A native of Northwest Arkansas, Bede Carpenter moved to Texas in 2010 to attend Tarleton State University where he completed a baccalaureate degree in the field of History in 2015. In 2018, Bede Carpenter completed a degree a M.A. in Archaeology and Biblical Studies from Southwestern Baptist in Ft Worth, TX where his studies focused on the material culture of Late Antiquity in the regions of the Eastern Mediterranean. Currently, he is completing a PhD in Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology from Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN. As an archaeologist, Bede has excavated in numerous locations in the Eastern Mediterranaean and Central Asia including Israel, Cyprus, Kazakhstan, and soon to be Jordan. His research primarily centers around the transformation of Late Antique urban landscapes by Early Christian communities in the 4th-8th centuries AD, specifically in regards to festal and liturgical processions. His other research interests are concerned with how myth, history and material culture can be used and taught in the classroom within a traditional Christian approach.
At present, Bede Carpenter serves as a teacher of Ancient and Medieval History at Christian Life Preparatory School in Fort Worth, Texas - a hybrid education model of classroom instruction and homeschooling. There, he delights in the opportunity to serve and teach young minds about the human past. Likewise, he leads a small literary group for 7th-9th graders which explores works of literature such as C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia.
