Scott Chase is a first-year doctoral student specializing in Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean. He studies Hellenistic and Roman Israel through the lenses of literature, archaeology, and epigraphy, with an emphasis on identity, social status, and religious movements. He holds a Master of Theological Studies, concentrating in Biblical Studies, from Boston University (2015), and a Master of Arts in Ancient Greek and Roman Studies from Brandeis University (2019). He has participated in five seasons of excavations in Northern Israel, including three with the Hellenistic Galilee Project.