Robert Myles is Senior Lecturer in New Testament and Director of Research at Wollaston Theological College, University of Divinity. Originally from Aotearoa New Zealand, Robert holds a PhD from the University of Auckland, where he received the Vice-Chancellor’s Prize for Best Doctoral Thesis. His education includes degrees in Philosophy and Theology, also from the University of Auckland, along with a Graduate Certificate in Aboriginal Studies from the University of Notre Dame Australia. Before assuming his current position at Wollaston in mid-2021, Robert held full-time teaching and research positions at the University of Auckland (2015-2016) and Murdoch University (2017-2021).
Robert’s research focuses on two main themes: (1) the examination of social and economic upheaval during the formative period of the early Jesus movement; and (2) ideological and political interpretations of New Testament texts. He is the author and editor of several books and a number of articles and book chapters on the historical Jesus and the Gospels through various critical lenses including especially those of historical materialism, masculinity studies, and reception history. Robert is an elected member of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas and an active participant in the Society of Biblical Literature. He currently serves as the Executive Editor of the Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus and was previously co-managing editor of The Bible and Critical Theory.
Complementing his research and administrative activities, Robert teaches several units for the University of Divinity including New Testament and its World, Conflict in Corinth, Judaism in the Time of Jesus, and Decolonising the Gospels.
Robert is open to enquiries from prospective doctoral and minor thesis students in any area of New Testament studies, especially those wanting to explore the implications of “history from below”. He has previously supervised theses on topics such as the resurrection of Jesus and postcolonial readings of the Gospels.
Outside of his University of Divinity duties, Robert contributes to non-accredited educational initiatives within the Anglican Diocese of Perth, including teaching and professional development opportunities for lay people, clergy, and secondary school teachers. He currently serves as a lay member of the Perth Anglican Synod and is an elected representative to the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia.
University Appointments
- Senior Lecturer in New Testament
Wollaston Theological College
Teaching disciplines
Biblical Languages; New TestamentResearch areas
Recent Publications
All publicationsExternal Affiliations
- Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus (Executive Editor)