I have just graduated with a PhD from the University of Sydney in History and Philosophy of Science with a thesis on high medieval natural philosophy, and the role of theology and the investiture controversy in the development of the idea of nature in the twelfth century. I am currently undertaking studies towards priesthood at Catholic Theological College in Melbourne, and trying to turn my thesis into a book. I am fascinated by the fathers of the Church, particularly the North African fathers and the Cappadocians. Supervisors: ofer gal
I explore the discourse on friendship in four Latin Christian authors, Ambrose of Milan, Augustin... more I explore the discourse on friendship in four Latin Christian authors, Ambrose of Milan, Augustine of Hippo, John Cassian and Aelred of Rievaulx, and how it occurs in the intersection of Cicero and biblical models and maxims. I conclude that friendship is not only central to the authors’ view of a fulfilled human life, but also to their understanding of the relationship between God and human beings.
Both Hebrews and Revelation are Christian appropriations of a Second Temple Jewish strategy of ap... more Both Hebrews and Revelation are Christian appropriations of a Second Temple Jewish strategy of appealing to a heavenly temple superior to the one in Jerusalem as a way of sustaining community identity. Hebrews shows the tabernacle in the desert, and a fortiori the earthly Temple, as a shadow of the heavenly sanctuary in which Jesus makes his followers priests, appearing before God himself. In Revelation, Jesus makes Christians priests and kings through his own blood, first in the heavenly temple, and then before the unmediated presence of God and the Lamb in the New Jerusalem. In both, appeal to the heavenly sanctuary sustains the community against alternative claimants to their loyalty – the Jewish community and the Jerusalem Temple, and the Roman Empire and the Emperor cult
This is an analysis of the soteriology of the De Carne Christi. I argue that Tertullian offers a ... more This is an analysis of the soteriology of the De Carne Christi. I argue that Tertullian offers a picture in the DCC of salvation as a regeneration in God who in Jesus, shares the shame of flesh, and invites humanity to stand shameless by the shameful Cross.
Cyprian of Carthage offers a particular interpretation of the tradition of martyrdom as sacrifice... more Cyprian of Carthage offers a particular interpretation of the tradition of martyrdom as sacrifice and a share in the sacrifice of Christ, which his disciples and intellectual heirs develop in relation to the passion of Cyprian himself. The sacrificial martyrdom of Cyprian, the Bishop, becomes the answer to three different controversies – that between Christians and pagans for the need for appropriate ritual in the consecration of a city and the maintenance of its peace, that between the martyrs and the hierarchy as to the source of grace, and that between Donatists and the Catholics on the location of the Church. In this essay, I explore the sacrificial discourses surrounding Cyprian's death in relation to each of these controversies, in Cyprian's own correspondence, in accounts of Cyprian's martyrdom, and finally in the sermons of St. Augustine on Cyprian.
I look at how Nahum echoes and reuses other Biblical texts, particularly within the prophetic lit... more I look at how Nahum echoes and reuses other Biblical texts, particularly within the prophetic literature, and how this contributes to Nahum's theology.
This is an exegesis of the Jonah Logion in Luke, where I tried to look at both Luke's borrowings ... more This is an exegesis of the Jonah Logion in Luke, where I tried to look at both Luke's borrowings and also (a little) on a couple of Patristic readings of the logion can illuminate our reading of it.
I compare the theologies of the LXX and the MT texts of the Oracles Against the Nations and the B... more I compare the theologies of the LXX and the MT texts of the Oracles Against the Nations and the Book of Consolation in the Book of Jeremiah.
I explore the discourse on friendship in four Latin Christian authors, Ambrose of Milan, Augustin... more I explore the discourse on friendship in four Latin Christian authors, Ambrose of Milan, Augustine of Hippo, John Cassian and Aelred of Rievaulx, and how it occurs in the intersection of Cicero and biblical models and maxims. I conclude that friendship is not only central to the authors’ view of a fulfilled human life, but also to their understanding of the relationship between God and human beings.
Both Hebrews and Revelation are Christian appropriations of a Second Temple Jewish strategy of ap... more Both Hebrews and Revelation are Christian appropriations of a Second Temple Jewish strategy of appealing to a heavenly temple superior to the one in Jerusalem as a way of sustaining community identity. Hebrews shows the tabernacle in the desert, and a fortiori the earthly Temple, as a shadow of the heavenly sanctuary in which Jesus makes his followers priests, appearing before God himself. In Revelation, Jesus makes Christians priests and kings through his own blood, first in the heavenly temple, and then before the unmediated presence of God and the Lamb in the New Jerusalem. In both, appeal to the heavenly sanctuary sustains the community against alternative claimants to their loyalty – the Jewish community and the Jerusalem Temple, and the Roman Empire and the Emperor cult
This is an analysis of the soteriology of the De Carne Christi. I argue that Tertullian offers a ... more This is an analysis of the soteriology of the De Carne Christi. I argue that Tertullian offers a picture in the DCC of salvation as a regeneration in God who in Jesus, shares the shame of flesh, and invites humanity to stand shameless by the shameful Cross.
Cyprian of Carthage offers a particular interpretation of the tradition of martyrdom as sacrifice... more Cyprian of Carthage offers a particular interpretation of the tradition of martyrdom as sacrifice and a share in the sacrifice of Christ, which his disciples and intellectual heirs develop in relation to the passion of Cyprian himself. The sacrificial martyrdom of Cyprian, the Bishop, becomes the answer to three different controversies – that between Christians and pagans for the need for appropriate ritual in the consecration of a city and the maintenance of its peace, that between the martyrs and the hierarchy as to the source of grace, and that between Donatists and the Catholics on the location of the Church. In this essay, I explore the sacrificial discourses surrounding Cyprian's death in relation to each of these controversies, in Cyprian's own correspondence, in accounts of Cyprian's martyrdom, and finally in the sermons of St. Augustine on Cyprian.
I look at how Nahum echoes and reuses other Biblical texts, particularly within the prophetic lit... more I look at how Nahum echoes and reuses other Biblical texts, particularly within the prophetic literature, and how this contributes to Nahum's theology.
This is an exegesis of the Jonah Logion in Luke, where I tried to look at both Luke's borrowings ... more This is an exegesis of the Jonah Logion in Luke, where I tried to look at both Luke's borrowings and also (a little) on a couple of Patristic readings of the logion can illuminate our reading of it.
I compare the theologies of the LXX and the MT texts of the Oracles Against the Nations and the B... more I compare the theologies of the LXX and the MT texts of the Oracles Against the Nations and the Book of Consolation in the Book of Jeremiah.
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