I am preparing a commentary on the Second Letter of Clement, one of the “Apostolic Fathers,” for the Hermeneia series (Fortress Press). Dating to approximately 150 CE, Second Clement attests to not only the early reception and interpretation of the Gospels of Matthew and Luke but also to distinctive teachings of Jesus. One pertinent debate about Second Clement is its relation to “Gnosticism,” and whether the Christ-believers whom the writing criticizes were heretical “Gnostics.” In light of the diversity among early Christian viewpoints that flourished during the second century, however, scholars nowadays call into question such a binary distinction between “orthodox” and “heretical” viewpoints at that time. One aspect of this research that, I hope, would be of interest to specialists in other areas concerns the ethics of “othering” one’s opponents. The commentary is under contract to appear in 2023.

Other work in progress

Studies in the Second Letter of Clement, an anthology of fourteen updated articles and essays under contract with Mohr Siebeck to appear in 2022.

“Theologies of Persecution in the Early Church: Implications for Contemporary Theology, Ethics, and Interreligious Dialogue,” book primarily for students, laypeople, and church leaders

With Tobias Nicklas and Mikhail Seleznev, editing of The Gospel of Mark in Its Historical and Theological Context, papers from colloquium in Moscow, September 2019. Under contract to appear with Mohr Siebeck in 2021.

“The Longer Ending of Mark (16:9–20): The Reception of Mark and Other Gospels in the Early-Second Century,” paper for colloquium, The Gospel of Mark in Its Historical and Theological Context, Theological Institute of Postgraduate and Doctoral Studies, Moscow, September 26, 2019: Essay forthcoming in the aforementioned conference volume The Gospel of Mark.

With Carl-Johan Berglund and Barbara Crostini, editing of a conference volume Why We Sing: Music, Word and Liturgy in Early Christianity, under contract to appear in Supplements to Vigilae Christianie with Brill in 2021.

“Modes and Metaphor: Passing the Audition for Ignatius of Antioch’s Chorus by Singing within the Designated Scale (Ign. Eph. 4:2; Rom. 2:2),” essay forthcoming in the aforementioned conference volume, Why We Sing.

With Robert Matthew Calhoun and Clare K. Rothschild, editing of SBL seminar papers presented 2018-2019, Arthur Darby Nock on “Conversion” in Antiquity: Theory, Texts and Interpretation, to appear in 2021.

“The Concept of ΜΕΤΑΝΟΙΑ in 2 Clement: “Repentance”, a change in Mindset, or Conversion?”, essay to appear in aforementioned anthology, Arthur Darby Nock.

“Introduction to the Second Letter of Clement,” essay to appear in Ancient Literature for New Testament Studies, volume 4: The Apostolic Fathers, edited by Paul Foster, Zondervan Academic, 2022.