Academic Research

CURRENT RESEARCH

Dr McBay's current research interests include Stoic cosmological imagery in Roman Stoicism, the Divine Warrior tradition and Jewish perspectives on empire in the Pseudepigrapha. 

PUBLICATIONS

From Kings to Monsters: Jewish Perspectives on the Hellenistic and Roman Empires in Sibylline Oracles 3 and 5 (Brill: 2020) in Journal for the Study of Judaism Vol. 51, pp.208-230.

The Divine Warrior and Cosmic Catastrophe: The Sibylline Oracles, Stoic Cosmology and Interpretation of Mark 13. Library of Second Temple Studies. T&T Clark. (forthcoming).

RECENT PAPERS

“Playing with Fire: Cosmic Catastrophe Language in Roman Stoicism”

Nvember 2025 - Biblical studies seminar, King's College, London.

“From Kings to Monsters: Jewish Perspectives on the Hellenistic and Roman Empires in Sibylline Oracles 3 and 5.”

November 2021 - NT Research Seminar, Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford, UK

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Tyndale Fellowship

Society of Biblical Literature

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Dr McBay has experience of teaching in a range of contexts, including Bible colleges in Eastern Asia, the former St John's College (Notts), undergraduate course in the Gospels (Chester University), Old Testament (Winchester School of Mission) and later Epistles & Revelation (Iona School of Ministry). Most recently, she teaches Old Testament, preaching and ministry at Wycliffe Hall.

Undegraduate classes taught:

- Introduction to Old Testament

- Further studies in Old Testament

- Introduction to an OT Book (Daniel)

- Introductory Koine Greek