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:
"Revelation 13:18 in the New Testament Papyri"
June 17th, 2025
Guest Lecture at Universität Wien
Schenkenstraße 8-10
1010 Vienna, Austria
"Fakes, Mistakes and Media Misrepresentations in Biblical Archaeology"
July 26th-27th, 2025
Biblical Archaeology Society's Summer Seminar 2025
Hilton Washington Dulles
13869 Park Center Road
Herndon, VA 20171
The Matthew King Speaker Series
October 12th, 2025
First Presbyterian Church
116 North 12th Street
Ft. Smith, AR 72901
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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New Testament Textual Criticism Section (Book Panel for Hugh Houghton'sTextual Commentary on the Greek New Testament)​
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Papyrology and Early Christian Backgrounds Section ("Fragmented History: a little-known Athanasian Homily on the Raising of Lazarus")
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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)