Education

• B.A. in Mathematics Education, University of Florida, 1972.
• M.Div., Th.M., Western Conservative Baptist Seminary, 1976, 1978.
• Th.D., Ph.D., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1984.
• Honorary Research Fellow, W. F. Albright Institute, Jerusalem, for Archaeological Research. Fall 1992.
• Project Research: "The Vineyard and the Cultus: A Study in the Socio-Cultic Implications of Bronze and Iron Age Viticulture and Vinification." Following the completion of the Numbers Commentary and the Intro to Biblical Archaeology for Broadman, I plan to continue research toward the completion of a book on this subject.

Teaching Experience

• Teaching Fellow, Contract Teacher, Old Testament & Hebrew, Western Conservative Baptist Seminary, 1976-78.
• Contract Instructor, Biblical Archaeology, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Part-time Fall 1982, Full-time 1983-86.
• Professor of Biblical Archaeology, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1986-2000.
• Professor of Old Testament and Archaeology, NOBTS, 2000-present