Rafael Rodríguez

Rafael Rodríguez grew up in Colorado Springs, CO, about an hour south of Denver (and at the base of the glorious Pikes Peak). He graduated Valedictorian, summa cum laude, with a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies from Cincinnati Bible College in Cincinnati, OH, in 2000. He received his Master of Arts in Biblical Studies from Cincinnati Bible Seminary in May, 2002, and his Ph.D. from The University of Sheffield, in the United Kingdom, in 2008.

His specialties are the Synoptic Gospels (especially Mark), the historical Jesus, social memory and oral tradition, Paul and Romans. He is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature, the Catholic Biblical Association, and the Institute for Biblical Research.

He has served in children's, youth, and associate ministries in Indiana and Ohio. He and his family are part of Crossings Knoxville, a church planted in 2007.

He taught various New Testament courses at Cincinnati Bible College for two years as Adjunct Professor of New Testament while in seminary. He has also taught for Kentucky Christian University. He has been teaching New Testament at Johnson University since 2006.

He is a contributor to The Jesus Blog, where he posts periodically on topics relevant to the academic study of the Gospels and/or the historical Jesus. His blog, Verily Verily, is still available online, but he is not currently posting there.