Researcher and Professor in New Testament, Christian Origins, & Early Christianity
CV
See below for selections from my full Curriculum Vitae.
Education
June 2019
Ph.D. in Religious & Theological Studies, University of Denver and Iliff School of Theology
Concentration: Biblical Interpretation – New Testament and Christian Origins
Comps: Second-Century Christianity, Council of Nicaea, and 1/2 Thessalonians
Dissertation: From “Most Useful Book” to Scriptura Non Grata (The Shepherd of Hermas)
May 2013
M.T.S. (Master of Theological Studies), Anderson University School of Theology
Professional Distinctions in Biblical Studies and Biblical Languages
Thesis: Teaching Heresy: Lessons from a Critical Investigation … of the Ebionites
Dec. 2006
B.A., Miami University (Oxford, Ohio), Cum Laude
Major in Strategic Communication with a Minor in Marketing
Teaching Experience
Term
Rank
Institution
Course
Level
Modality
Spring 2025
ADJ
Anderson U.
B.S. & the “Burden of Proof”
Graduate
Online
Spring 2024
ADJ
Anderson U.
New Testament
Graduate
Online
Fall 2023
ADJ
Anderson U.
Archaeology & Early Xianity
Graduate
Online
Summer 2023
ADJ
Anderson U.
The Gospel of John
Graduate
Online
Spring 2023
ADJ
Anderson U.
Early Church and the Empire
Graduate
Online
Fall 2022
ADJ
Anderson U.
New Testament
Graduate
Online
Fall 2021
ADJ
U of Denver
World Christianities (Sec. 1)
Undergraduate
Campus
ADJ
U of Denver
Creation & Humanity
Mixed U/G/Ph.D.
Campus
ADJ
U of Denver
World Christianities (Sec. 2)
Undergraduate
Campus
Fall 2020
ADJ
U of Denver
Christianity
Mixed U/G
Remote
Winter 2020
GTA
U of Denver
New Testament
Undergraduate
Online
Spring 2018
GTA
U of Denver
New Testament
Undergraduate
Campus
Spring 2017
GTA
U of Denver
Limits of Human Knowledge
Undergraduate
Campus
Fall 2017
GTA
Iliff S.O.T.
Hebrew Bible
Graduate
Campus
Fall 2016
GTA
U of Denver
Major Figures – Bible & Qur’an
Undergraduate
Campus
Winter 2016
GTA
Iliff S.O.T.
Hebrew Bible
Graduate
Online
Fall 2015
GTA
U of Denver
Islam & U.S. Politics
Undergraduate
Campus
Fall 2011 – Spring 2013
GTA
Anderson U.
Introduction to the Bible (x4)
Undergraduate
Campus
Fall 2011
GTA
Anderson U.
The Gospel of Mark
Undergraduate
Campus
With independent studies also designed on (among other topics) Early Christian Art & Experiences, the Pauline Corpus(es), and Place, Space & Architecture.
Paraeducational Experience
January 2021 – August 2021
Freelance Professional Proofreader and Adult Education Instructor
September 2019 – June 2020
Evening & Weekend Reference Librarian, University of Denver
August 2014 – June 2019
Research Center Desk/Library Assistant II, University of Denver
September 2017 – June 2018
Writing/Research/Languages Tutor, DU Learning Effectiveness Program
August 2012 – May 2013
Hebrew I/II Tutor, Anderson University Kissinger Learning Center
August 2011 – May 2013
SOT Writing Tutor, Anderson University Kissinger Learning Center
Grants/Awards
Summer 2012
Archaeological Fellow of the Jeeninga Museum of Bible and Near Eastern Studies
Participant, Tel Hazor Excavations with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Teaching and Research Specialties
Christian Origins and Early Christianities (1st–5th Century)
The Shepherd of Hermas and Non-Canonical Christian Texts
Robert D. Heaton, Ph.D. 