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By God’s grace BJU Seminary has a decades-long legacy of equipping pastors and teachers and counselors to study and live and minister the Bible. The Journal of Biblical Theology & Worldview aims to share that ministry by displaying and applying truth through peer-reviewed writing that is faithful to Scripture, consistent with our theological heritage, alert to current scholarship, and directed toward contemporary application.
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Article & Review Index
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Volume 1
Vol. 1, No. 1: Fall 2020
- Casillas, Ken. “Old Testament Foundations for Justice in Society”
- Cushman, Neal. “Should the Minister Get a Job? A Case Study on Normativity in 1 and 2 Thessalonians”
- Hand, Brian. “‘The Prayer of Faith Will Save the Sick’: Revisiting a Complex Passage in Light of Biblical Context—James 5:13–18”
- Newton, Eric. “Treasure New and Old: An Introduction to the Journal of Biblical Theology & Worldview”
- Talbert, Layton. “Jesus, the Sadducees, and the Resurrection: A Case Study of Systematic Theology in the Bible—The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”
Book Reviews
- Leeman, Jonathan. How the Nations Rage: Rethinking Faith and Politics in a Divided Age (reviewed by Brian Collins)
- Rae, Scott. Moral Choices: An Introduction to Ethics (reviewed by Brian Hand)
- Pearcey, Nancy. Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions About Life and Sexuality (reviewed by Eric Newton)
- Merkle, Benjamin. Discontinuity to Continuity: A Survey of Dispensational and Covenant Theologies (reviewed by Layton Talbert)
- Chung, Sung Wook and David Mathewson. Models of Premillennialism (reviewed by Layton Talbert)
- James, Steven. New Creation Eschatology and the Land: A Survey of Contemporary Perspectives (reviewed by Layton Talbert)
Vol. 1, No. 2: Spring 2021
- Collins, Brian C. “Kingdoms and Covenants: Evaluating David VanDrunen’s Two Kingdom, Natural Law Approach to Culture”
- Minnick, Andrew T. “Bringing Many Sons to Glory: The Theological Intersection of Sonship and Resurrection in Redemption and Christology—Part 1”
- Newton, Eric. “Editorial: Asking the Right Questions”
- Sidwell, Mark. “Dwarves on the Shoulders of Giants: Progressive Illumination in History”
- Talbert, Layton. “Levels of Systematic Theology and the Role of Logic”
Book Reviews
- DeRouchie, Jason S., Oren R. Martin, and Andrew David Naselli. 40 Questions about Biblical Theology (reviewed by Ken Casillas)
- Jones, Michael, S., Mark J. Farnham, and David L. Saxon. Talking about Ethics: A Conversational Approach to Moral Dilemmas (reviewed by Brian C. Collins)
- Horton, Ronald A. Alive to the Purpose: the Readerly Reading of Scripture (reviewed by Brendon Johnson)
- Tennent, Timothy C. For the Body: Recovering a Theology of Gender, Sexuality, and the Human Body (reviewed by Eric Newton)
- Trueman, Carl R. The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution (reviewed by Mark Ward)
Volume 2
Vol. 2, No. 1: Fall 2021
- Berg, Jim. “Theological Foundations for Counseling Addicted Believers”
- Cheek, Jonathan M. “Bruising, Crushing, or Striking: The Translation of שׁוף and the Promise of Victory in Genesis 3:15”
- Collins, Brian C. “The Futurist Interpretation of Revelation: Intertextual Evidence from the Prologue”
- Hand, Brian. “A Comparison of 1 Thessalonians and 1 Corinthians as a Means of Gaining Insight into Church Ministry in a Particular Historical and Spiritual Moment”
- Miller, Timothy E. “A Review of the Historical Arguments in The Making of Biblical Womanhood”
- Minnick, Andrew T. “Bringing Many Sons to Glory: The Theological Intersection of Sonship and Resurrection in Redemption and Christology—Part 2”
Book Reviews
- Blackwell, Ben C., John K. Goodrich, and Jason Maston, eds. Reading Revelation in Context: John’s Apocalypse and Second Temple Judaism (reviewed by Brian C. Collins)
- Kim, Brittany and Charlie Trimm. Understanding Old Testament Theology: Mapping the Terrain of Recent Approaches (reviewed by Ken Casillas)
- Wilson, Jared C. Gospel-Driven Ministry: An Introduction to the Calling and Work of a Pastor (reviewed by Pearson L. Johnson III)
- Bare, Daniel R. Black Fundamentalists: Conservative Christianity and Racial Identity in the Segregation Era (reviewed by Mark Sidwell)
Vol. 2, No. 2: Spring 2022
- Burkett, Ken. “Did Elijah Really Ascend to Heaven in a Whirlwind?”
- Minnick, Andrew T. “Bringing Many Sons to Glory: The Theological Intersection of Sonship and Resurrection in Redemption and Christology—Part 3”
- Rathbun, Renton. “The Epistemological Problem of Common Ground Between Believer and Unbeliever in the Search for a Biblical Method of Apologetics”
- Sidwell, Mark. “The Life of Christ As the Center of History in Jonathan Edwards’s History of the Work of Redemption”
- Talbert, Layton. “‘Greater Is He Than Man Can Know’: Divine Repentance and a Brief Inquiry into Anthropomorphism & Anthropopathism, Impassibility & Affectability”
Book Reviews
- Talbert, Layton. The Trustworthiness of God’s Words: Why the Reliability of Every Word from God Matters (reviewed by Scott Aniol)
- Fanning, Buist. Revelation (reviewed by Brian Collins)
- Jamieson, Bobby. The Path to Being a Pastor: A Guide for the Aspiring (reviewed by Thomas Overmiller)
- Garrett, Duane. The Problem of the Old Testament: Hermeneutical, Schematic, and Theological Approaches (reviewed by Brian Trainer)
- Craig, William Lane. In Quest of the Historical Adam: A Biblical and Scientific Exploration (reviewed by James H. Tuck Jr.)
- Smith, Steven D. Fictions, Lies, and the Authority of Law (reviewed by Mark Ward)
Volume 3
Vol. 3, No. 1: Fall 2022
- Endean, Kristopher. “‘My People Are Destroyed for Lack of Knowledge’: Spiritual Ignorance and the Voice of the Prophets”
- Hughes, Timothy. “Save Yourself and Your Hearers: The Relationship between the Minister’s Sanctification and Ministry Effectiveness in 1 Timothy”
- Jensen, Joshua. “Ruth and the Covenant Heir: Reading Ruth in Light of Isaac’s Famine and Sojourn”
- Sidwell, Mark. ““The Mirror of the Prince”: Machiavelli, Erasmus, and Luther on Guidance for the Ruler”
- Talbert, Layton. “Interpreting the New Covenant in Light of Its Multiplexity, Multitextuality, and Ethnospecificity”
Book Reviews
- Grudem, Wayne. What the Bible Says about Divorce and Remarriage (reviewed by Billy Gotcher)
- Marsh, Cory M. A Primer on Biblical Literacy (reviewed by Brian Hand)
- Millar, J. Gary. Changed into His Likeness: A Biblical Theology of Personal Transformation (reviewed by Steve Hankins)
- Lawson, Steven J. Called to Preach: Fulfilling the High Calling of Expository Preaching (reviewed by Cary Schmidt)
- Weremchuk, Max S. John Nelson Darby: A Biography (reviewed by Mark Sidwell)
- Allison, Gregg R. and Andreas J. Köstenberger. The Holy Spirit (reviewed by Layton Talbert)
Vol. 3, No. 2: Spring 2023
- Borges, Esdras O. “Joy to Naomi, Obed Is Born: A Literary and Theological Analysis of Naomi’s Story”
- Casillas, Ken. “Evaluating Progressive Covenantalism’s Approach to the Application of the Mosaic Law”
- Collins, Brian C. “The Covenant of Grace: A Critique of the Concept in Stephen Myers’s God to Us: Covenant Theology in Scripture”
- Sidwell, Mark. “George Whitefield and the Rise of American Evangelism”
Book Reviews
- Tabb, Brian J. and Andrew M. King, eds. Five Views of Christ in the Old Testament (reviewed by Ken Casillas)
- Hamilton, James M. Jr. Typology—Understanding the Bible’s Promise-Shaped Patterns: How Old Testament Expectations Are Fulfilled in Christ (reviewed by Jonathan M. Cheek)
- Shenvi, Neil. Why Believe?: A Reasoned Approach to Christianity (reviewed by Brent Cook)
- Aniol, Scott. Changed from Glory into Glory: The Liturgical Story of the Christian Faith (reviewed by Ted Miller)
- Mathis, David. Workers for Your Joy: The Call of Christ on Christian Leaders (reviewed by Jim Newcomer)
- Parker, Brent E. and Richard J. Lucas, eds. Covenantal and Dispensational Theologies: Four Views on the Continuity of Scripture (reviewed by Layton Talbert)
Volume 4
Vol. 4, No. 1: Fall 2023
- Hand, Brian R. “Feeling the Fall: A Biblical-Theological Examination of Melancholy as an Emotional Mirror of a Fall World”
- Sidwell, Mark. “The Scriptural View of Church History? The Historical-Prophetic Interpretation of the Seven Churches of Revelation”
- Stiekes, Greg. “The Invisible Pastor”
- Talbert, Layton. “An Inquiry into the Hardness, and Hardening, of Pharaoh’s Heart”
Book Reviews
- Padilla, Osvaldo. The Pastoral Epistles: An Introduction and Commentary (reviewed by Chuck J. Bumgardner)
- Bartholomew, Craig G. The Old Testament and God (reviewed by Brian C. Collins)
- Allen, Lewis and Sarah. Resilient Faith: Learning to Rely on Jesus in the Struggles of Life (reviewed by Rachel Dahlhausen)
- Vlach, Michael J. Dispensational Hermeneutics: Interpretation Principles That Guide Dispensationalism’s Understanding of the Bible’s Storyline (reviewed by Brian R. Hand)
- Holl, Jack M. The Religious Journey of Dwight D. Eisenhower: Duty, God, and Country (reviewed by Mark Sidwell)
- Poythress, Vern S. Redeeming Our Thinking about History: A God-Centered Approach (reviewed by Mark Sidwell)
- Davis, Dale Ralph. Luke 1–13 and Luke 14–22 (reviewed by Layton Talbert)
- Piper, John. Providence (reviewed by Layton Talbert)
Vol. 4, No. 2: Spring 2024
- Collins, Brian C. “The Futurist Interpretation of Revelation: Evidence from the Seal Judgments’ Reliance on the Olivet Discourse”
- Green, Judson. “Sessio Ad Sinistram: God the Father’s Spatial Manifestation in Heaven”
- Sidwell, Mark. “Between Whitefield and Finney: The Evangelism of Asahel Nettleton”
- Talbert, Layton. “Managing Our Differences: Biblical Norms for Navigating Our Inevitable Disagreements”
Book Reviews
- Trammel, Madison. Fundamentalists in the Public Square: Evolution, Alcohol, and Culture Wars after the Scopes Trial (reviewed by Douglas Carl Abrams)
- Schreiner, Thomas R. Revelation (reviewed by Brian C. Collins)
- Vlach, Michael J. The New Creation Model: A Paradigm for Discovering God’s Restoration Purposes from Creation to New Creation (reviewed by Brian C. Collins)
- Austen, Lucy S. R. Elisabeth Elliot: A Life (reviewed by Cindy Garland)
- Irwin, Brian P. and Tim Perry. After Dispensationalism: Reading the Bible for the End of the World (reviewed by Brian Hand)
- Prior, Karen Swallow. The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis (reviewed by John Matzko)
- Byrd, James P. A Holy Baptism of Fire and Blood: The Bible and the American Civil War (reviewed by Jonathan W. Peters)
- Brown, Austin. A Boisterously Reformed Polemic against Limited Atonement (reviewed by Layton Talbert)
- Naselli, Andrew David. Predestination: An Introduction (reviewed by Layton Talbert)
Volume 5
Vol. 5, No. 1: Fall 2024
- Hawkey, Jeff. “Preaching the New Testament One-Another Commands”
- Marsh, Cory M. “Urgency in the Mundane: Present Living in Light of the Parousia Texts in 1 and 2 Thessalonians”
- Sidwell, Mark. “J. Wilbur Chapman and American Evangelism”
- Talbert, Layton. “Adoring Shulamite as Foil to Adulterous Israel: A Canonical Theology of the Song of Songs”
Book Reviews
- Moore, Russell. Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America (reviewed by Kevin T. Bauder)
- Bauder, Kevin T., and R. Bruce Compton, eds. Dispensationalism Revisited: A Twenty-First Century Restatement (reviewed by Brian C. Collins)
- DeRouchie, Jason S. Delighting in the Old Testament through Christ and for Christ (reviewed by Brian C. Collins)
- Little, Tim and Angela. Song of Songs for Singles: Lessons on Love from King Solomon (reviewed by Brian C. Collins)
- Shenvi, Neil, and Pat Sawyer. Critical Dilemma: The Rise of Critical Theories and Social Justice Ideology―Implications for the Church and Society (reviewed by Andrew Garland)
- Marsh, Cory M., and James I. Fazio, eds. Discovering Dispensationalism: Tracing the Development of Dispensational Thought from the First to the Twenty-First Century (reviewed by Brian Hand)
- Naselli, Andrew David. How to Read a Book: Advice for Christian Readers (reviewed by Brian Hand)
- Childers, Alisa, and Tim Barnett. The Deconstruction of Christianity: What It Is, Why It’s Destructive, and How to Respond (reviewed by Jonathan W. Peters)
- Atherstone, Andrew, and David Ceri Jones, eds. The Oxford Handbook of Christian Fundamentalism (reviewed by Mark Sidwell)
- Hummel, Daniel G. The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism: How the Evangelical Battle over the End Times Shaped a Nation (reviewed by Mark Sidwell)
- Porter, Stanley E., and Alan E. Kurschner, eds. The Future Restoration of Israel: A Response to Supersessionism (reviewed by Layton Talbert)
- Echevarría, Miguel G., and Benjamin P. Laird. 40 Questions about the Apostle Paul. 40 Questions Series (reviewed by Joel Thomas)
- Jobes, Karen H. 1 Peter (reviewed by Joel Thomas)
- Croft, Brian, and Ronnie Martin. The Unhurried Pastor: Redefining Productivity for a More Sustainable Ministry (reviewed by Robert Vincent)
- Piper, John. Foundations for Lifelong Learning: Education in Serious Joy (reviewed by Gary M. Weier)