Starting in 2005, she continued her career as an Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Assistant Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the Drew Theological School and the Graduate Division of Religion.
Her feminist approach to religious historiography has allowed her to explore ancient texts and cultures from previously unknown angles.
[2] Johnson-DeBaufre co-edited this compilation of essays focusing on feminist theological research and interpretation.
[5] In this major work, published by Harvard University Press, she analyzes theologians’ current knowledge of Q and its impact on modern theology.
Multiple sources on Mary Magdalene are explored including the ancient texts, both canon and apocryphal, and several popular culture renditions such as The Da Vinci Code and Franco Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth.