Biography and expertise
I have a PhD in Religious Studies, in Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean, from the University of Texas at Austin; an MA in Religious Studies from the University of Texas at Austin; an MAR in Bible (New Testament) from Yale Divinity School; an MTh in Biblical Studies from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland; and an MTh in Theology in History from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Before graduate school I was an officer in the US Army (Infantry) for 3 years and in the Army National Guard (while in college) for 4 years before that. I spent 8 years in Haiti while growing up.
Before graduate school I was an officer in the US Army (Infantry) for 3 years and in the Army National Guard (while in college) for 4 years before that. I spent 8 years in Haiti while growing up.
Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Religious Studies
University of Texas at Austin, 2021
Master's Degree
MAR in Bible
Yale University, 2015
Bachelor's Degree
BA in History
College of the Ozarks, 2008
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Leach, N. A. (2026). Revelation as Divination: Performative Access to Divine Knowledge in Oracles, Mysteries, and the Apocalypse of John. Edinburgh, Scotland: Edinburgh University Press. Retrieved from https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-revelation-as-divination.html
- Leach, N. A. (2026, January). Review of Biblical Literature. Atlanta, GA, USA: Society of Biblical Literature Press.
- Leach, N. A. (2024, May 7). The Antisemitism Awareness Act Just Passed by the House Would Actually Increase Anti-Jewish Violence. Religion Dispatches. Retrieved from https://religiondispatches.org/the-antisemitism-awareness-act-just-passed-by-the-house-would-actually-increase-anti-jewish-violence/
- Leach, N. A. (2023). Introduction. In Revelation and Material Religion in the Roman East (pp. 1–8). London, UK: Routledge. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003344247-1
- Leach, N. A. (2023). Revelation and Material Religion in the Roman East. London, UK: Routledge. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003344247