New Testament Publications

Choi, P. Richard, PhD
Professor of New Testament

“The Aristotelian Taxonomy of Logic in Psalms: LXX Psalm 58:8–9 as a Test Case.” Paper presented at the International SBL at Universidad Cotólica Argentina. Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 23, 2015. 

“Crucifixion and Offense in Rom 6:1–6.” Paper presented at the Midwest Regional SBL. Bourbonnais, IL, February 7, 2015.

“Holding Up the Old Man in Mockery: Reconsideration of Paul’s Theology of the Cross.” Paper presented at the International SBL at Universidad Católica Argentina. Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 24, 2015.

“Paul and Worship.” Seminar presented at the Called: North American Division of SDA Pastors’ Family Convention. Austin, TX, June 30, 2015.

369th Meeting of the Chicago Society of Biblical Research. Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, IL, April 11, 2015. Organized by P. Richard Choi, CSBR executive secretary/coordinator.

368th Meeting of the Chicago Society of Biblical Research. Valparaiso University, Chicago, IL, January 24, 2015. Organized by P. Richard Choi, CSBR executive secretary/coordinator.

370th Meeting of the Chicago Society of Biblical Research. Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago, IL, October 24, 2015. Organized by P. Richard Choi, CSBR executive secretary/coordinator.

Cortez, Felix H., PhD
Assistant Professor of New Testament

“Abraham as a Missionary.” Presentation of the Sabbath School Lesson Study at the 60th General Conference Session. Alamodome. San Antonio, TX, July 11, 2015.

“Acts and the General Epistles 1.” Episode 23: Faithful to the Scriptures Series, 30 minutes, Adventist Theological Academy, Adventist Theological Society, 2015. Cited 14 October 2015. Online: http://atsacademy.org/videos/new-testament-2/acts-and-the-general-epistles/.

“Acts and the General Epistles 2.” Episode 24: Faithful to the Scriptures Series, 30 minutes, Adventist Theological Academy, Adventist Theological Society, 2015. Cited 14 October 2015. Online: http://atsacademy.org/videos/new-testament-2/acts-and-the-general-epistles/.

“‘Children of Rahab: Second-generation Faith.” Perspective Digest 20, no. 3 (2015). No pages. Cited 14 December 2015. Online: http://www.perspectivedigest.org/article/170/archives/20-3/children-of-rahab-second-generation-faith.

“Creation in Hebrews.” Andrews University Seminary Studies 53, no. 2 (2015): 277–318.

¬¬¬¬“Death and Future Hope in the Hebrew Bible.” Pages 95–106 in “What Are Human Beings that You Remember Them?” Proceedings of the Third International Bible Conference, Nof GInosar and Jerusalem, June 11–21, 2012. Edited by Clinton Wahlen. Silver Spring, MD: Biblical Research Institute, 2015.

“Death and Hell in the New Testament.” Pages 183–204 “What Are Human Beings that You Remember Them?” Proceedings of the Third International Bible Conference, Nof GInosar and Jerusalem, June 11–21, 2012. Edited by Clinton Wahlen. Silver Spring, MD: Biblical Research Institute, 2015.

“Gospel Hemi-neglect.” Perspective Digest 20, no. 4 (2015). No pages. Cited 14 December 2015. Online: http://www.perspectivedigest.org/article/178/archives/20-4/gospel-hemi-neglect.

“Hebrews.” Episode 22: Faithful to the Scriptures Series, 30 minutes, Adventist Theological Academy, Adventist Theological Society, 2015. Cited 14 October 2015. Online: http://atsacademy.org/videos/new-testament-2/pauline-epistles/.

“Hebreos y 1844” at “El Remanente y los disidentes.” Presentations at the Biblical Conference at Universidad Adventista Peruana Unión. Ñaña, Peru, October 30–November 1, 2015.

“‘I will put My trust in Him’: The Faithful Son and the Family of God in Hebrews.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Adventist Theological Society and the Adventist Society of Religious Studies. Atlanta, GA, November 20, 2015.

“Jesus as ‘Son’ of God: The Perspective of Hebrews.” Pages 471–486 in

“The End from the Beginning”: Festschrift Honoring Merling Alomía. Lima, Perú: Universidad Peruana Unión, 2015.

“Jesús: el rey prometido como mediador del pacto.” Teobilica 1, no. 1 (2015): 89–102.

“Lost in Translation: Why Bibles Are So Different and How to Choose Yours.” Seminar presented at the Called: North American Division of SDA Pastors’ Family Convention. Austin, TX, June 29, 2015.

“The Mission-Charity Dilemma: Fresh Perspectives from Paul’s Practice.” Journal of the Adventist Theological Society 26 (2015): 1–15.

“Not All Comparisons Are Created Equal: Moses and Aaron Compared to Jesus in the Letter to the Hebrews.” Pages 186–199 in Men in the Bible and Related Literature: In the Grip of Specific Males. Edited by John T. Greene. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.
Review of Brian C. Small. The Characterization of Jesus in the Book of Hebrews. Review of Biblical Literature (2015). No pages. Cited 11 December 2015. Online: http://www.bookreviews.org.

“The Theology of Hebrews.” Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of Seminary Deans and Undergraduate and Graduate Directors of the South American Division and of the Biblical Research Committee of the South American Division. Brasilia, Brazil, September 10–14, 2015.

“‘You Must Prophesy Again’: What Does It Mean to Be a Prophetic People?” Perspective Digest 20, no. 2 (2015). No pages. Cited 20 May 2015. Online: http://www.perspectivedigest.org/article/161/archives/20-2/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-prophetic-people.

“What Does It Mean to Be a Prophetic People?” Perspective Digest 20, no. 2 (2015). No pages. Cited 14 December 2015. Online: http://www.perspectivedigest.org/article/161/archives/20-2/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-prophetic-people.

“Within the Veil: Hebrews and 1844.” Seminar presented at the Called: North American Division of SDA Pastors’ Family Convention. Austin, TX, June 29, 2015.

Johnston, Robert M., PhD
Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins, Emeritus

“Demon Possession and Exorcism in the New Testament.” Journal of Adventist Mission Studies 11, no. 2 (2015): 17–24.

“Exorcism in the New Testament.” Paper presented at the Spiritual Warfare and the Occult in Scripture, History, and Contemporary Society Conference. Berrien Springs, MI, September 24, 2015.

Reeve, Teresa, PhD
Associate Professor of New Testament

“First Corinthians 11:2–16 and the Ordination of Women to Pastoral Ministry.” Pages 243–262 in Women and Ordination: Biblical and Historical Studies. Edited by John W. Reeve. Nampa, ID: Pacific Press, 2015.

“Should Women Be Ordained as Pastors? New Testament Considerations.” Pages 197–230 in Women and Ordination: Biblical and Historical Studies. Edited by John W. Reeve. Nampa, ID: Pacific Press, 2015.

Shepherd, Thomas, DrPH, PhD
Professor of New Testament

“Comparative Narrative Analysis as a Tool in Determining the Lectio Difficilior in Mark 1:40–45: A Narrative Analysis of Codices Bezae, Vaticanus, and Washingtonianus.” Co-authored with Joel E. Lisboa. Neotestamentica 49, no. 1 (2015): 75–89.

“Creation’s Intimate Touch Part 1: God’s Three Revelations.” The Compass Magazine. No pages. Cited 2 July 2015. Online: https://www.thecompassmagazine.com/?s=shepherd.

“Creation’s Intimate Touch Part 2: The Testimony of Nature.” The Compass Magazine. No pages. Cited 2 July 2015. Online: https://www.thecompassmagazine.com/?s=shepherd.

“Creation’s Intimate Touch Part 3: Creation and Marriage.” The Compass Magazine. No pages. Cited 3 July 2015. Online: https://www.thecompassmagazine.com/?s=shepherd.

“Divorce and Remarriage.” Seminar presented at the Called: North American Division of SDA Pastors’ Family Convention. Austin, TX, June 29, 2015.

“Facing Evil and Finding Atonement: The Crossroad of Jesus’ Passion in 1 Peter 2.” Pages 173–182 in The Great Controversy and the End of Evil: Biblical and Theological Studies in Honor of Ángel Manuel Rodríguez in Celebration of His Seventieth Birthday. Edited by Gerhard Pfandl. Silver Spring, MD: Biblical Research Institute; Review and Herald Publishing Association, 2015.

“The Gospels, Part 1” Episode 17: Faithful to the Scriptures Series, 30 minutes, Adventist Theological Academy, Adventist Theological Society, 2015. Cited 8 January 2016. Online: http://atsacademy.org/videos.

“The Gospels, Part 2” Episode 18: Faithful to the Scriptures Series, 30 minutes, Adventist Theological Academy, Adventist Theological Society, 2015. Cited 8 January 2016. Online: http://atsacademy.org/videos.

"Homosexuality and the Contextual Meaning of 'Exchange' (Μεταλλάσσω) in Romans 1:25–27.” Paper presented at the Fall Symposium of the Adventist Theological Society. Atlanta, GA, November 18, 2015.

“Resurrection, Rebirth, and the Human Being in 1 and 2 Peter.” Pages 165–182 in “What Are Human Beings that You Remember Them?” Proceedings of the Third International Bible Conference, Nof GInosar and Jerusalem, June 11–21, 2012. Edited by Clinton Wahlen. Silver Spring, MD: Biblical Research Institute, 2015.

“The Scholar and the Word of God.” Perspective Digest 20, no. 2 (2015). No pages. Cited 20 May 2015. Online:  http://www.perspectivedigest.org/?issue=20-2.

“A Way Forward.” Panelist with Wagner Kuhn, Bruce Moyer, and Hyveth Williams at the Spiritual Warfare and the Occult in Scripture, History, and Contemporary Society Conference. Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI, September 26, 2015.

“‘We Thank God for You’ How Thanksgiving Transforms Our Walk: A Study in the Theology of Colossians.” Journal of the Adventist Theological Society 25, no. 2 (2014): 29–42. (Released in 2015.)

Stefanovic, Ranko, PhD
Professor of New Testament

“Bozanstvo trojstva u Bibliji,” “Druga osoba bozanstva u Bibliji”; “Licnost i bozanska priroda Svetoga Duha”; and “Sedam glava zvijeri iz Otkrivenja 17.” Papers presented at the Biblijska Conferencija. Novi Sad, Serbia, March 15–17, 2015.

“El don de profecia y la iglesia.” Pages 25–51 in Elena G. de White: Manteniendo viva la vision. Edited by H. O Martin and D. A. Mora. Nirgua, Venezuela: Teologico Adventista de Venezuela, 2015.

“End-Time Demonic Activities in the Book of Revelation. Paper presented at the Spiritual Warfare and the Occult in Scripture, History, and Contemporary Society Conference. Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI, September 24, 2015.

“End-time Demonic Activities in the Book of Revelation.” Journal of Adventist Mission Studies 11, no. 2 (Fall 2015): 169–182.

“The Eschatological Meaning of Jesus’s Apocalyptic Discourse in Matthew 24–25”; “The Significance and Meaning of Revelation 4–5”; “The Meaning of the Seven Seals in Revelation 6”; “The Prophetic Role of God’s End-Time People in Revelation 11”; and “The Meaning of the Seven Last Plagues in Revelation 16.” Papers presented at the Third Annual Bible Conference: Studies in the Books of Matthew and Revelation. Toronto, ON, Canada, May 1–3, 2015.

“The Fifth and Sixth Trumpets of Revelation: Josiah Litch and Ellen White’s Philosophy of History.” Professional presentation at the 15th Annual Seminary Heritage Sabbath. Battle Creek, MI, September 12, 2015.

“Importance of the Organizational Structure of Revelation for the Interpretation of Its Content.” Seminar presented at the Called: North American Division of SDA Pastors’ Family Convention. Austin, TX, June 29, 2015.

“Las 7 plagas postreras”; “Babilonia escatologica”; Eschatological Babylon”; and “Interpretacion de las 7 cabezas de Apocalipsis 17.” Papers presented at the 4tas Conferencias Biblicas Internacionale. La Universidad Linda Vista, Chiapas, Mexico, June 18–21, 2015.

“The Meaning and Message of the Beatitudes in the Sermon of the Mount.” Paper presented at the 11th Annual SDA Theological Seminary Scholarship Symposium. Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI, February 6, 2015.

“The Plurality of the Godhead in the Bible.” Pages 115–129 in Searching, Living, Teaching. Vol 1. Edited by Artur A. Stele. Silver Spring, MD: Biblical Research Institute, 2015.

“The Prophetic Role and Message of God’s End-Time People According to Revelation 10-11.” Paper presented at the Northwest Chapter of the Adventist Theological Society. Spokane, WA, March 6–7, 2015.

“The Remnant Concept in the Book of Revelation.” Seminar presented at the Called: North American Division of SDA Pastors’ Family Convention. Austin, TX, June 29, 2015.

"Revelation (Part 1)." Episode 25: Faithful to the Scriptures Series, 30 minutes. Adventist Theological Academy, Adventist Theological Society, 2015. Cited 14 October 2015. Online: http://atsacademy.org/videos/bible-and-theology-2/hermeneutics/.

"Revelation (Part 2)." Episode 26: Faithful to the Scriptures Series, 30 minutes. Adventist Theological Academy, Adventist Theological Society, 2015. Cited 14 October 2015. Online: http://atsacademy.org/videos/bible-and-theology-2/hermeneutics/.

“The ‘Spirit of Prophecy’ in the Revelation of John.” Pages 186–197 in The Gift of Prophecy in Scripture and History. Edited by Alberto R. Timm and Dwain N. Esmond. Silver Spring, MD: Review and Herald Publishing Association, 2015.

“The ‘Spirit of Prophecy’ in the Revelation of John.” Paper presented at the Gift of Prophecy in Scripture and History Symposium. Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI, October 15–18, 2015.