Christine Shea

Christine Shea is a Professor of Classics at Ball State University, affiliated with the Department of History in the College of Sciences and Humanities. She has taught at Ball State for 16 years and specializes in ancient literature, New Testament studies, and historical Jesus research.

Education:

• PhD in Classical Philology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Her research focuses on classical antiquity, Christian origins, and the pedagogy of ancient fiction. She has led study abroad programs to Greece and Italy, emphasizing immersive learning in the ancient world.

Notable publications include Reading and Teaching Ancient Fiction (2018), Acts and Christian Beginnings (2013), and foundational works on New Testament texts. Her work engages with textual criticism, classical reception, and early Christian literature.