Who is Thomas B. Slater?

Thomas B. Slater is the guest speaker for Episode 24 of the Covenant Bible Study on the book of Revelation. Here are some quick facts about him:

1. He is professor of New Testament Language & Literature in the James & Carolyn McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University. 
2. He received his B.A. in journalism from Arkansas Tech University, his Master of Theology and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University, and his Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from King's College London at the University of London.
3.  He has written a commentary on the book of Ephesians and a book called Christ in Community: A Socio-Historical Study of the Christology of Revelation. 
4. He has been a pastor or an associate pastor of ten congregations in the United States and in the United Kingdom and is an ordained minister in full connection in the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church.
5. He is the first African American to receive a Ph.D in biblical studies in the United Kingdom.