RESEARCH
Elizabeth's research focuses on textual criticism, the New Testament Gospels, Mary Magdalene, and the Nag Hammadi corpus. She regularly presents her work at universities, conferences, and churches.
Upcoming Presentations:
The Matthew King Speaker Series
October 12th, 2025
First Presbyterian Church
116 North 12th Street
Ft. Smith, AR 72901
Mary Magdalene Retreat
March 5th-9th, 2026
Kanuga Conference Center
130 Kanuga Chapel Drive
Hendersonville, NC 28739
Upcoming Conferences:
​Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting
November 22nd-25th, 2025
Hynes Convention Center
900 Boylston St
Boston, MA 02115
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Saturday, November 22nd at 4:00PM – Papyrology and Early Christian Backgrounds Section ("Fragmented History: a little-known Athanasian Homily on the Raising of Lazarus")
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Monday, November 24th at 1:00 PM – New Testament Textual Criticism Section (Book Panel for Hugh Houghton'sTextual Commentary on the Greek New Testament)​​
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Peer-Reviewed Publications
"Was Martha of Bethany Added to the Fourth Gospel in the Second Century?"
Harvard Theological Review 110:3 (2017)
"The Meaning of 'Magdalene': A Review of Literary Evidence"
(co-write with Joan Taylor)
Journal of Biblical Literature 140:4 (2021)
"'Rabbouni,' which means Lord: Narrative Variants in John 20:16"
(co-write with Brandon Simonson)
TC: A Journal of Biblical Textual Criticism 26 (2021)
"Was Salome at the Markan Tomb? Another Ending to Mark's Gospel"
Comparative Oriental Manuscript Studies Bulletin 8:2 (2022)