New Testament Articles

Useful Journal for Studying the New Testament

INTER-TESTAMENT, APOCALYPTIC, AND QUMRAN

Aune, David E. "Understanding Jewish and Christian Apocalyptic." Word & World 25.3 (2005): 233-245. This is a mainstream study written at a masters or doctoral level.

Brownlee, William H. "Messianic Motifs of Qumran and the New Testament." New Testament Studies 3 (1956/57): 12-30. This is a mainstream by valuable study of the messianic motifs at Qumran. It is written at a masters level.

Charlesworth, James H. "Reinterpreting John: How the Dead Sea Scrolls Have Revolutionized Our Understanding of the Gospel of John." Bible Review 9 (1993): 19-38. While this is not a conservative study, it is very valuable. For many years, liberal authors argued that the gospel of John was written in the 2nd century AD under Greek influence. Charlesworth argued that the Qumran scrolls showed that John's gospel fit into the 1st century and it was perhaps the most Jewish of the Gospels. The study is written at a masters or doctoral level.

Cohen, Shaye J. D. "The Significance of Yavneh: Pharisees, Rabbis, and the End of Jewish Sectarianism." Hebrew Union College Annual 55.1 (1984): 27-53. This is a mainstream but useful study at a masters or doctoral level.

Collins, John J. "A Pre-Christian 'Son of God' among the Dead Sea Scrolls." Bible Revue 9 (1993): 34-38. Collins discussed a text from Qumran in the 1st century BC that had surprising similarities to the Annunciation scene in Luke 1:31-35.

Cross, Frank M. Jr. "The Oldest Manuscripts from Qumran." Journal of Biblical Literature 74 (1955): 147-172. This is a mainstream but useful article. Cross discusses fragments of Samuel and Jeremiah from the 4th century BC. The article is written at a masters or doctoral level.

Davies, Philip R. "Eschatology at Qumran." Journal of Biblical Literature 104.1 (1985): 39-55. This is a mainstream but useful article that summarizes the academic debate about the different kinds of eschatological motifs found in the Qumran scrolls. In 1985, it was still popular to believe that there was an Essene community at Qumran. That is less popular a position today. This article is written at a masters or doctoral level.

Fisher, Fred L. "The New and Greater Exodus: The Exodus Pattern in the New Testament." Southwestern Journal of Theology 20 (1977): 69-79. This is a conservative study written at a masters level.

Fitzmyer, Joseph A. "The Use of Explicit Old Testament Quotations in Qumran Literature and in the New Testament." New Testament Studies 7 (1960/61):297-333. This is a mainstream but valuable study written at a masters or doctoral level. One of the big debates in New Testament studies has been the way that the New Testament used the Old Testament. Fitzmyer looked at how Old Testament passages were used in the Qumran literature as a context for how the New Testament used the Old.

Freedman, David Noel. "Variant Readings in the Leviticus Scroll from Qumran Cave 11." Catholic Biblical Quarterly 34 (1974): 525-534. Freedman was a mainstream (liberal) author, although he was in some ways much more conservative than some of his peers. This is a useful study on the textual variants of the Leviticus scroll from cave 11 at Qumran. The study is important because this is probably the oldest surviving Hebrew text of Leviticus. The article is written at a doctoral level.

Hamerton-Kelly, R. G. "The Temple and the Origins of Jewish Apocalyptic." Vetus Testamentum 20.1 (1970): 1-15. This is a mainstream but useful study written at a masters or doctoral level.

Helyer, Larry R. "The Necessity, Problems, and Promise of Second Temple Judaism for Discussions of New Testament Eschatology." Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 47.4 (2004): 597-615. This is a conservative study written at a masters or doctoral level.

Hoffman, Thomas A. "1 John and the Qumran Scrolls." Biblical Theology Bulletin 8 (1978): 117-125. This is a mainstream study, but it is interesting. It applies material from Qumran to the study of I John. It is written at a masters level.

Kosmala, Hans. "The Parable of the Unjust Steward in the Light of Qumran." Annual of the Swedish Theological Institute 3 (1964): 114-121. This is a mainstream but useful study. It applies the vocabulary used at Qumran to the parables.

Laurin, R. B. "The Problem of Two Messiahs in the Qumran Scrolls." Revue de Qumran 13 (1963): 39-52. This is a mainstream but valuable study of messianic speculation at Qumran.

Mantel, Hugo (Haim Dov). "The Dichotomy of Judaism during the Second Temple." Hebrew Union College Annual 44.1 (1973): 55-87. This is a mainstream but useful study written at a masters or doctoral level.

Strugnell, J. "The Angelic Liturgy at Qumran-4Q Serek Sirot 'olat Hassabbat. Supplements to Vetus Testamentum 7 (1960): 318-345. This is a mainstream (liberal) study, but it is worth reading. It is an important part of the discussion about Merkabah mysticism.

Vawter, Bruce. "Apocalyptic: Its Relation to Prophecy." Catholic Biblical Quarterly 22.1 (1960): 33-46. This is a mainstream but useful study written at a masters or doctoral level.

GOSPELS

Bailey, Kenneth E. "The Manger and the Inn: The Cultural Background of Luke 2:7." The Near East School of Theology Theological Review 2 (1979): 33-44. This is a useful study. Bailey argued that Jesus was not born in an Inn or a stable. He was born in the room of a small house which was used to shelter the animals at night.

Cook, W. Robert. "The 'Glory' Motif in the Johannine Corpus." Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 27 (1984): 291-297. This is a solid conservative study of the glory motif in John's writings. This is important because the idea of glory has been so important in the debate about Merkabah mysticism. This paper is written at a masters or doctoral level.

Eppstein, Victor. "The Historicity of the Gospel Account of the Cleansing of the Temple." Zeischrift für die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft 55 (1964): 42-58. This is a mainstream study, but it is very interesting and valuable. It is written at a masters or doctoral level. Eppstein made a fascinating suggestion for why Jesus responded so strongly to the businessmen in the temple when He cleansed the temple.

Fitzmyer, Joseph A. "Crucifixion in Ancient Palestine, Qumran Literature, and the New Testament." Catholic Biblical Quarterly 40 (1978): 493-513. This is a mainstream study that is still quite valuable. It studies what has been learned about crucifixion in recent years. It is written at a masters or doctoral level.

Johnson, Lewis Jr. "The Transfiguration of Christ." Bibliotheca Sacra 124 (1967): 133-143. This is a conservative study written at a masters level.

Kingsbury, Jack Dean. "Major Trends in Parable Interpretation." Concordia Theological Monthly 42 (1971): 579-596. This is a useful conservative study of the current academic discussion about the parables. It is written at a masters level.

Moo, Douglas J. "Matthew and Midrash: An Evaluation of Robert H. Gundry's Approach." Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 26 (1983): 31-39. This is a conservative study written at a masters level.

Nolland, John. "Genealogical Annotation in Genesis as Background for the Matthean Genealogy of Jesus." Tyndale Bulletin 47.1 (1996): 114-122. This is a generally conservative study written at a masters level.

Perumalil, A. C. "Are Not Papias and Irenaeus Competent to Report on the Gospels?" The Expository Times, 91 (1979/80): 332-337. This is a solid summary of the early church witness to the Gospels.

Silva, Moises. "Neb B. Stonehouse and Redaction Criticism: Part I: The Witness of the Synoptic Evangelists to Christ. Westminster Theological Journal 40 (1977/78): 77-88, 281-303. This is a conservative study written at a masters or doctoral level. It is also valuable for helping you understand redaction criticism which is one of the more important movements in the liberal orbit.

Trites, Allison A. "The Transfiguration of Jesus: The Gospel in Microcosm." The Evangelical Quarterly 51 (1979): 67-79. This is a conservative study written at a masters level.

Wilkinson, John. "The Seven Words from the Cross." Scottish Journal of Theology 17 (196 4): 69-82. This is a solid conservative look at Jesus' words from the cross. It is written at a college level.

Winkle, Ross E. "The Jeremiah Model for Jesus in the Temple." Andrews University Seminary Studies 24 (1986): 155-172. This is a conservative study written at a masters or doctoral level.

Yanney, Rodolf. "The Transfiguration of Christ in the Writings of the Church Fathers." Coptic Church Review 1 (1980): 78-91. This is a useful discussion of how Christ's transfiguration was understood by some early Christian authors. It is written at a masters or doctoral level.

ACTS AND PAUL

Archer, R. L. "The Epistolary Form in the New Testament." Expository Times 63 (1951/52): 296-298. This brief article makes a useful point. The philosopher Seneca wrote during Nero's reign that the only good collection of letters was a set that set forth a consistent philosophy. Archer pointed out that the collection of letters in the New Testament was in this tradition. The article is written at a college or masters level.

Bowker, J. W. "'Merkabah' Visions and the Visions of Paul." Journal of Semitic Studies 16 (1971): 157-173. This is a mainstream study, but it is important to read. It is part of the recent discussion about Paul and Merkabah mysticism.

Bowker, J. W. "Speeches in Acts: A Study in Proem and Yelammedenu Form." New Testament Studies 14 (1967/68): 96-111. This is a mainstream study but useful. It compares Paul's speeches in Acts with the Proem and Yelammedenu patterns in the early Jewish Tannaitic literature. It is written at a masters or doctoral level.

Bruce, F. F. "The Acts of the Apostles To-Day." Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester 65 (1982/83): 36-56. This is a conservative overview of the academic debate about Acts. It is written at a masters level.

Bruce, F. F. "Jews and Christians in the Lycus Valley." Bibliotheca Sacra 141 (1984): 3-15, 99-111, 195-208, 291-302. This is a conservative set of studies written at a masters level.

Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. "Paul and Rabbinic Exegesis." Scottish Journal of Theology 35 (1982): 117-132. In recent decades, there has been a growing interest in Paul among Jewish scholars. This article was written by a Jewish rabbi. It is a valuable study of rabbinic methods of interpretation and how those methods were used by Paul. It is written at a masters or doctoral level.

Donfried, Karl P. "The Cults of Thessalonica and the Thessalonian Correspondence." New Testament Studies 31 (1985): 336-356. This is a mainstream but interesting study written at a masters or doctoral study.

Engberg-Pedersen, Troels. "The Relationship with Others: Similarities and Differences between Paul and Stoicism." Zeitscrift für die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft 96 (2005): 35-60. This is a mainstream study, but it is interesting and valuable. One of the debates in Pauline studies is whether Paul was influenced by Stoic thought. Engberg-Pedersen argued in favor of such an influence. This is a masters or doctoral level study.

Gasque, W. W. "The Historical Value of the Book of Acts: An Essay in the History of New Testament Criticism." The Evangelical Quarterly 41 (1969): 68-88. This is a useful summary of the academic debate about Acts. It is written at a masters level.

Gertner, M. "Midrashim in the New Testament." Journal of Semitic Studies 7 (1962): 267-292. This is a mainstream study, but it is also quite valuable. It looks closely at the nature of a Midrashic interpretation and then looks for those patterns in the New Testament.

Hanson, A. T. "The Midrash in II Corinthians 3: A Reconsideration." Journal for the Study of the New Testament 9 (1980): 2-28. This is a mainstream article, but it is well worth reading. It discusses how Paul used Exodus 34 in II Corinthians 3:7-18. It is written at a masters or doctoral level.

House, H. Wayne. "Tongues and the Mystery Religions of Corinth." Bibliotheca Sacra 140 (1983): 134-150. This is a conservative study written at a masters level.

Kaiser, Walter C. Jr. "The Current Crisis in Exegesis and the Apostolic Use of Deuteronomy 24:4 in I Corinthians 9:8-10." Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 21 (1978): 3-18. This is a conservative study written at a masters or doctoral level.

Lamp, Jeffrey S. "Paul, the Law, Jews, and Gentiles: A Contextual and Exegetical Reading of Romans 2:12-16." Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 42 (1999): 37-52. This is a conservative study written at a masters or doctoral level.

Langton, Daniel R. "Modern Jewish Identity and the Apostle Paul: Pauline Studies as an Intra-Jewish Ideological Battleground." Journal for the Study of the New Testament 28 (2005): 217-258. This is not a conservative study. It is written about how Pauline studies have played a role in the great debates that are going on within the modern Jewish culture. While it may not teach very much about Paul's writing, it is an interesting study. It is written at a masters or doctoral level.

Levison, John R. "2 Apoc. Bar. and the Apocalyptic Dimension of Colossians 3:1-6." Journal of Biblical Literature 108 (1989): 93-108. This is a mainstream but interesting study written at a masters or doctoral level.

Longenecker, Richard N. "The 'Faith of Abraham' Theme in Paul, James and Hebrews: A Study in the Circumstantial Nature of New Testament Teaching." Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 20 (1977): 203-212. This is a conservative study written at a masters or doctoral level.

Martin, Brice L. "Paul on Christ and the Law." Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 26 (1983): 271-282. This is a conservative study written at a masters or doctoral level.

Moo, Douglas J. "'Law,' 'Works of the Law,' and Legalism in Paul." Westminster Theological Journal 45 (1983): 73-100. This is a conservative study written at a masters or doctoral level.

Morray-Jones, C. R. A. "Paradise Revisited (2 Cor 12:1-12): The Jewish Mystical Background of Paul's Apostalate: Part 2: Paul's Heavenly Ascent and its Significance." Harvard Theological Review 86 (1993): 265-292. This is a mainstream (liberal) study, but it is well worth reading. It is part of the debate about Paul and Merkabah mysticism. It is written at a masters or doctoral level.

O'Toole, R. F. "Why Did Luke Write Acts (Lk-Acts)?" Biblical Theology Bulletin 7 (1977): 66-76. This is a pretty good summary of the different purposes that have been proposed for the book of Acts. It is written at a college level.

Pherigo, Lindsey P. "Paul's Life after the Close of Acts." Journal of Biblical Literature 70 (1951): 277-284. This is a useful study of the evidence for Paul's life after his first trial in Rome. Pherigo concludes that the evidence is not strong enough be be certain of anything, but the bulk of the evidence suggests that Paul was probably released and later arrested and killed under Nero. This is written at a college or masters level.

Scharlemann, Martin H. "The Secret of God's Plan: Studies in Ephesians." Concordia Theological Monthly 40 (1969): 532-544. 40 (1970): 155-164, 338-346, 410-420. This is a conservative study written at a masters level.

Seifrid, Mark A. "Paul's Approach to the Old Testament in Rom 10:6-8." Trinity Journal 6 (1985): 3-37. This is a conservative study of the passage written at a masters or doctoral level.

Smiles, Vincent M. "The Concept of 'Zeal' in Second-Temple Judaism and Paul's Critique of it in Romans 10:2." Catholic Biblical Quarterly 64.2 (2002): 282-299. This is a mainstream but useful study written at a masters or doctoral level.

Thiselton, A. C. "The 'Interpretation' of Tongues: A New Suggestion in the Light of Greek Usage in Philo and Josephus." Journal of Theological Studies 30 (1979): 15-36. This article offers an unusual interpretation of I Corinthians 12-14. It is written at a masters or doctoral level.

Waterman, G. Henry. "The Sources of Paul's Teaching on the 2nd Coming of Christ in 1 and 2 Thessalonians." Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 18 (1975): 105-113. This is a conservative study written at a masters or doctoral level.

White, R. Fowler. "Gaffin and Grudem on Eph 2:20: In Defense of Gaffin's Cessationist Exegesis." Westminster Theological Journal 54 (1992): 303-320. This is a conservative study written at a masters or doctoral level.

Wilson, R. McL. "How Gnostic Were the Corinthians?" New Testament Studies 19 (1972/73): 65-74. This is a useful study about the nature of Paul's opponents at Corinth. It is part of the vast debate about the nature of Gnosticism.

JAMES, HEBREWS, PETER, JOHN'S LETTERS, AND JUDE

Boyd, W. J. Peter. "The Mystery of God and Revelation." The Scottish Journal of Theology 13 (1960): 178-182. This is a conservative study written at a masters level.

Cook, W. Robert. "Hamartiological Problems in First John." Bibliotheca Sacra 123 (1966): 249-260. This is a conservative study of the way that I John understood the nature of sin. It is written at a college or masters level.

Deterding, Paul E. "Exodus Motifs in First Peter." Concordia Journal 7 (1981): 58-65.This is a conservative paper written at a college or masters level.

Hiebert, D. Edmond. "An Exposition of Judge 3-4." Bibliotheca Sacra 142 (1985): 142-151. This is a conservative study written at a masters level.

Inman, V. Kerry. "Distinctive Johannine Vocabulary and the Interpretation of I John 3:9." Westminster Theological Journal 40 (1977/78): 136-144. This is a conservative study written at a masters level.

Johnson, Dennis E. "Fire in God's House: Imagery from Malachi 3 in Peter's Theology of Suffering (I Pet 4:12-19)." Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 29 (1986): 285-294. This is a conservative study written at a masters or doctoral level.

Nash, Ronald H. "The Notion of Mediator in Alexandrian Judaism and the Epistle to the Hebrews." Westminster Theological Journal 40 (1978): 89-115. This is a conservative study written at a masters or doctoral level.

Nicol, W. "Faith and Works in the Letter of James." Neotestamentica 9 (1975): 7-24. This is a generally conservative study written at a masters level.

Overstreet, R. Larry. "A Study of 2 Peter 3:10-13." Bibliotheca Sacra 137 (1980): 354-371. This is a conservative article written at a masters level.

Parker, Harold M. Jr. "Domitian and the Epistle to the Hebrews." Iliff Review 36 (1979): 31-44. This is a useful suggestion for when Hebrews may have been written. The author, purpose, and historical setting of Hebrews have been debated endlessly. It is written at a masters level.

Sandegren, C. "The Method of the Writer to the Hebrews in Using Old Testament Quotations." The Evangelical Quarterly 27 (1955): 214-246. This is a useful study of the ways that the Old Testament was used in Hebrews. It is written at a masters level.

Silva, Moises. "Perfection and Eschatology in Hebrews." Westminster Theological Journal 39 (1976/77): 60-71. This is a conservative study written at a masters level.

Snell, Antony. "We Have an Altar." Reformed Theological Review 23 (1964): 16-23. This is a conservative study written at a masters level.

Toussaint, Stanley D. "The Eschatology of the Warning Passages in the Book of Hebrews." Grace Theological Review 3 (1982): 67-80. This is a conservative study written at a masters level.

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Last modified: 08/11/09