Magness and Dennis Mizzi) American Schools of Oriental Research Annual Meeting (November 2018; Denver, CO) The Huqoq Excavation Project Session

“Joseph Smith’s Use of Hebrew in his Translation of the Book of Abraham” Joseph Smith Papers Conference (October 2018; Salt Lake City, Utah) Book of Abraham Insights Panel

“The 2015-2016 Excavations at Huqoq in Israel’s Galilee” (with Jodi Magness and Dennis Mizzi). Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting (November 2016; San Antonio, TX) Archaeology of the Biblical World Program Unit

“The 2015-2016 Seasons of Excavation at Huqoq” (with Jodi Magness and Dennis Mizzi). American Schools of Oriental Research Annual Meeting (November 2016; San Antonio, TX) Archaeology of Israel Section

“Jerusalem Temple Imagery in Late Ancient Synagogue Ritual, Art, and Architecture” Temple on Mount Zion Conference (November 2016) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“The Role of Jewish Priests in Early Synagogue Leadership and Worship” International Conference on The Synagogue in Ancient Palestine (September 2016) University of Helsinki

“Excavating an Ancient Jewish Village near the Sea of Galilee: 2011–2015 Seasons at Huqoq” David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies Lecture (March 2016) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“The Role of Jewish Priests in Early Synagogue Leadership and Liturgy” Association for Jewish Studies Annual Conference (December 2015; Boston, MA) The Jerusalem Temple and Priesthood in History, Memory, and Liturgy Seminar

“The Role of Jewish Priests in Early Synagogue Leadership and Liturgy” Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting (November 2015; Atlanta, GA) Levites and Priests in History and Tradition Section

“Jesus Followers in Pompeii: The Christianos Graffito and ‘Hotel of the Christians’ Reconsidered” (with Thomas A. Wayment) Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting (November 2015; Atlanta, GA) Archaeology of Religion in the Roman World Section

“The 2013-2014 Excavations at Huqoq in Israel’s Galilee” (with Jodi Magness and Chad Spigel). Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting (January 2015; New Orleans, LA) The Roman East Section

“The 2013-2014 Excavations at Huqoq in Israel’s Galilee” (with Jodi Magness and Chad Spigel). Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting (November 2014; San Diego, CA) Archaeology of Religion in the Roman World Section

“The 2013-2014 Excavations at Huqoq in Israel’s Galilee” (with Jodi Magness and Chad Spigel). American Schools of Oriental Research Annual Meeting (Nov. 2014; San Diego, CA) Archaeology of the Byzantine Near East Section

“Simon Peter in Capernaum: An Archaeological Survey of the First Century Village” Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (October 2014) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“The Latitude and Longitude: Joseph Smith’s Use of Hebrew in Nauvoo, IL (1839-1844)” Joseph Smith’s Translation Projects Conference (August 2014) Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship; Provo, UT

“Worshipping God in the Old Testament” Invited Guest Lecture (February 2014) University of Wyoming; Laramie, WY

“Excavating an Ancient Jewish Village near the Sea of Galilee” Invited Guest Lecture (February 2014) University of Wyoming; Laramie, WY

“Herodian Jerusalem and the Temple Mount” Invited Guest Lecture (February 2014) University of Wyoming; Laramie, WY

“‘The Redeemer to Arise from the House of Dan’: Samson as an Apocalyptic Image in Late Antique Galilee.” Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting (November 2013; Baltimore, MD) Early Christian and Jewish Relations Section

“‘The Word of God in the Original’: Joseph Smith’s Study of Hebrew and its Impact on His Thought and Theology.” 2013 Church History Symposium (March 2013; Salt Lake City, UT) Joseph Smith and Biblical Languages Panel

“The 2011-2012 Excavations at Huqoq/Yakuk in Israel’s Galilee” (with Jodi Magness and Chad Spigel) Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting (January 2013; Seattle, WA) The Roman East Section

“The 2011-2012 Excavations at Huqoq/Yakuk in Israel’s Galilee” (with Jodi Magness and Chad Spigel) Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting (November 2012; Chicago, IL) Archaeology of Religion in the Roman World Section

“The 2011-2012 Excavations at Huqoq/Yakuk in Israel’s Galilee” (with Jodi Magness and Chad Spigel) American Schools for Oriental Research Annual Meeting (November 2012; Chicago, IL) Reports on Current Excavations, Non-ASOR Affiliated

“Latter-day Saint Perceptions of Jewish Apostasy at the Time of Jesus” Exploring Mormon Conceptions of Apostasy Conference (March 2012) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“‘Those Who Stood in Charge of the Business (Were) the Priests:’ Using Iconography, Liturgical Features, and Inscriptions to Clarify the Social Context of the Dura Europos Synagogue” Society of Biblical Literature Rocky Mountain Regional (March 2012; Provo, UT) Studies in Post-Exilic, Intertestamental, and Late Antique Literature Panel

“The Preservation of Priestly Lineage after 70 C.E.” Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting (November 2011; San Francisco, CA) Levites and Priests in History and Tradition Section

“’Epigraphical Rabbis’ and Epigraphical Priests: Inscriptions and Social Dynamics in Late Antique Judaism” Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting (November 2010; Atlanta, GA) History and Literature of Early Rabbinic Judaism Section

“The Sermon on the Mount and the Priestly Aristocracy of the Late Second Temple Period” Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (October 2010) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“Liturgical Synagogue Architecture and Priestly Ideology in Late Antiquity” North American Patristics Society Annual Meeting (May 2010; Chicago, IL) Touching Religion in Late Antiquity Section

“Joseph and Aseneth, Hekhalot Mysticism, and Jewish-Christian Dynamics in Late Antiquity” Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting (November 2009; New Orleans, LA) Early Jewish and Christian Mysticism Section

“Epigraphic Evidence and the Role of Jewish Priests in Late Antique Palestine” American Schools for Oriental Research Annual Meeting (Nov. 2009; New Orleans, LA) Christianity and Judaism in Late Antiquity Section

“The Presence and Significance of Hanging Veils in Late Antique Synagogues” American Schools for Oriental Research Annual Meeting (November 2008; Boston, MA) Christianity and Judaism in Late Antiquity Section

“‘Jesus Blessed Them…and His Countenance Did Shine Upon Them:’ Understanding Third Nephi 19 in Light of the Priestly Blessing” Third Nephi: New Perspectives on an Incomparable Scripture Conference (Sept. 2008) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“Josephus and the First Century Synagogue” SDA Theological Seminary Scholarship Fair (April 2005) Andrews University; Berrien Springs, MI

“The Apostolic Fathers and Perceptions of Early Christian Apostasy” Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (October 2004) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

CITIZENSHIP/COMMUNITY OUTREACH PUBLICATIONS Journal and Magazine Articles Matthew J. Grey and Cory Crawford, “Forum on Faith and Biblical Scholarship: Introduction.” Studies in the Bible and Antiquity 8 (2016): 1-10.

Matthew J. Grey, “Ancient Jewish Burial Customs and the Search for the Tomb of Jesus.” In The Life of Jesus– Special Edition. Edited by Ben Nussbaum. I-5 Publishing, 2014.

Matthew J. Grey (not credited), “Antiquity and Discovery.” BYU Religious Education Review (Fall 2012): 24.

Matthew J. Grey, “Excavating an Ancient Jewish Village near the Sea of Galilee.” BYU Religious Education Review (Winter 2012): 6-7.

Matthew J. Grey, “Reflections on the Beginnings of Studia Antiqua on its Tenth Anniversary.” Studia Antiqua: A Student Journal for the Study of the Ancient World 10.1 (Fall 2011): xi-xvii.

Electronic Publications Matthew J. Grey, “Jesus’ Final Days in Jerusalem (Jesus the Christ ch. 29–32).” In James E. Talmage’s Jesus the Christ: Lecture Series. Edited by Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Thomas A. Wayment. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2015.

CITIZENSHIP/COMMUNITY OUTREACH PRESENTATIONS “Judeans in Pompeii and its Surrounding Region: Experiences of an Ethnic Minority Group in the Aftermath of the First Jewish Revolt against Rome” Leonardo Museum Lecture Series: Pompeii (February 2020) Salt Lake City, UT

“Jesus Followers in Rome and Pompeii: The Beginnings of Christianity in the Center of the Roman Empire” Leonardo Museum Lecture Series: Pompeii (February 2020) Salt Lake City, UT

“‘My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?’: Jesus and the Human Experience in the Gospel of Mark” Aspen Grove Family Camp (August 2019) Aspen Grove, UT

“The Jerusalem Temple in Scripture, History, and Archaeology” (Four Part Lecture Series) BYU Campus Education Week (August 2019) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“Jesus’s Final Week in Jerusalem: An Archaeological Survey” (Four Part Lecture Series) BYU Campus Education Week (August 2019) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“Villages in the Time of Jesus: Bethlehem, Nazareth, and Capernaum” (Three Part Lecture Series) BYU Campus Education Week (August 2019) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“Priests and Jewish Society after the Destruction of the Second Temple (70-640 CE)” Students of the Ancient Near East Symposium (March 2019) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“‘Neither Jew Nor Gentile’: Expanding Social Boundaries among the Earliest Followers of Jesus” USGA at Brigham Young University Faith Series City Library; Provo, UT

“The World of the New Testament” (Semester Course) 13th and 19th YSA Stake Institute (Winter 2019) Provo, UT

“Temple and Worship in the Old Testament” (Semester Course) 13th and 19th YSA Stake Institute (Fall 2018) Provo, UT

“Galilee in the Time of Jesus” (Four Part Lecture Series) BYU Campus Education Week (August 2018) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“Daily Life in the Time of Jesus” (Four Part Lecture Series) BYU Campus Education Week (August 2018) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“Joseph Smith’s Study of Hebrew and Its Impact on His Prophetic Ministry” (Three Part Lecture Series) BYU Campus Education Week (August 2018) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“Joseph Smith’s Study of Hebrew and his Translation of the Book of Abraham” LDS Perspectives Podcast Interview (August 2017); Provo, UT

“Judaism(s) and Messianic Expectations in the Time of Jesus” (Two Part Lecture Series) BYU Campus Education Week (August 2016) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“Jesus in his Jewish Context” (Four Part Lecture Series) BYU Campus Education Week (August 2016) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Archaeology of Qumran” (Four Part Lecture Series) BYU Campus Education Week (August 2016) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“Joseph Smith’s Study of Hebrew and its Impact on his Prophetic Teachings” Aspen Grove Family Camp (July 2016) Aspen Grove, UT

“Archaeology and Holy Week: Insights on the Upper Room, Gethsemane, and Crucifixion” BYU Department of Ancient Scripture Inservice (March 2016) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“Ancient Mosaic Discoveries” BYU Radio Interview (October 2015); Provo, UT

“The First Jewish Revolt against Rome (A.D. 66–73)” (Four Part Lecture Series) BYU Campus Education Week (August 2015) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“Herodian Jerusalem” (Two Part Lecture Series) BYU Campus Education Week (August 2015) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“Jewish Sectarianism in the Time of Jesus: (Four Part Lecture Series) BYU Campus Education Week (August 2015) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon: New Insights from the Joseph Smith Papers” Aspen Grove Family Camp (August 2015) Aspen Grove, UT

“Archaeology of New Testament Palestine” (Six Part Lecture Series) BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies Inservice (April 2015) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“Jewish Sectarianism in the Time of Jesus: Pharisees and Sadducees” The Lost Five Hundred Years: From Malachi to John the Baptist (November 2014) Adult Religious Education Course; Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“The Archaeology of Gethsemane and Crucifixion” Timpanogos 1st Women’s Unit (October 2014) Utah State Prison

“Jesus in Jerusalem” (Four Part Lecture Series) BYU Campus Education Week (August 2014) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“Jesus in Galilee” (Four Part Lecture Series) BYU Campus Education Week (August 2014) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls” (Two Part Lecture Series) BYU Campus Education Week (August 2014) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“Joseph Smith, the Teenage Prophet” Aspen Grove Family Camp (August 2014) Aspen Grove, UT

“Archaeology of New Testament Palestine” (Four Part Lecture Series) BYU Campus Education Week (August 2013) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“Joseph Smith’s Study and Use of Hebrew” (Two Part Lecture Series) BYU Campus Education Week (August 2013) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“The Old Testament in the New Testament” (Three Part Lecture Series) BYU Campus Education Week (August 2013) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“Archaeology of New Testament Palestine” (Four Part Lecture Series) Aspen Grove Family Camp (August 2013; Aspen Grove, UT) Aspen Grove, UT

“Finding Samson in Byzantine Galilee: The 2011-2012 Archaeological Excavations at Huqoq” BYU Religious Education – Friday Faculty Forum (October 2012) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“Archaeology and Jesus’ Final Week in Jerusalem” (Four Part Lecture Series) BYU Campus Education Week (August 2012) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“Jewish Sectarianism at the Time of Jesus” (Four Part Lecture Series) BYU Campus Education Week (August 2012) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“Archaeology and Jesus’ Final Week in Jerusalem” (Four Part Lecture Series) Aspen Grove Family Camp (August 2012; Aspen Grove, UT) Aspen Grove, UT

“Sea of Galilee Mosaic Discovery” BYU Radio Interview (July 2012); Provo, UT

“Jewish Priesthood after the Destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in 70 C.E.” David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies Lecture (January 2012) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

“Archaeology and Gethsemane, Crucifixion, and the Tomb of Jesus” University Forum (April 2007) Southern Virginia University; Buena Vista, VA

SCHOLARSHIPS/RESEARCH GRANTS/FUNDING David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies Research Grant (2012; 2013; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2019; 2020)

BYU Religious Studies Center Research Grant (2012; 2014; 2015; 2016)

UNC Dept. of Religious Studies Teaching Assistantship (2006-2011)

GPSF Conference Travel Award (Spring 2010)

Robert Miller Fund for Graduate Student Excellence Travel Grant (Fall 2009; 2010)

UNC Dept. of Religious Studies Perry Summer Travel Award (Summer 2009)

UNC Center for Global Initiatives Pre-Dissertation Travel Award (Summer 2009)

BYU Religious Education Graduate Research/Dissertation Grant (2007; 2008; 2009; 2010)

Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies Scholarship (2005-2006)

Oriental Institute (University of Oxford) Travel/Research Grant (2005)

Christ Church (University of Oxford) Travel/Research Grant (2005)

C-D Wittschiebe Endowment Scholarship (Andrews University; 2004-2005)

Andrews University MA Scholarship for Academic Excellence (2004-2005)

Hugh W. Nibley Fellowship (2003-4; 2004-5; 2005-6; 2006-7; 2007-8)

Horn Institute of Archaeology Graduate Assistantship (2003-2004; 2004-2005)

STUDENT MENTORING Honors Thesis, Advisor (2019-2020) Tyler Harris, Ancient Near Eastern Studies Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

Huqoq Archaeological Field School, Experiential Learning Supervisor (2016; 2017; 2019; 2020) BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies

Pompeii Research Travel, Experiential Learning Supervisor (2014; with Thomas A. Wayment) Brigham Young University; Provo, UT

AWARDS Harvey B. and Susan Easton Black Outstanding Publication Award for “The Redeemer to Arise from the House of Dan”—BYU, Religious Education (2014)

William J. Peck Student Teaching Award—UNC, Dept. of Religious Studies (2009)