Education
Ph.D., Divinity (New Testament), University of St. Andrews, United Kingdom
M.Phil., Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion (New Testament), University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Professional Background
Adjunct Instructor, Biblical Studies, Emmanuel University (Franklin Springs, Ga.)
Instructor, Latin & Bible, Colquitt Christian Academy (Moultrie, Ga.)
Owner, Beans and Strings, LLC.
Associate Pastor, Youth Ministry, Prayer & Shepherding, Heritage Church (Moultrie, Ga.)
Associate Pastor, Youth Ministry, Cool Springs Free Will Baptist Church (Norman Park, Ga.)
Recognitions & Awards
Research Fellowship Grant, 2024, Asia Minor Research Center
Tabor Courses Taught
Literature and Theology of the New Testament
Gospel of John
Revelation and Apocalyptic Literature
Topics in the Old Testaments: Prophets
Presentations
Foster-Whiddon, April 2024, Thinking Beyond Boundaries: Cognition and Narrativized Travel in the Gospel of John and Apollonius of Tyana, Narrative Space and Possible Worlds: Encountering Ancient Narratives from a Cognitive Perspective, a Diegesis in Mind Conference, University of St. Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom
Foster-Whiddon, April 2024, How John Tells the Story of Jesus: Reading the Fourth Gospel of Philosophical Novels, Denver Seminary, Colorado
Foster-Whiddon, April 2024, John as Divine Romance: Reading the Fourth Gospel with the Ancient Novel, Asia Minor Lecture Series at Asia Minor Research Center, Antalya, Turkey
Foster-Whiddon, March 2024, The Fourth Gospel in its Literacy and Philosophical Context(s), University of St. Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom
Foster-Whiddon, March 2024, What has Callirhoe to do with Jesus? Reading the Fourth Gospel with Ancient Novels, New Testament Research Seminar, University of St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom
Foster-Whiddon, November 2023, “Neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem – Blending Religion and Philosophy in Apollonius of Tyana and the Gospel of John.” Multidisciplinary Approaches and the Gospels Research Group at the Annual Meeting of the Institute for Biblical Research, San Antonio, Texas
Foster-Whiddon, November 2023, “‘We have seen his splendor’ – Divine Beauty of Callirhoe, Socrates, and Jesus.” Connecting John section at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, San Antonio, Texas
Foster-Whiddon, July 2023, “Callirhoe, Jesus, and Divine Beauty – Reading the Fourth Gospel with Greek Novels.” Johannine Literature section at the Annual Meeting of the European Association of Biblical Studies. Siracusa, Sicily
Foster-Whiddon, June 2023, “Neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem – Travel and Religio-Philosophical Reform in Apollonius of Tyana and the Gospel of John.” Annual Meeting of the Society for Ancient Mediterranean Religions. St Andrews, Scotland
Foster-Whiddon, June 2023, “The Beloved in the Cave – Apparent Death and Philosophical Life in John 11, The Republic, and Ancient Novels.” Scottish Universities Biblical Studies Postgraduate Day Conference. Edinburgh, Scotland
Foster-Whiddon, March 2023, “Callirhoe, Jesus, and Divine Beauty – Reading the Fourth Gospel with Greek Novels.” Graduate Symposium of the European Association of Biblical Studies. Jerusalem, Israel
Foster-Whiddon, November 2022, “Are We Missing Signals? How an ancient critic reads John’s prologue.” Johannine Literature section at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature. Denver, Colo.
Foster-Whiddon, August 2022, “Are We Missing Signals? How an ancient critic reads John’s prologue.” Johannine Literature section at the Annual Meeting of the British New Testament Society. St Andrews, Scotland
Foster-Whiddon, June 2022, “Stories with Subterranean Meaning: Reading Heliodorus, Apuleius, Philostratus, and John as Philosophical Narratives.” St Andrews & Tübingen Graduate Workshop. Tübingen, Germany
Foster-Whiddon, November 2020, “Paul’s Understanding of the Death of Christ: Romans 5:6-8 and Conceptions of Effective Death in Classical Philosophy.” Peterhouse Graduate Symposium. Cambridge, England