About me
Paul is a cultural historian trained in the study of ancient religion with special interests in Jewish and Christian origins. He also is a philologist interested in the close reading of ancient texts. I teach in both the undergraduate college and the seminary. In the seminary, Paul teaches electives on such topics as the Dead Sea Scrolls, Judaism in the time of Jesus, early Jewish apocalpyticism and mysticism, the apostle Paul and his interpreters, the rise of Christian beliefs, and Christians in the Roman Empire. Students able to read Greek often register for Paul's courses in the Classics Department or gather in my seminary office to read and discuss some ancient Jewish or Christian document.
