Stefano is a scholar of biblical studies, languages, and theology. After many years of teaching at the University of Oxford, he joined AC as Director of Learning and Teaching in 2025. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK) and has held academic leadership roles at a number of institutions.

Stefano teaches and conducts research in the fields of biblical exegesis, hermeneutics, Hebrew and Greek languages and semantics, biblical and systematic-historical theology, pedagogy, reception history, the arts and theology, and intertextual studies. He is the chief founding editor of the SCM Press book series Biblical Intertextuality and of the journal Integrated Biblical and Theological Studies. His publications include The Meaning of the Death of Christ-A Historical-Exegetical Reading of John 19:34 (in Italian, 2014); A Linguistic-Theological Exegesis of Ezekiel as Mo\u0302ph\ēt - \"I have made you a sign\" (Ezekiel 12:6) (2024); Why did Jesus die? \u2026 and immediately blood and water came out (in Italian, 2025); and Infinite Risk Theology: \u2018Remember that Christ risked all\' (2025).

Stefano has earned three doctorates \u2013 in New Testament, Old Testament, and systematic theology \u2013 and has taught at universities including Harvard, Yale, Oxford, King\'s College London, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.