Winn comes to Samford after serving as a professor of the New Testament and Greek at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor for eight years. Before that, he taught New Testament at Azusa Pacific University for two years and as an adjunct at Fuller, Asbury and Truett Seminaries.  

He has also written numerous books, including The Purpose of Mark’s Gospel: An Early Christian Response to Roman Imperial Propaganda (Mohr Siebeck, 2008), Reading Mark’s Christology under Caesar: Jesus the Messiah and Roman Imperial Ideology (IVP, 2018) and Israel’s Lord: YHWH as Two Powers in Second Temple Literature (Fortress/Lexington, 2024). His work also includes numerous articles and academic essays. His research interests include the Gospel of Mark, the Roman imperial context, and the Christology of the New Testament and its connection to Jewish monotheism.  

As a dedicated professor, Winn's primary focus is helping students become better interpreters and practitioners of Scripture by diving into the historical and cultural context in which it was written. His passion extends beyond academia, as he is also equally committed to bringing the fruit of biblical scholarship to congregations as an ordained minister through teaching courses and preaching sermons from the pulpit.