Education

• Ph.D. from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Old Testament and Hebrew, December 2000
• Master of Divinity from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary , May 1995
• Master of Education in Secondary Science from University of Houston, July 1988
• Bachelor of Science in Earth Sciences from University of New Orleans, July, 1983
• Bachelor of General Studies from Louisiana State University, December 1976
• Earned English as a Second Language certification at University of St. Thomas in 1991

Teaching Experience

• Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, April 2007 to present
• Associate Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, March 2001 to April 2007
• Assistant Professor of Theological Studies, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary from March 1997 to March 2001
• Assistant Professor of General Studies, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary from March 1994 to March 1997
• Contract Adjunct Faculty New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary from August 1992 to March 1994
• Middle School Science Teacher, Houston Texas area Independent School Districts, 1985-1991.

Teaching Specializations

• Associate Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary from March 2001 to April 2007; I have taught Old Testament Survey, Old Testament Interpretation classes, Hebrew Grammar, Hebrew Word Studies, Personal Spiritual Disciplines, Biblical Backgrounds, Theological Issues in the Old Testament, General Math, and Senior Seminar.
• Assistant Professor of Theological Studies, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary from March 1997 to March 2001; I taught Old Testament Survey, Old Testament Interpretation classes, Hebrew Grammar, Personal Spiritual Disciplines, Biblical Backgrounds, and Theological Issues in the Old Testament.
• Assistant Professor of General Studies, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary from March 1994 to March 1997; I taught English, Math, Research and Writing, ESL, Integrating Academics and Ministry.
• Contract Adjunct Faculty New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary from August 1992 to March 1994; I taught English, Math, Principles of Communication, ESL, Integrating Academics and Ministry, Physical Science and Life Science.
• Ph.D. — major: Old Testament and Hebrew (specializing in the Book of Psalms and Hebrew Poetry); Dissertation title: The Shape of Psalms 42 - 49; minor: Church History

Ministry Experience

• Ordained and licensed minister of the gospel; ordained deacon
• Member of First Baptist Church, Lilburn, GA; Pulpit Supply
• Riverside Baptist Church, River Ridge, LA: Director of Evangelism and Outreach; Pulpit Supply; Pastor Search Committee-2004
• Interim Pastor, Metairie Evangelical Church, Metairie, LA, October 2000 to October 2003
• Chairman of Deacons; Sunday School Director; Sunday School teacher; Discipleship Training teacher, Supply Preaching

Publications

Publications

• "The Shape of Psalms 42-49," Ph.D. dissertation completed at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in December 2000.
• Review of Reading from the Beginning: The Shaping of the Hebrew Psalter," by Nancy L. DeClaisse-Walford, in Ashland Theological Journal 31 (1999), 120-121.
• "Tophet," Biblical Illustrator, 25, 1 (Fall 1998), 75-77.
• "From Kadesh Barnea to Jericho," Biblical Illustrator 26, 1 (Fall 1999), center spread.
• “Ephraim/Israel,” Biblical Illustrator 27, 4 (Summer 2001), 28-30.
• “Ancient Near Eastern Flood Stories,” Biblical Illustrator, 29, 1 (Fall 2002), 69-72.
• “Introducing the Book of Amos,” Biblical Illustrator, 28, 3 (Spring 2002): 47-51.
• “Climate Conditions in Nineveh,” Biblical Illustrator, 30, 2 (Winter 2003-2004), 51-53.
• “Lovingkindness: A Word Study,” Biblical Illustrator, 30, 4 (Summer 2004), 24-27.
• "The Fool in Wisdom Literature," Biblical Illustrator, 32, 1 (Fall 2005), 54-57.
• "Genealogies," in Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary, pp. 633-634.
• "Sons of God," in Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary, pp. 1519-1520.
• "Understanding the Song of Songs," Biblical Illustrator, (Summer 2006), 59-63.
• "Understanding Ancient Culture and Law," Biblical Illustrator, (Summer 2009), forthcoming.

Professional Presentations

• "Psalms 44, 45, 46: We Need a King!" at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society in Atlanta, November 2003
• "The Poetic Structure of Obadiah" at the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in Atlanta, November 2003

Links

http://www.holylandphotos.org/ This website from Dr. Carl Rasmussen of Bethel College has excellent photos from Israel, Greece, and Turkey (important locations of the biblical world).

http://www.etsjets.org/ The home page of the Evangelical Theological Society.

International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention

Praying through the Arabian Peninsula

 http://www.gezerproject.org/ The Tel Gezer Excavation and Publication Project is a consortium of institutions under the direction of Steve Ortiz and Sam Wolff. It is a multi-disciplinary field project investigating the Iron Age history of the ancient biblical city of Gezer. NOBTS is a Consortium School of the project. If you are a student of NOBTS and would like to participate in the excavation, email me.