- B.A. Philosophy/Religion, Clemson University
- M.Div Ancient Near Eastern Language and Linguistics, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Th.M Hebrew Bible/Septuagint, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Thesis: Double Renderings in the Septuagint of Proverbs 1-9
- Musician (20+ years)
- Personal Trainer/Body Building (10+ years)
- Language/Linguistics (Classical Hebrew, Classical/Hellenistic Greek, Latin, Aramaic, Syriac, Ugaritic, German, French)