Supervisor
Prof Markus Bockmuehl
College
Keble College
Thesis Title
The Sign of Jonah in Matthew and Luke-Acts
About
Tyler is a finishing DPhil candidate in Theology and Religion (New Testament), researching the Sign of Jonah in Matthew and Luke-Acts along with Jonah’s wider ancient Jewish and patristic reception. Among a range of broader interests, he is particularly fascinated by how early Christians understood Israel’s Scriptures themselves to proclaim the Christian gospel.
During the MPhil (Oxon), Tyler was awarded the Ellerton Theological Essay prize for the best dissertation submitted for MPhil examination as well as the Canon Hall Senior Greek Testament Prize for outstanding performance in New Testament Greek in MSt and MPhil examinations. For his DPhil research, Tyler is the recipient of over £45,000 in doctoral scholarships and prizes, including the Faculty of Theology and Religion’s Hall Houghton Studentships and Keble College’s Wills-Philpott-Shawcross Divinity Scholarship.
Tyler’s published work includes an article on the “better resurrection” of Hebrews 11:35 in the Journal for the Study of the New Testament; a forthcoming article on the use of “flesh” and “spirit” in Paul and Ignatius of Antioch in the Journal of Theological Studies; and a contributed chapter on “Jesus in the Fourfold Gospel” in the New Cambridge Companion to Jesus, ed. Markus Bockmuehl, co-authored with Nathan Eubank.
He lives in Oxford with his wife, Molly, and their gregarious toddler, Oliver.
Educational Background
MPhil, University of Oxford
BA, MDiv Regent University
Research Interests
Gospels and Acts, Jonah, Israel’s Scriptures in early Christianity, Patristic reception of Scripture
Recent Publications
“The Pauline Imprint on Ignatius of Antioch’s Use of ‘Flesh’ and ‘Spirit.’” Forthcoming in Journal of Theological Studies.
“A ‘Better Resurrection’ (Hebrews 11.35), but Better than What?” Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/0142064X241304361
“Jesus in the Fourfold Gospel.” Co-authored with Nathan Eubank, in The New Cambridge Companion to Jesus, ed. Markus Bockmuehl. Cambridge/New York: CUP, 2024.
