Dr. Wiggershaus began at Belhaven as an adjunct in 2020, leading classes in the Master of Arts in Biblical & Theological Studies program. He joined the Biblical Studies and Ministry department as a full-time professor in 2025. He loves ministering to students inside and outside of the classroom.
When he is not working, Dr. Wiggershaus enjoys watching shows, playing games, being outdoors, and exploring new places with his wife and four children. He is a Ruling Elder and is pursuing ordination as a Teaching Elder in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA).
Areas of Expertise
Old Testament
Book of Numbers
Comparative Methodology
Hebrew and Semitic Languages
Teaching Focus
Pentateuch
Historical Books
Poetic Books and Wisdom Literature
Prophets
New Testament Survey
Old Testament Survey
Hermeneutics
Christian Doctrine
Selection of Publications
Books
The Man of Opened Eye: Ancient Near Eastern Revelatory Convention and the Balaam Cycle (Numbers 22–24). Bulletin for Biblical Research Dissertation Series 2. Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias, 2025.
Academic Articles, Chapters, and Reviews
“God Destroyed Those Who did not Believe: The Subject of Jude 5b in Consideration of Form, Structure, and Enochic Influence.” Pages 21–42 in Essays Exploring New Testament Texts: Biblical Research Methods Applied. Edited by Frederick J. Long and Edward T. Wright. Vol. 2 of GlossaHouse Hermeneutics & Translation Series. Wilmore, KY: GlossaHouse, 2025.
Review of Reprobation and God’s Sovereignty: Recovering a Biblical Doctrine, by Peter Sammons. BBR 34.3 (2024): 400–02.
Review of God’s Righteousness and Justice in the Old Testament, by Jože Krašovec. BBR 34.2 (2024): 236–38.
Presentations
“The Oracles of Balaam in view of Ancient Near Eastern Oracular Reporting.” Paper presented at the Institute for Biblical Research Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, 16 November 2018.
“‘Mantic Practice’ as a Fuzzy Concept in Deuteronomy 18:9-11.” Paper presented at the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 21 November 2017.
Scholarly Blog Contributions
“Donkeys and Diviners Are Under God’s Hand.” The Gospel Coalition, The Carson Center. 5 May 2025. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/donkeys-diviners-gods-hand/
