Lilly Davis
Primary Area: Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity
Biography
Lilly is a Ph.D. candidate in Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity. Her dissertation explores the significance of the presence and absence of punitive miracles in Luke-Acts through reading accounts of punitive miracles, such as the muting of Zechariah (Luke 1), the deaths of Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5), and the blinding of Bar-Jesus (Acts 13), in light of similar narratives in early Jewish and Greco-Roman literature. She attends to the early Christian reception of these narratives as well. Lilly’s additional current research projects highlight the various means by which early Jewish and Christian narratives shape the audience’s perception of certain characters.
Research Interests
Gospels, Acts, Miracles, Early Jewish and Christian Interpretation of Scripture, Narratology, Intertextuality
Representative Publications
“The Independent Works of Luke: Further Evidence on the Early Christian Reception of Luke and Acts.” Journal of Theological Studies 75.2 (2024): 356–69. https://doi.org/10.1093/jts/flae043
Dissertation
"Striking or not with Intent: An Analysis of the Presence and Absence of Punitive Miracles in Luke-Acts"
Directors: Nathan Eubank and David Lincicum
Education
- M.T.S. from University of Notre Dame (2022)
- M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (2019)
- B.A in Theology from Whitworth University (2016)