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

Dewayne Bryant

Dewayne Bryant was born near Nashville, TN. He earned a bachelor's degree in history in 1998, and MA degrees in Biblical Studies from Reformed Theological Seminary 2000 and in Bible from Lipscomb University in 2003. He studied archaeology and ancient Near Eastern languages at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and is currently completing a PhD in Biblical Studies (emphasizing in Old Testament) at Amridge University. He has been teaching undergraduate classes at Amridge in Pentateuch and Biblical Archaeology since 2006. He served as a field assistant at Tell el-Borg, Egypt for the 2006 season. He also serves as an involvement minister and has taught and conducted seminars not only in the United States, but also in Ghana and in New Zealand. Dewayne has been an ABR associate since August 2011.
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Tania Fenwick

Tania Fenwick is from South Australia and lives with her husband Brian and their three adult daughters. The family travelled to the Philippines in 1998 and Saipan in 2000-2001, working for Far East Broadcasting Company on short term assignments. Tania has been involved in music and children's ministries, Bible studies and has studied theology by extension. She completed a Bachelor of International Studies degree in 2008 and Honours in Classical Studies in 2010, at the University of Adelaide. She majored in Classics, mostly focusing on archaeological topics, and as part of her degree took part in an archaeological field school in Jordan for four weeks of intensive excavation training in site supervision at the site believed to be ancient Zoara in Khirbet Sheikh 'Isa. Her thesis topic was on mosaic pavements in Roman Syria and her area of interest is Near Eastern Archaeology. Tania had been an ABR associate since April 2011.

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.

Greg Gulbrandsen

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Greg is a product of the city's Public School System. He spent his freshman college year in Oslo, Norway and then finished his undergraduate degree in English Literature at Wagner College in Richmond, New York. After two years in the Navy, Greg went back to school and received his certification in engineering. Greg spent the next twenty years working as an engineer high-tech companies including Nicolet, Wavetek, Rockland, and Physical Acoustics. In 1990, Greg decided to get into education. After getting his teaching certification and a Masters in Communication from the State University of New York, Greg taught high school for six years and then was asked to become the Director of the Media Center at SUNY New Paltz. Greg retired from SUNY in 2003 and moved to Bend, OR to be with his immediate family. Since then, Greg has become involved in Apologetics and now spends most of his time writing, taking photographs, producing videos for this subject. Greg also teaches part time at the Central Oregon Community College (Islam, archaeology, and visual arts). Greg travels every year to volunteer at various archaeological sites in Israel, including the Temple Mount, Hazor, and Rujm el Hiri. He has also traveled and studied in Egypt and Jordan. He is traveling back to Israel in 2011 year to dig at both Gezer and Khirbet Qeiyafa. Greg has published a number of articles including Parables from the Arab House (Teibeh), Is the Temple Mount Really Jewish, and Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Greg serves the ministy of ABR by editing videos for YouTube and promoting ABR at Christian conferences. He has been an ABR associate since April, 2011.

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 books, A Visual Guide to Bible Events (selected as one of the top five 2010 books in its category by the Christian Evangelical Publishers Association) and A Visual Guide to Gospel Events, are 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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Joel Kramer

Joel Kramer is the son of an oil company worker, raised in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. After graduating from college with a BA degree in communications, he moved to the 95% Mormon town of Brigham City, Utah where he married his wife Cathy, began a family, and started Living Hope Ministries. The vision was to focus on the medium of film to both educate Christians about Mormonism and produce tools that would more effectively equip Christians in their witness to Mormons. Joel and his team released four films, DNA vs. The Book of Mormon (2003), Called to Be Free (04), The Bible vs. The Book of Mormon (05) and Lifting the Veil of Polygamy (07). The Bible vs. The Book of Mormon proved to be the most effective tool in bringing Mormons to Christ because it not only taught the falsehood of the Book of Mormon, but emphasized the truth of the Bible. To teach Mormons what is true about the Bible became Joel's passion, so he moved his family and Living Hope Ministries from Utah to Jerusalem, Israel in 2007. The name of the ministry was changed to SourceFlix and the vision broadened beyond, but not excluding, Mormonism. SourceFlix has produced three more films from Israel : The Jesus Tomb Unmasked (2009), Jericho Unearthed (2009) and The Bible vs. Joseph Smith (2010). Joel dillgently serves the ABR ministry on the ground in Israel: filming, providing administrative assistance for ABR's Dig in Israel, and informing ABR about the events happening on the ground in Israel today. Joel has been an ABR Associate since May 2010. Read articles by Joel Kramer

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. At age 13, he was convicted and convinced of his sin, trusting Christ for salvation and accepting Him by grace through faith. 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. 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 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.

Doug Petrovich

Doug Petrovich served as Academic Dean and Instructor at Novosibirsk Biblical-Theological Seminary, Novosibirsk, Russia from 2000-2008. He taught, devised and established curricula for the Bachelor/Master of Divinity, Master of Theology, and Distance-Learning Programs. He earned an B.A. in Evangelism from Moody Bible Institute, an M.Div. in Biblical Studies and Th.M in New Testament from the Master's Seminary. Doug is currently enrolled in the M.A. program in ANE History and Archaeology at the Univeristy of Toronto. Doug participated in the Hazor excavations in 2007, excavating in Area M. He has studied Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic and Egyptian. Doug has been an ABR Associate since December 2010. Read articles by Doug Petrovich.

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.
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Scott Stripling, Ph.D. (c)

Scott Stripling has been married to his wife Janet for twenty-eight years, and they have four children - Stacy (25), Tracy (22), Scotty (18), and David (17). Scott teaches Humanities full-time at Wharton County Junior College and as an Adjunct Professor at Belhaven University (Biblical Archaeology and English). Scott has earned two Master’s degrees (English & Biblical Literature) as well as a D.Min. with an emphasis in Ancient Near Eastern archaeology. He pastored for two decades and has written and spoken publicly on a variety of ministry, archaeology, education, and public policy issues. He is currently a field supervisor at two major excavations in the Middle East - the Tall el-Hammam Excavation Project (northeast of the Dead Sea in Jordan) and Khirbet el-Maqatir (10 miles north of Jerusalem). He also worked for two seasons as a supervisor at the Temple Mount Salvage Operation in Jerusalem. Scott does consulting work for non-profit and educational organizations, and he serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for StraightWay, a faith-based drug rehabilitation program. Articles recently published include Livias: A Lost City, Is Tall el-Hammam on the Madaba Map?, Debunking the Discovery Channel (proving the real pharaoh of the Exodus), Jesus – Written in Stone (a reaction to the discovery of the James Ossuary) and Reflections on Recent Terrorist Attacks (an examination of the Koran and the concept of Jihad). Scott's book, The Trowel and the Truth, has been adopted as an archaeology textbook by several Universities. Scott is currently working on his Ph.D. thesis at Trinity Southwest Seminary. Scott has been an ABR Associate since January 2011

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.

Kristen Davis

Kristen grew up in the south-eastern United States. Her first exposure to Christian Apologetics was in 7th grade, when a teacher introduced her to the Enuma Elish and Gilgamesh Epic, while showing how they support the Creation and Flood accounts in Scripture. As a result, she fell in love with the idea that historical evidence could support the message of the Bible. In 2006, Kristen went to Israel to explore the world of the Bible. In 2009, she went to India to study Middle Eastern religions first hand, and in 2010, she went to Jerusalem, Israel for an archeological dig with Dr. Randall Price at the Temple Mount Sifting Project and the Western Wall Plaza Excavation. Kristen graduated Summa Cum Laude from Liberty University with a Bachelor of Science in Religion. Currently, she is working on a Master of Arts in Christian Apologetics at Biola University, with plans to go on to a PhD in Archaeology upon graduation. Kristen's passion is to enable individuals to be able to defend their faith, in order to promote their spiritual growth and enable them to be more effective evangelists for Christ. Out of this passion, she founded doubtLess Faith Ministries Kristen has been an ABR associate since September 2011.

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 Barnett

Reagan Barnett acquired an academic interest in archaeology her freshman year of college when a professor began giving her ABR articles to read. She continued pursuing this interest and graduated from Liberty University with a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies and a minor in Biblical Greek. Her primary focus is in Egyptology, mainly Middle Kingdom Egypt, especially as it relates to the Joseph narrative. She also has a strong interest in bio-medical Egyptology and the history of medicine. She has presented two papers on these topics at conferences of the Near East Archaeology Society, in 2008 and 2009. As the result of a battle with cancer, Reagan became involved with a non-profit organization called Lynch Syndrome International and now serves as their Young Adult Representative. She also speaks to physician panels and raises cancer awareness wherever possible. Through this involvement, Reagan is combining her interests in both modern and ancient medicine. In Fall 2011, she began working as a Lab Assistant in a molecular biology lab at the University of South Alabama and also began to pursue her PhD in Medical Sciences, specializing in molecular biology and cancer genetics. She hopes to one day make an impact in the area of genetic cancer research. It is also her hope that she can use her medical training to more extensively study the field of bio-medical Egyptology. Reagan 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. Justin participated 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 resides in Ohio with his wife and five children. He has been an ABR associate since April 2010.