ABR Associates
ABR Associates are students and professionals who graciously contribute their research and expertise to the ministry of ABR. ABR Associates help to educate and enlighten both seekers and saved, helping provide answers and information for those who come within the reach of ABR. We are so grateful for their contributions to the ABR ministry!
Professional Associates
Dr. David Graves
David E. Graves (Ph.D., University of Aberdeen) is Director of Computer Services and Part time Religious Studies Faculty at Crandall University in Moncton, NB since 1996 and Adjunct Professor, School of Religion at Liberty University Online in Lynchburg VA. David teaches Archaeology and NT at Crandall and in the Crandall-Oxford programme in Oxford, England. He has worked as a field supervisor on Tall el-Hammam in Jordan for five seasons under the direction of Dr. Steven Collins, dean of archaeology at Trinity Southwest University, Albuquerque, NM, in a joint project with the Jordanian Department of Antiquities. He is currently serving on the Board of Directors as Treasurer for the Near East Archaeological Society. He is also a member of the ArcImaging team as the Director of Operation for the Mount Ararat Archaeological Research Expedition in search of Noah’s Ark in Turkey. He is the author of a number of articles on the Book of Revelation and his archaeological research in Tall el-Hammam, Jordan. His PhD dissertation entitled “The Seven Messages of Revelation and Vassal Treaties: Literary Genre, Structure, and Function” was published under the title The Seven Messages of Revelation and Vassal Treaties: Literary Genre, Structure, and Function. He is married to Jane and has two daughters Rebecca 26 & Jessica 30. David has been an ABR Associate since February, 2009.
Colonel David G. Hansen, Ph.D.
Colonel David G. Hansen, Ph.D., served in the US Army for thirty-five years. He taught at the US Army War College for nine years, was the chairman of the Department of National Security and Strategy, and a tenured professor. He left active military service with academic degrees in geography and international relations. David then taught at Penn State for eight years while finishing his Ph.D. in biblical studies. David has participated in five archaeological seasons either under the direction of Dr. Wood or Dr. Livingston. He has traveled extensively and lectured in the Middle East, published articles in several journals about the impact of geography on military affairs and the Bible, authored one book (In Their Sandals, Xulon Press, 2008) and co-authored three.
His latest co-authored book, A Visual Guide to Bible Events, is available through ABR. David served as the president of the ABR Board of Directors for 8 years, and has written many articles for Bible and Spade and the ABR Website. David has been an ABR Associate since August, 2009.
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Titus Kennedy
Titus Kennedy received his B.A. in History and Humanities from Biola University and his M.A. in Near Eastern Archaeology from University of Toronto. He has excavated in Israel at Tel Hazor, Khirbet el-Maqatir, and worked on the Temple Mount Sifting Project. From 2006 to 2008 he taught Hebrew, Greek, and Biblical Archaeology in Kiev, Ukraine, then moved back to the U.S. in the summer of 2008 for a position as a researcher at the Discovery Institute. Since 2008 he has worked on projects in the area of Biblical archaeology and history with Discovery Institute, Focus on the Family, and Zondervan. Titus also serves on the adjunct faculty at Biola University. He plans to pursue a PhD research degree in archaeology in 2010, with an emphasis on the Bronze and Iron Age Levant. Titus has been an ABR Associate since October 2009.
Suzanne Lattimer
Suzanne Lattimer was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee. At age 7, she was told what an archaeologist was and declared, "So there is the name for what I want to do!" After homeschooling, and enduring years of little or no children’s archaeology literature, she attended Bryan College in Dayton, TN and received her B.A. in Bible and Piano Performance, with a minor in Koine Greek. She went on to Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) in Deerfield, Illinois and received her M.A. in Near Eastern Archaeology and Semitic Languages. While at TEDS, she studied under James Hoffimeier, Kenneth Kitchen, and K. Lawson Younger Jr. Suzanne particpated in ABR's excavations at Khirbet el-Maqatir during the 1999 season, skipping her high school graduation, again in 2000, and served as a square supervisor in 2010. She has also dug at Tel Dor in Israel, in the Great Smoky Mountains with the National Park Service, and interned at the ABR office. She has written articles for children in Bible and Spade, and has spoken to many children and adult Sunday School classes about the importance of archaeology. She is currently a stay-at-home mom, homeschooling her daughter and holding down the home front for her husband, who currently serves in the U.S. Navy. Suzanne has been an ABR Associate since July 2010.
Don McNeeley
Don McNeeley has graduate degrees from the Air Force Institute of Technology and Triune Biblical University. He retired from the Navy as a Supply Corps Officer in 1999. As the director for the Church and Biblical Research Group, Director for the Center for Christian Spiritual Formation, and President of Tidewater Bible College, all located in Virginia Beach, VA, he is busy expounding the truths of biblical archaeology, spiritual formation, and the church to the world. His passion is teaching men and women in an atmosphere that dynamically integrates Christian spirituality with the classroom experience; thus obtaining the ability to change not only the church, but the world. His publications include book reviews, articles and presentations on biblical archaeology, and one book: A Biblical Reference Manual which was used by a teaching ministry in Africa. Additionally, he is responsible for the Near East Archaeological Society meeting exhibit held in conjunction with the Evangelical Theological Society’s annual meeting. His research is concentrated on understanding how spiritual formation concepts revealed in the scriptures resulted in the archaeological artifacts recovered from the sands of time, which can then assist us in understanding how we should be pursuing our own spiritual disciples in the 21st century. Don has been an ABR Associate since July 2009.
Adeeb Mickahail
Growing up in an Islamic environment, Adeeb was born into a Coptic Evangelical Christian family in Cairo, Egypt. His whole family worshipped the Lord in the local Coptic Church. At age 13, he was convicted and convinced of his sin, trusting Christ for salvation and accepting Him by grace through faith, inviting Him into his heart. From age 14 to 18, he started and ran a youth group in his local church. After graduating from high school, he enrolled in the Evangelical Theological Seminary.
Adeeb pastured his first church at age 18. In the following several years, he continued to plant and pastor churches in various places in Egypt until 26 years of age. As a seminarian and evangelist, he discovered that God has given him the gift of teaching. He decided to pursue Ph.D. studies in the U.S.
Arriving in the U.S. in 1976, Adeeb enrolled in the Ancient Near East and Jewish Studies Department at the University of Minnesota. Then, he attended Grace Theological Seminary in 1982 and became grounded in conservative Evangelical theology, creationism, and the inerrancy of Scriptures. In 1985, he graduated from Grace Theological Seminary and received a Th.M. in the Old Testament.
Moving to Northern Virginia in 1984, he enrolled in the School of Arts and Sciences, Dept of Semitics and Egyptian Languages at Catholic University. In May of 2007, Adeeb was awarded a Ph.D. from Baltimore Hebrew University. In mid-December 2009, Liberty University officially appointed him an adjunct professor in the Center for Judaic Studies where he teaches in the archaeology and Jewish studies graduate programs. Adeeb has been an ABR Associate since January 2010.
Dr. John Roskoski
John was born and raised in New Jersey in the Roman Catholic tradition. He was interested in the Bible from a young age and pursued this interest through academic pursuits. John graduated from Seton Hall University with a BA in Religious Studies (1981); he received a MA from New Brunswick Theological Seminary in Theology (1986); a MA from Seton Hall University in Jewish-Christian Studies (1990); a MPHIL from Fordham University in Biblical Studies (2004); and a PhD from Omega Bible Institute in Biblical Studies (2006). Although still Roman Catholic, John has embraced the Evangelical tradition regarding Biblical Interpretation because he is a staunch advocate of Biblical Inerrancy and has little regard for the Minimalist and Deconstructionalist approaches which permeate much of Biblical Criticism. His major area of concentration has been the Old Testament, with a particular focus on the Samson Narratives.
John has received the "President's Award" from Omega Bible Institute for graduating with a 4.0 average. His name has appeared on several "Who's Who" lists including "Who 's Who in the World" and "Who's Who in American Education." He is also a member on the "Community Editorial Board" for the Home News-Tribune, a New Jersey newspaper in which his articles concerning topics of local importance appear regularly.
John has been a competitive athlete since his youth. As an adult he has found success in the field of Powerlifting, in which he has held many titles. John is an Adjunct Lecturer at St. Peter's College, Jersey City, New Jersey, and on the Adjunct staff at Omega Bible Institute. John has been an ABR Associate since March, 2009.
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Erich D. Schwartz
Erich D. Schwartz is a high school humanities teacher at Dayspring Christian Academy, Lancaster PA, where his courses include New Testament Greek, Biblical Hermeneutics and Worldviews.
He has a BA in Ancient Languages and Music Composition from Wheaton College, IL. He serves as an elder at New Hope Bible Fellowship in Lancaster, PA. Eric has been an ABR Associate since October 2009.
Student Associates
Christopher Blevins
Christopher Blevins was raised as a Baptist and lived in Virginia until joining the United States Navy at age 18. Upon graduating from boot camp, Chris went through extension emergency medical training which would eventually prepare him to serve as a combat field medic in the United States Marine Corps. He spent the next 7 years serving as a field medic to various Marine Corp units around the world, spending time stationed in Okinawa, Japan and traveling extensively throughout Southeast Asia. After serving almost 8 years, he finished his service with an honorable discharge in December 2000. He went into the workforce for a company that specializes in electronic security. He attended Central Virginia Community College and then transferred into Liberty University. He is currently studying for a BS in religion and will continue on to graduate school to obtain his Master/PhD in Archaeology, with a plan to focus on the Ancient Near East. He has a particular interest in the Early Bronze II through the Iron Age I periods, and is projected to graduate in 2010. He has been married now for 13 years and has 2 children. He and his wife currently reside in Lynchburg, Va. Chris has been an ABR associate since October 2009.
Benjamin Felker
Benjamin Felker is a Biblical Archaeology major at Wheaton College. He has spent five months on various excavations in both Israel and the US. He is currently working on a study of the Samaria Ostraca and ancient Israelite economy and is interested in applying studies in geology to studies in archaeology. Ben has been an ABR Associate since December, 2009.
Reagan Miller
Reagan Miller worked in residential real estate and foreclosures for four years and is currently working for an emergency services company where she is coordinating disaster relief efforts in Haiti from the 2010 earthquake. Reagan acquired an academic interest in archaeology her freshman year of college while pursuing a bachelors degree in Biblical Studies at Liberty University. Her primary interest is in Egyptology, mainly Middle Kingdom Egypt, especially as it relates to the Joseph narrative. She is also interested in ancient medicine, funerary customs, and languages. She has presented two papers at conferences of the Near East Archaeology Society, one in 2008 and one in 2009. Reagan is currently applying to study for her masters and has been an ABR Associate since July, 2009.
Justin Singleton
After spending a tour of duty in Al Anbar, Iraq (2006) as an Infantryman, Justin Singleton received his BA in Ministerial Education from God’s Bible School and College (2007). While beginning graduate studies at Cincinnati Christian University, Justin taught English at a local Christian high school. This experience moved him into a position teaching basic grammar and analytical and critical writing at his alma mater while working on his MA. After two years teaching at the college level, which included a year as an interim pastor, Justin is now moving forward to complete his MA in Religion, emphasizing in OT Cultural Settings, with the possibility of a second MAR in OT Biblical Studies.
Spending time in the deserts of Iraq reminded SGT Singleton of his love for the region and for its people. Although serving in active combat, he managed to try to learn the language enough to interact with the people on a personal level. This experience helped to solidify a desire to study the Ancient Near East, which ultimately led him to participate in the 2009 Tall Jalul excavations with Andrews University) as a square supervisor. While many leave the unbearable heat of the desert never to return, the joys of uncovering an Iron Age city wall and water channel, multiple artifacts, and the largest pottery cache ever found on the tall has guaranteed his continuance in and thirst for the study.
Although now a full-time student, he continues an adjunct position at God’s Bible School and College teaching online courses including Analytical Writing, Critical Writing, and Readings in Archaeology. He is also the host of Holiness Heartbeat and works on the technical side of online college course creation. Justin Singleton resides in Ohio with his wife and five children.