Scott Brevard
sbrevard@luc.edu; skbrevard@gmail.com
STANDING
PhD Candidate
DISSERTATION DIRECTOR
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Gospel of Mark; Early Christian Gospels; Social Memory Theory; Material Culture
PRESENTATIONS
“An Unexpected Shame: Jesus’ Silence (Mark 14:60-61a) in its Socio-Historical and Narrative Contexts” Society of Biblical Literature 2019 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, November 23-26, 2019
“A Criterion of Inauthenticity? Re-Examining the Use of Vocabulary Statistics in the Longer Ending of Mark" 15th Annual Loyola University Chicago–Marquette University Graduate Colloquium, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, February 24, 2018
“The Word Became Flesh: The Depiction of Jesus’ Nudity in the Gospel Narratives and Christian Art in Antiquity" 35th Annual Meeting of the Illinois Medieval Association, Loyola University Chicago, Water Tower Campus, Chicago, IL, February 16–17, 2018
“Apocalypse Now and Then: Reception History of Babylon, the Great Whore (Rev 17)" Society of Biblical Literature Midwest Regional Meeting, Apocalyptic Literature Section, St. Mary’s College, South Bend, IN, February 3–4, 2018
“Spirits Foreign and Unclean: The Divided Demonology of Luke and Acts" Society of Biblical Literature Midwest Regional Meeting, Early Christian Gospels Section, St. Mary’s College, South Bend, IN, February 10–12, 2017
"“To Gods They Did Not Know:” Arguing for an Alternate Understanding of Paul’s Conception of δαιμόνιον in 1 Corinthians 10:20–21” South Eastern Commission for the Study of Religion Regional Conference, SBL Section, Atlanta, Georgia, March 4–6, 2016
EDUCATION
Master of Arts in Religion, Specialization: New Testament, University of Georgia, May 2016
Thesis: “To Gods They Did Not Know:” Arguing for an Alternate Understanding of Paul’s Conception of δαιμόνιον in 1 Corinthians 10:20-21
Committee: Dr. Wayne Coppins, Dr. Baruch Halpern, Dr. Carolyn Medine, Dr. Robert Foster
Bachelor of Arts in Religion, Specialization: Biblical Studies and Theology, James Madison University, December 2012 Cum Laude
COURSES TAUGHT
THEO 107: Intro to Religious Studies (3 Semesters)
UNIV 101: First Year Seminar (2 Semesters)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Chicago Society of Biblical Research
Society of Biblical Literature
Catholic Biblical Association