Robert Moses

Dr. Moses joined the High Point University faculty in 2013.  His areas of interest include the New Testament, the Hebrew Bible, Second Temple Judaism, Theology, Early Christianity, African and African-American Biblical Hermeneutics, and Feminist Hermeneutics.  Dr. Moses teaches a wide-range of creative courses on the Bible, including “Do Murderers Deserve Grace?,” “In Search of the Ideal Community,” “American Bible,” “Biblical Justice,” “Women in the Bible,” “Visions of the End,” “Between the Sacred and the Sacrilegious” (a course on the Bible and contemporary art, co-taught with Mr. Mark Brown in the School of Art and Design).  He also teaches Biblical Greek and Biblical Hebrew.

Dr. Moses is a prolific scholar.  He is the author of two books: Jesus and Materialism in the Gospel of Mark: Traveling Light on the Way (2022) and Practices of Power: Revisiting the Principalities and Powers in the Pauline Letters (2014).  He is currently working on two book projects: one on wealth and poverty in the Gospel of Matthew and another on universalism in Pauline theology.  Dr. Moses has authored numerous book chapters and articles in leading peer-reviewed journals, including New Testament Studies, Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha, Horizons in Biblical Theology, Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology, Theology Today, and Currents in Theology and Mission.  Dr. Moses was elected to the Society of New Testament Studies in 2019 and previously served as chair of the Pauline Theology Session of the Society of Biblical Literature.  He regularly presents his research at international and national conferences.

Dr. Moses served as a DAAD Visiting Scholar at Heidelberg University, Germany.  He was also a fellow at the Summer Institute for Israel Studies at Brandeis University.  He leads a study abroad course to Israel and Palestine titled “Holy Land.”

Dr. Moses is deeply committed to teaching and mentoring the next generation of leaders.  His passion extends beyond the walls of the classroom into the wider community.  He serves as head coach in the NC Fusion Soccer Recreational League and previously coached in the Jamestown Youth League.

Dr. Moses is actively engaged in the Greater High Point community.  He serves on the Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Greater Triad.  He partners with Open Door Ministries of High Point for his service-learning course on “Biblical Justice.”  He is a frequent speaker at community events and churches in High Point, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem.