He received his P​h.D. at Marquette University, and he has an M.T.S. from the University of Notre Dame and a B.A. from the George Washington University. His research focuses on the enduring relevance of the Jewish theological tradition — especially ancient temple theology and modern Jewish biblical scholarship — for contemporary Catholic systematic theology. His dissertation, entitled “The Two Goats: A Christian Yom Kippur Soteriology,” considers the relationship between the Levitical Day of Atonement and recent Christian theologies of the cross.