My research has focused primarily on the synoptic gospels (including issues surrounding the "historical Jesus") and the Pauline literature of the New Testament, as well as the Septuagint. One topic that I have explored in a variety of contexts is the understanding and role of Torah in Second Temple Judaism, in various early Christian writings, and in modern scholarship devoted to the period. Currently I am engaged in rewriting and updating my monograph Israel's Law and the Church's Faith: Paul and His Recent Interpreters.

"Sinai as Viewed from Damascus: Paul's Re-evaluation of the Mosaic Law," in Richard N. Longenecker, ed., The Road from Damascus: The Impact of Paul's Conversion on His Life, Thought and Ministry. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997, pp. 147-165.

Preface to the Study of Paul. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997.

"Paul and the Law in Romans 9-11," in James D. G. Dunn, ed., Paul and the Mosaic Law. T?ingen: J.C.B. Mohr, 1996, pp. 215-237.

Law in Religious Communities in the Roman Period. With Peter Richardson, et.al. Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1991, pp. 19-91.