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Faculty Publications
Articles
“Deacons, Deaconesses, and Denominational Discussions: Romans 16:1 as a Test Case,” in Presbyterion: Covenant Seminary Review 34, no. 2 (Fall 2008); forthcoming.
“Glorification,” in Covenant 23, no. 2 (Summer 2008), 17-18.
Books
Reflection and Refraction: Studies in Biblical Historiography in Honour of A. Graeme Auld. VTSup, 113. Leiden: Brill, 2007; co-editor with R. Rezetko and T. Lim.
The English Standard Version Study Bible. Wheaton: Crossway, 2008. Introduction and study notes for books of Joel, Micah, and Haggai. Served as Old Testament Consultant and Old Testament Charts and Timelines Consultant.
Articles
“Hodge and Warfield on Evolution.” Presbyterion: Covenant Seminary Review 20 (1994) 131–42.
“A Prophet in King’s Clothes: Kingly and Divine Re-Presentation in 2 Kings 4 and 5,” in Reflection and Refraction: Studies in Biblical Historiography in Honour of A. Graeme Auld, ed. R. Rezetko, T. Lim, and W. B. Aucker. VTSup, 113. Leiden: Brill, 2007, 1–25.
Reviews
Nameless, Blameless, and Without Shame: Two Cannibal Mothers before a King, by Gina Hens-Piazza, in Review of Biblical Literature, http://www.bookreviews.org/pdf/3806_3752.pdf; published April 8, 2004.
Whoredom: God’s Unfaithful Wife in Biblical Theology, by Raymond C. Ortlund Jr., in Trinity Journal 19NS (1998): 103–107.
Books
Being Human, with Ranald Macaulay, Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press (1975, reprinted many times); this book has been translated into several languages.
Building Up Bridges, Breaking Down Walls (video series). Covenant Theological Seminary.
Shepherds and Sheep: A Biblical View of Leading and Following, Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press (1983). Published in UK as Freedom and Discipleship, IVP, 1983.
Echoes of Eden: Reflections on Christianity and the Arts (forthcoming).
The Evangelism of Jesus. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2009.
The Great Rescue. Bletchley, Milton Keynes, England: Scripture Union Publishing, 1989.
The Heart of Evangelism. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2005.
The Heart of Prayer. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2008.
Through His Eyes: God’s Perspective on Women in the Bible. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2009.
Who are the Peacemakers? Wheaton, IL: Good News Publishers, 1983. Published in UK as Peace and Justice in the Nuclear Age. Greatham, England: Garamond Press, 1983.
Articles Numerous articles in books, various academic journals, and other publications.
Books
Der Bußrediger in Jerusalem: Theologische und historische Studien zu den Petrusreden in Apg. 2 und 3. In process.
Das Evangelium des Markus. Historisch-Theologische Auslegung. Wuppertal: R. Brockhaus/Giessen: Brunnen, 2008.
Following Mark’s Call: Christology and Discipleship in the Gospel of Mark. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing. In process.
Jesus’ Predictions of Vindication and Resurrection: Their Provenance, Meaning, and Correlation. WUNT 2/20 (O.
Hofius, M. Hengel). Tübingen: J. C. B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck), 1986.
New Testament Introduction. In process.
Articles
“Christ-Centered Eschatology in Acts 3:12b-26,” in All For Jesus, ed. R. A. Peterson and S. M. Lucas. Fearn, Tain, Great Britain: Christian Focas, 2006, 103-116. Originally published, H. F. Bayer, “Christ-Centered Eschatology in Acts 3:17-26,” in Jesus of Nazareth, Lord and Christ: Essays on the Historical Jesus and New Testament Christology, ed. J. B. Green and M. Turner. Grand Rapids/Carlisle: Eerdmans/Paternoster, 1996, 236-250).
Comments on the Gospel of Mark, in ESV Study Bible. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2008.
”The Eschatological Prospect in the Context of Mark,” in Looking into the Future: Evangelical Studies
in Eschatology, ed. D. W. Baker. ETS Studies. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 2001, 74-84.
“Have You Moved Any Mountains Lately?” in Covenant 17, no. 3 (Oct./Nov. 2002), 2-5.
Multiple entries in Theologisches Begriffslexikon zum Neuen Testament, vols. I and II (rev. ed.). ed. L. Coenen and K. Haacker. Wuppertal: R. Brockhaus, 1997, 2000.
“Motivations and Hindrances for Inter-Religious Dialogue in our Respective Theological Traditions,” IID: Tehran, Iran,
2008? (Farsi and English edition).
“The Preaching of Peter in Acts,” in Witness to the Gospel: The Theology of Acts, ed. I. H. Marshal and D. Peterson.
Grand Rapids/Cambridge: W. B. Eerdmans/The Paternoster Press, 1998, 257-274.
Books
The Adult Child of Divorce, with Dr. Michael Brissett. Atlanta: Oliver-Nelson, 1992.
Divorce Recovery (originally published as Through the Whirlwind). Atlanta: Oliver-Nelson, 1989; reprinted with study guide, 1992.
The Fresh Start: Divorce Recovery Workbook, with Dr. Thomas Whiteman. Atlanta: Nelson, 1992; revised and updated, 1998.
Articles
“Developing Servant Leaders.” Covenant ( Spring 2007).
“Divorce Recovery,” in Singles Ministry Handbook, ed. Douglas Fagerstrom. Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1988.
“Getting Involved in a Friend’s Divorce,” with Janet S. Burns. byFaith, Issue 6, (November/December 2005), 28-31.
“How Pastors Learn the Politics of Ministry Practice.” Religious Education (Fall 2002).
“Issues Framing the Politics of Ministry Practice.” Review of Religious Research, 45 no.3 (2004), 235-253.
“Left Off the Ark.” Covenanter Witness (Spring 1987).
“Ministry to Single Adults: The need.” PCA Messenger (February 1989).
“Our Responsibility to the Single-Again.” Follow Me (February 1989).
“Pastoral Learning After Seminary.” All For Jesus: A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Covenant Theological Seminary ed. Robert A. Peterson and Sean Michael Lucas. Fearn, Tain, Great Britain: Christian Focus, 2006.
“Raw Bible.” PCA Messenger (January 1994).
Books
Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon, 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 2005. The original 1994 edition was selected as Preaching magazine's Book of the Year and received the Religious Speech Communication Association's Book of Year award in 1996. Translated into multiple languages around the world.
Christ-Centered Worship. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, forthcoming, 2009.
Commentary on Ephesians in the Reformed Expository Commentary series. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, forthcoming, 2009.
Each for the Other: Marriage as It’s Meant to Be, 2nd ed., with Kathleen G. Chapell. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 2006.
I&II Timothy and Titus, with Kent Hughes. Preaching the Word Commentary Series. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2000.
Holiness by Grace: Delighting in the Joy that is Our Strength. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2001; Gold Medallion Award finalist.
I’ll Love You Anyway and Always. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2001.
Perspective on the Subscription Standards of the Presbyterian Church in America; pamphlet submitted to the 29th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America. St. Louis: Covenant Theological Seminary Publication, 2001.
Praying Backwards: Transform Your Prayer Life by Beginning in Jesus’ Name. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 2005.
The Promises of Grace. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 2001; rev. ed. of In the Grip of Grace: When You Can't Hang On: The Promises Of Romans 8. Baker, 1992.
A Study Guide for Licensure and Ordination, with James Meek. Atlanta: Christian Education and Publications, 1995;
MNA Korean translation, 1995; rpt. 1997; rev. and rpt. 2002).
Using Illustrations to Preach with Power. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing Co., 1992; Arabic trans. 1997; rev. ed. Carol Stream, IL: Crossway, 2001.
Why We Baptize Children. Phillipsburg, NJ: P& R, 2007.
The Wonder of It All: Rediscovering the Treasures of Your Faith. Carol Stream, IL: Crossway, 1999; Gold Medallion finalist.
Articles
“A Christian Journalism,” in Speaking the Truth, ed. Kimberly Collins. New York: World Journalism Institute, 2008, 101-124. Originally published in Presbyterion: Covenant Seminary Review 29, no. 2 (Fall 2003), 65-75.
“Christology,” in the New Interpreter’s Bible Handbook of Preaching. Nashville: Abingdon, forthcoming.
“Foreword,” in Calls to Worship: A Pocket Resource by Robert I. Vasholz (Scotland, UK: Christian Focus, 2008).
“Here We Stand: Rooted in Grace for Reformation and Transformation” and “The Necessity of Preaching Grace for Progress in Sanctification,” in All for Jesus: A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Covenant Theological Seminary, ed. Robert A. Peterson and Sean Michael Lucas. Fearn, Tain, Great Britain: Christian Focus, 2006).
“God is the Hero of the Story: The Story of the Gospel Applied to Exposition,” Preaching 21, no. 5 (March-April, 2006), 30-34.
"The Submissive Wife," Modern Reformation 14, no. 6 (November/December, 2005), 25-32.
“The Fallen Condition Focus and the Purpose of the Sermon,” Preaching 20, no. 6 (May-June, 2005), 28-33.
“The Future of Expository Preaching,” Part 1: Preaching 20, no. 2 (September-October, 2004), 8-10, 40-43; Part 2: Preaching. 20, no. 3 (November-December, 2004), 28-30.
“What is Expository Preaching: An Interview with Bryan Chapell,” Preaching 16, no. 5 (Mar-Apr, 2001), 10.
Books
Ancient Jewish and Christian Perceptions of Crucifixion. WUNT II.244 (Tübingen: Mohr-Siebeck, 2008).
Associate Editor for NT Archaeology for ESV Study Bible, ed. Wayne Grudem et al. (Wheaton: Crossway, forthcoming). Author of several articles and notes on archaeology and NT backgrounds.
Articles
“Abila,” in Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception, ed. Uta Lehnhart, et al. (Walter de Gruyter, forthcoming).
“The Book of Joel” and “Apocrypha Fiction (Judith, Susanna, Bel and the Dragon, Tobit),” in The Complete Bible Handbook, ed. John Bowker. London: Dorling Kindersley, 1998.
“Continuity and Variation in Byzantine Church Architecture at Abila: Evidence from the 2006 Excavations,” with Robert W. Smith; in Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan 10 (forthcoming).
“Crucifixion, Bodily Suspension, and Jewish Interpretations of the Hebrew Bible in Antiquity,” in Beyond the Jordan:
Festschrift for W. Harold Mare, ed. Glenn A. Carnagey; 37–48. Eugene, OR: Wipf&Stock, 2005.
“The Da Vinci Code and Early Christian History,” Critique (2006, issue #4): 6–16.
“Deep is the Saving Wisdom of God,” Covenant Magazine 23, no.1 (Spring 2008): 6–17.
“The Great Commission as the Conclusion of Matthew’s Gospel,” in All for Jesus: A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Covenant Theological Seminary, ed. Robert A. Peterson and Sean Michael Lucas, 85–101. Fearn, Ross-shire, Great Britain: Christian Focus, 2006.
“Jewish Intertestamental and Early Rabbinic Literature: An Annotated Bibliographic Resource,” with Andreas J.
Köstenberger, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 43, no.4 (2000): 577–618.
“Marriage and Family,” in Dictionary of Early Judaism, ed. John J. Collins, et al. (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, forthcoming).
“Marriage and Family in Second Temple Judaism,” in Marriage and Family in the Biblical World, ed. Ken M. Campbell, 183–239. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2003.
“The 2004 Season of Excavation at Abila of the Decapolis,” with Robert W. Smith, Susan Ellis, Chelius Carter, and Maria Deutschmann, in Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 50 (2006): 61-68.
Books
Genesis 1-4: A Linguistic, Literary, and Theological Commentary. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2006.
The God of Miracles: An Exegetical Examination of God’s Action in the World. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2000; Leicester: Inter-Varsity, 2001.
Science and Faith: Friends or Foes? Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2003. Russian translation, 2005.
Articles
“Ambiguity and Theology in Ruth: Ruth 1:21 and 2:20,” Presbyterion: Covenant Seminary Review 19, no. 2 (Fall 1993): 97-102.
“Discourse Analysis and the Interpretation of Genesis 2:4-7,” Westminster Theological Journal 61, no. 2 (1999): 269-276.
“The Eucharist as Christian Sacrifice: How Patristic Authors Can Help Us Read the Bible,” Westminster Theological Journal 66 (2004): 1-23.
“From Literary Analysis to Theological Exposition: The Book of Jonah,” Journal of Translation and Textlinguistics 7, no. 1 (1995): 28-44.
“How Old is the Earth? Anthropomorphic Days in Genesis 1:1-2:3,” Presbyterion: Covenant Seminary Review 20, no. 2 (Fall 1994): 109-130.
“The (Intelligible) Masoretic Text of Malachi 2:16, or: How Does God Feel About Divorce?” Presbyterion: Covenant Seminary Review 20, no. 1 (Spring 1994): 36-40.
“John 4:23-24, ‘In Spirit and Truth’: An Idiomatic Proposal,” Presbyterion 21, no. 2 (Fall 1995): 118-121.
“Miracles, Intelligent Design, and God-of-the-Gaps,” a paper presented at the Gifford Bequest International Conference on “Natural Theology: Its Problems and Prospects,” May 26-29, 2000, in Aberdeen, Scotland. Published in Perspectives in Science and Christian Faith 55, no. 1 (March 2003): 22-29.
“Psalm 1: Structure and Rhetoric,” Presbyterion: Covenant Seminary Review 31, no. 1 (Spring 2005): 37-48.
“Reading Genesis 1:1-2:3 as an Act of Communication: Discourse Analysis and Literal
Interpretation,” in Did God Create in Six Days? ed. Joseph Pipa Jr. and David Hall. Taylors, SC: Southern Presbyterian Press, 1999, 131-151.
“A Syntactical Note (Genesis 3:15): Is the Woman’s Seed Singular or Plural?” Tyndale Bulletin 48, no. 1 (1997): 139-148.
“What the Reader Wants and the Translator Can Give: 1 John as a Test Case,” in Translating Truth: The Case for Essentially Literal Bible Translation, by Wayne Grudem, Leland Ryken, C. John Collins, Vern S. Poythress, and Bruce Winter. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2005, 77-111; also published in All for Jesus: A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Covenant Theological Seminary, ed. Robert A. Peterson and Sean Michal Lucas. Fearn, Tain, Great Britain: Christian Focus Publications, 2006, 333-359.
“Without Form You Lose Meaning,” Appendix to The Word of God in English, by Leland Ryken. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2002, 295-319.
Many entries on specific words for The New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis, ed. W. van Gemeren. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1997.
Articles
“Gospel-Centered Worship and the Regulative Principle” All for Jesus: A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Covenant Theological Seminary, ed. Robert A. Peterson and Sean Michael Lucas. Fearn, Tain, Great Britain: Christian Focus Publications, 2006.
“The Greatest Treasure Ever Received,” Covenant (Fall 1999).
“Worship that is Biblical, Reformed, and General Assembly Relevant,” pcanews.com (August 2003).
Newspaper
Weekly devotional column in the Palladium-Item, Richmond, Indiana, 1997-1999
Books
What is Your Church's Personality? Discovering and Developing the Ministry Style of your Church. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2008.
Articles
“Church Planting: A Reformed View” in Covenant 23, no. 3 (Fall 2008), 5–7.
Articles
“Christ-Centered Educational Ministry: An Overview of Frameworks and Practices,” in All for Jesus: A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Covenant Theological Seminary, ed. Robert A. Peterson and Sean Michael Lucas. Fearn, Tain, Great Britain: Christian Focus Publications, 2006, 209-20.
“Connecting Faith and Vocational Discipleship at Covenant Theological Seminary.” In Theological Education 38, no. 1 (2001): 73-81. Co-author.
“An Evaluative Assessment of the Crossroads Alternative Schools in Georgia: Follow-up with Parent Focus Groups.” Athens, GA: Occupational Research Group, College of Education, University of Georgia, 1995.
“Information Rich, Mentor Poor: A Review of Big Questions, Worthy Dreams: Mentoring Young Adults in Their Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Faith, by Sharon Daloz Parks.” Critique, Number 6, 2001.
“Limits and Possibilities: Finding Contentment in God’s Good Gifts.” Covenant 22, no. 4 (Winter 2007):12-13.
“The Politics of Moving Continuing Education to the Center of the Institutional Mission,” in A Lifelong Call to Learn: Approaches to Continuing Education for Church Leaders. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 2000, 179-190. Co-author.
“Reflecting on The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life, by Bruce Wilkinson.” Critique, Number 9, 2001.
“Speaking the Truth to Postmoderns.” Critique, Number 3, 1998.
Articles, Reviews, and Papers
“The Early Years of William Cunningham,” paper presented to the Scottish Universities Ecclesiastical Conference, March 1995.
“Introduction,” in On the Character of a True Theologian, ed. J. Ligon Duncan III (Greenville, SC: Reformed Academic Press, 1994), 7-16.
“The Later Years of William Cunningham,” paper presented to the Scottish Universities Ecclesiastical Conference, March 1999.
“Leadership in the Christian Church,” co-authored with C. Smith, in Leadership: Succeeding the Private, Public, and Not-for-Profit Sectors, ed. R. R. Sims and S. A. Quatro (Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, 2005), 134-53.
Review of Princeton Seminary: Faith and Learning, 1812-1868, and Princeton Seminary: The Majestic Testimony, 1869-1929, by David B. Calhoun, in Presbyterion: Covenant Seminary Review 29, no. 1 (Spring 2003): 52-54.
Review of Princeton Seminary: Faith and Learning, 1812-1868, by David B. Calhoun, in Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology (Spring 1998): 59-61.
Books
God the Real Superpower: Rethinking our Role in Missions. Philipsburg, NJ: P&R, 2007.
Theology in Japan: Takakura Tokutaro, 1885-1934. American Society of Missiology Dissertation Series.Gen. ed., Gary McGee. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2005.
Articles
“Americans and Missions Today.” Presbyterion 33, no. 2 (Fall, 2007), 84-93.
“An American Kairos: St. Louis Area Churches and the Dred Scott Court Case of 1846-1857.” Paper presented at Yale-Edinburgh Group on the History of the Missionary Movement and Non-Western Christianity, New Haven, Connecticut, June, 2007.
“Christ-Centered Missions,” in All For Jesus: A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Covenant Theological Seminary, ed. Robert A. Peterson and Sean Michael Lucas. Fearn, Tain, Great Britain: Christian Focus, 2006, 255-270.
“Christian Mission and ‘Glocal’ Violence in 2006 AD/1427 H,” in Keith E. Eitel, ed., Missions in Contexts of Violence. Evangelical Missiological Society Series No. 15. Padasena, CA: William Carey Library, 2007, 19-47. Also published in Missiology 35, no. 4 (October, 2007), 397-415.
“Christianity in a New World-Historical Situation.” Covenant Theological Seminary World Mission Article.
“‘A Decidedly Queer Bird’: Lessons for Christian-Muslim Relations From the Life and Times of Duncan Black Macdonald (1863-1943).” Paper (co-produced with 2008 MDiv graduate Erich Rose) presented at International Association of Mission Studies Quadrennial Assembly, Lake Balaton, Hungary, August, 2008.
“God’s Zeal for His World,” in Faith Comes By Hearing: A Response to Inclusivism, ed. Christopher W. Morgan and Robert A. Peterson. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2008, 220-240.
“Is America a Mission Field?” Covenant 23, no. 2 (Summer, 2008), 7-9.
“Post-9/11 Christian-Muslim Relations: Lessons from the Global South for U.S. Christians.” Studies in Interreligious Dialogue 16, no. 2 (2006), 215-234.
“Theology in Japan,” in Handbook of Christianity in Japan, ed. Mark R. Mullins. Handbook of Oriental Studies, Section 5: Japan, Mark Blum, R. Kersten, and M. F. Low, eds., Vol. 10. Leiden: Brill, 2003, 181-203.
Books
“No Other Name”: Luke’s Recentralization of the Cult of Israel. ThM Thesis. Decatur, GA: Columbia Theological Seminary, 1995. Available online at www.thirdmill.org.
Friends Training Manual. Arlington, VA: Birthmother Ministries, Inc., 2000.
Articles
“Reforming Worship.” Reformed Theological Review (April 2002): 34-50.
“To Know and Be Known: How Christ’s Love Moves Us Into Intimacy, Humility, and Risk. A Sermon on John 13:1-17,” in All for Jesus: A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Covenant Theological Seminary, ed. Robert A. Peterson and Sean Michael Lucas. Fearn, Tain, Great Britain: Christian Focus Publications, 2006. Originally published in Covenant 20, no. 4 (Winter 2005-06): 6-10.
Reviews
Thirty Years That Changed the World, by Michael Green, in Presbyterion: Covenant Seminary Review 31, no. 1 (Spring 2005): 54-56.
Books
Adopted by God: From Wayward Sinners to Cherished Children. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2001.
All for Jesus: A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Covenant Theological Seminary, co-edited with Sean Michael Lucas. Fearn, Tain, Great Britain: Christian Focus Publications, 2006.
Calvin and the Atonement, 2nd ed. Fearn, Tain, Great Britain: Christian Focus Publications, 1999.
Calvin’s Doctrine of the Atonement. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 1983.
Election and Free Will. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2007.
Faith Comes by Hearing: A Response to Inclusivism, co-edited with Christopher W. Morgan. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2008.
Getting to Know John's Gospel: A Fresh Look at Its Main Ideas. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 1989.
Hell on Trial: The Case for Eternal Punishment. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 1995.
Hell Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents Eternal Punishment,, co-edited with Christopher W. Morgan. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2004.
Leader’s Guide for Getting to Know John's Gospel. Suwanee, GA: Great Commission Publications, 1989.
Our Secure Salvation. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, forthcoming, 2009.
Two Views of Hell: A Biblical and Theological Dialogue, with Edward Fudge. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000.
Why I Am Not an Arminian, with Michael Williams. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2004.
Articles
“Apostasy in the Hebrews Warning Passages,” Presbyterion: Covenant Seminary Review 34, no.1 (Spring 2008): 27-44.
“The Bible’s Story of Election,” Presbyterion: Covenant Seminary Review 33, no.1 (Spring 2007): 31-43.
“Burial, Christian;” “Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy;” “Constantinople, Second Council of (553);” “Constantinople, Third Council of (681)”; “Contra-Remonstrants;” “Lollards;” “McFague, Sallie;” “Olevianus, Caspar (1536-1587)”; “Ruether, Rosemary Radford;” “The World Council of Churches;” in Evangelical Dictionary of Theology, 2nd ed., ed. Walter Elwell. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2001.
“Christ's Death as an Example in the New Testament.” Interpretation and History: Essays in Honour of Allan A. MacRae. Eds., R Laird Harris, Swee-Hwa Quek, and J. Robert Vannoy. Singapore: Christian Life Publishers, 1986, 135-38.
“Consequences,” Modern Reformation 15, no.3 (May/June 2006): 14-18, 30.
“Does the Bible Teach Annihilationism?” BibSac 156 (Jan-Mar 1999): 13-27.
“Hell and Systematic Theology: Three Vantage Points,” in Hell under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents Eternal Punishment, ed. Robert A. Peterson and Christopher W. Morgan. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2004, 153-168.
“The Hermeneutics of Annihilationism: The Theological Method of Edward Fudge,” in Evangelical Hermeneutics: Selected Essays from the 1994 ETS Convention, ed. Michael Baumann and David Hall. New York: Christian Publications, 1995, 191-212. This also appeared in Presbyterion: Covenant Seminary Review 23, no.1 (Spring 1995):13-28.
“Idol Factory,” Tabletalk (November 2003): 14-16.
“Perseverance and Apostasy: A Bibliographic Essay.” Presbyterion: Covenant Seminary Review 16, no.2 (Fall 1990): 119-125.
“The Perseverance of the Saints: A Theological Exegesis of Four Key New Testament Passages.” Presbyterion: Covenant Seminary Review 17, no.2 (Fall 1991): 95-112.
Editorial
Editor, Presbyterion: Covenant Seminary Review (1997-present)
Editor, Explorations in Biblical Theology Series, P&R Publishing
Books
ESV Study Bible. Partial contributor and editor of Leviticus notes. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2008.
Sin, Impurity, Sacrifice, Atonement: The Priestly Conceptions. Sheffield, England: Sheffield Academic Press, 2005.
Articles
“ ‘The Lord is Against Me!’: A Sermon on the Book of Ruth,” in All for Jesus: A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Covenant Theological Seminary, eds. Robert A. Peterson and Sean Michael Lucas, Fearn, Ross-shire, Great Britain: Christian Focus, 2006.
“Sin and Impurity: Atoned or Purified? Yes!” in Perspectives on Purity and Purification in the Bible. eds. Baruch J. Schwartz, David P. Wright, Jeffrey Stackert, and Naphtali S. Meshel. London; New York: T&T Clark International, 2008.
Dictionary Articles
“Sacrifice,” in Dizionario di teologia evangelica. Italy: Alfa and Omega, 2006.
Notes
Exegetical note on Lev 17:11 in: Basics of Biblical Hebrew, eds. Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001.
Books
Far as the Curse Is Found: The Covenant Story of Redemption. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2005.
Why I Am Not an Arminian, with Robert A. Peterson. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2004.
This World Is Not My Home: The Origins and Development of Dispensationalism. Fearn, Tain, Great Britain: Christian Focus Publications, 2003.
Articles
“The Action-Focused Piety of the Epistle of James." Calvinist Contact, July 23, 1991.
“The Five Points of Arminianism.” Presbyterion: Covenant Seminary Review 30, no.1 (Spring 2004): 11-36.
“God: Idea of Person? The Necessity of Historical Revelation to a Personal Knowledge of God.” Covenant 12, no. 2 (April/May 1997).
“The Homosexual, Scripture, and the Body of Christ." Pro Rege 22, no. 1 (September 1993).
“Homosexuality and the Church: An Opportunity for Reflection." Pro Rege 23, no. 3 (March 1995).
“Individualism and Biblical Personhood." Pro Rege 21, no. 3 (March 1993).
“Kingdom Perspective.” Covenant 22, no.2 (Summer 2007): 14-17.
“Man and Beast.” Presbyterion: Covenant Seminary Review 34, no.1 (Spring 2008): 12-26
“No Other Gods: A Reflection on the First Commandment.” ByFaith 13 (February/March 2007). Originally published in Covenant 18, no.1 (Spring 2003).
“On Eschatological Discontinuity: The Confession of an Eschatological Reactionary.” Presbyterion: Covenant Seminary Review 25, no. 1 (Spring 1999).
“Rapture or Resurrection? The Case for a This-Worldly Eschatology.” Presbyterion: Covenant Seminary Review 24, no. 1 (Spring 1998).
“Since Christ Has Been Raised from the Dead.” Presbyterion: Covenant Seminary Review 33, no. 2 (Fall 2007): 65-71.
“Speaking the Gospel to Postmodern Ears.” Concordia Journal 27, no. 2 (April 2001). Originally published in Presbyterion: Covenant Seminary Review 26, no. 1 (Spring 2000).
“Systematic Theology as a Biblical Discipline,” in All for Jesus: A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Covenant Theological Seminary, ed. Robert A. Peterson and Sean Michael Lucas. Fearn, Tain, Great Britain: Christian Focus Publications, 2006, 167-196.
“Where is the Church? Ecclesiology as the Unfinished Business of Evangelical Theology." Grace Theological Journal 10, no. 2 (Fall 1990).
“Y2K and Millennium Madness.” Covenant (December 1990/January 2000).
Books
Choose Life: a Christian perspective on abortion and embryo experiments with Marshall Pickering, 1988. Out of print.
Perfecting Ourselves to Death: The Pursuit of Excellence and the Perils of Perfectionism. Downer’s Grove, IL: IVP, 2005. Also published in Slovakia: Porta Libri, 2006.
The Roots of Sorrow: Reflections on Depression and Hope. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 1986. Republished Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2000.
Still Bored in a Culture of Entertainment: Rediscovering Passion and Wonder. Downer’s Grove, IL: IVP, 2002. Also published in Slovakia: Porta Libri, 2006.
Articles
“Abortion—The Biblical and Medical Challenges,” essays with Gordon Wenham, Care Trust (July 1983); previously published in Third Way as separate articles.
“A Biblical and Theological Perspective on Grief and Bereavement,” Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 18, no. 4 (Winter 1999).
“Boredom,” in New Dictionary of Christian Apologetics, Downer’s Grove, IL: IVP (2006).
“Cross-Cultural comparison of British and American Psychiatric Emergencies,” with Robert Apsler and Ellen Bassuk, The American Journal of Psychiatry 140 no. 2 (February 1983).
“Cutting and Washing: Circumcision and Baptism: Appropriate Symbols in an Erotic Culture.” Presbyterion: Covenant Seminary Review 26, No. 3, Fall, 2000
“General Practitioners, Counseling and Psychotherapy,” with Michael Whitfield. Update: The Journal of Postgraduate General Practice (March 15, 1980).
“The Glory and Ruin of Man,” in Francis Schaeffer: Portraits of the Man and His Work, ed. Lane Dennis, Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 1986.
“Grace: Unlocking the Prison of Perfectionism,” Covenant (Fall 1995).
“Homosexuality” in Medicine and the Bible, Carlisle, England: Paternoster Press (1983).
“Jay Adams—Is He Really Biblical Enough?” Third Way (April 1982).
“Knowing the Invisible, Inaudible, and Untouchable God: Between the Garden, Galilee and Glory” Presbyterion: Covenant Seminary Review 25, no. 2, (Fall 1999); Also published in Critique, a publication of the Ransom Fellowship, no. 6, 1999.
“Lessons in the Art of Living and Loving,” Covenant (June 1999).
“Pictures in the Mind,” Spectrum: A Magazine for Christians in Education 13, no. 1 (Autumn 1980).
“Psychiatry and General Practice: Results of a Survey of Avon General Practitioners,” with Michael Whitfield. Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners (November 1980).
“The Pursuit of Excellence and the Perils of Perfectionism,” Christian Counseling Connection 1 (2005).
“The Roots of Sorrow” Covenant (1998).
“The Search for Truth in Psychology and Counseling,” Presbyterion: Covenant Seminary Review 31, no. 1 (Spring 2005); also published in All for Jesus: A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Covenant Theological Seminary, ed. Robert A. Peterson and Sean Michal Lucas. Fearn, Tain, Great Britain: Christian Focus Publications, 2006.
“Therapeutic Holiday Programs for Maladjusted Children at Residential Schools,” with Martin Gay and Janet McQuitty. Journal of the Association for Therapeutic Education 3, no. 2 (Autumn 1975).
Reviews
What’s So Amazing about Grace? by Philip Yancey, in Presbyterion: Covenant Seminary Review 25, no. 2 (Fall 1999): 128.
Why Sin Matters: The Surprising Relationship between Our Sin and God’s Grace by Mark R. McMinn in Presbyterion: Covenant Seminary Review 32, no. 2 (Fall 2006).
Articles
“The Good Marriage in a Relationally Traumatized World.” Covenant 23, no. 1 (Spring 2008).
“Grace-Shaped Counseling” in in All for Jesus: A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Covenant Theological Seminary, eds. Robert A. Peterson and Sean Michael Lucas. Fearn, Ross-shire, Great Britain: Christian Focus, 2006.
“The Practice of Marriage and Family Counseling and Conservative Christianity.” The Role of Religion in Marriage and Family Counseling (The Family Therapy and Counseling Series) ed. J. D. Onedera, New York, NY: Taylor and Francis, 2007.
“Silence of the Heart.” Covenant 18, no. 1 (Spring 2003).
“Who is This God We Serve?: Reclaiming a Biblical Fear of God. Covenant 13, no. 4 ( August/September 1998).