Born 1971; theological studies and research in London and Tübingen; 2008 PhD at London School of Theology (Brunel University, London, UK); 2006-09 lecturer in New Testament and Hermeneutics at Theological Seminary Adelshofen (Heidelberg); 2009-13 postdoctoral researcher of the Käte Hamburger Kolleg "Dynamics in the History of Religions between Asia and Europe" at Ruhr University Bochum; since 2013 research and teaching in New Testament Studies at Friedrich Schiller University Jena.