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Themelios is an international evangelical theological journal that expounds and defends the historic Christian faith.

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Archived Themelios Issues

Themelios, Issue 32-3 Articles by Robbie F. Castleman, G.K. Beale, Michael A.G. Haykin, Gordon L. Belyea, and Peter Enns
  • The Last Word: The Great Commission: Ecclesiology by Robbie F. Castleman (PDF)
  • A Surrejoinder to Peter Enns by G.K. Beale (PDF)
  • Come to the Father: Ignatius of Antioch and His Calling to be a Martyr by Michael A.G. Haykin (PDF)
  • Origins of the Particular Baptists by Gordon L. Belyea (PDF)
  • Response to Greg Beale by Peter Enns (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 32-2 Articles by Melvin Tinker, Anthony T. Selvaggio, Stephen Yuille, Craig Blomberg, and Robbie F. Castleman
  • The Servant Solution: The Co-Ordination of Evangelism and Social Action. John Wenham Lecture 2007 by Melvin Tinker (PDF)
  • Preaching Advice from the ‘Sermon’ to the Hebrews by Anthony T. Selvaggio (PDF)
  • How Pastoral is Open Theism? A Critique from the Writings of George Swinnock and Stephen Charnock by Stephen Yuille (PDF)
  • Mission in the Bible: Non-Existent in the Old Testament but Ubiquitous in the New? A Review Article by Craig Blomberg (PDF)
  • The Last Word: Second Temple Evangelicalism by Robbie F. Castleman (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 32-1 Articles by P.G. Nelson, G.K. Beale, Robbie F. Castleman, and Jonathon Armstrong
  • Christian Morality: Jesus’ Teaching on the Law by P.G. Nelson (PDF)
  • Doctrine From the Wrong Text? by G.K. Beale (PDF)
  • The Last Word: Gender, Grace and a Greek Conjunction by Robbie F. Castleman (PDF)
  • Eusebius’s Quest for the Historical Jesus: Historicity and Kerygma in the First Book of the Ecclesia by Jonathon Armstrong (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 31-3 Articles by J.V. Fesko, Paul Wells, John Wilks, Robbie F. Castleman, and Thomas T. Schreiner
  • N.T. Wright on Prolegomena by J.V. Fesko (PDF)
  • Reformational Thought and the Social Covenant by Paul Wells (PDF)
  • Blinder Than You Think: A Response to Neil Broom’s How Blind Is The Watchmaker? by John Wilks (PDF)
  • The Last Word: Surprise, the Essential Nature of Grace by Robbie F. Castleman (PDF)
  • A New Testament Perspective on Homosexuality by Thomas T. Schreiner (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 31-2 Articles by Michael Pahl, R.Michael Allen, Jeffrey K. Jue, Steven Tracy, and Robbie F. Castleman
  • Is Jesus Lost? Evangelicals and the Search for the Historical Jesus by Michael Pahl (PDF)
  • Putting Suspenders on the World: Radical Orthodoxy as a Post-Secular Theological Proposal… by R.Michael Allen (PDF)
  • What’s Emerging in the Church? Postmodernity, The Emergent Church, and the Reformation by Jeffrey K. Jue (PDF)
  • Chastity and the Goodness of God: The Case for Premarital Sexual Abstinence by Steven Tracy (PDF)
  • The Last Word: A Stone Hushin’ Life by Robbie F. Castleman (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 31-1 Articles by Julie Woods, Bruce M. Winter, Stephen E. Witmer, Robbie F. Castleman, and Charles L. Echols
  • The West as Nineveh: Hows Does Nahum’s Message of Judgement Apply Today? by Julie Woods (PDF)
  • Introducing the Athenians to God: Paul’s Failed Apologetic in Acts 17? by Bruce M. Winter (PDF)
  • The Lost Message of the Lost Message of Jesus by Stephen E. Witmer (PDF)
  • The Last Word: Killing the Messenger by Robbie F. Castleman (PDF)
  • Review Article: The Story of Israel by Charles L. Echols (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 30-3 Articles by David L. Baker, Marion Carson, Scott Harrower, Joshua W. Jipp, Joe Kapolyo, and Robbie F. Castleman
  • Ten Commandments, Two Tablets: The Shape of the Decalogue by David L. Baker (PDF)
  • For Now We Live: A Study of Paul’s Pastoral From Pride to Peace by Marion Carson (PDF)
  • An Augustinian Engagement with Pluralism and Postmodernism by Scott Harrower (PDF)
  • The Quest for the Historical Machen by Joshua W. Jipp (PDF)
  • Black Religious Experience by Joe Kapolyo (PDF)
  • The Last Word: Joy, the Gigantic Secret by Robbie F. Castleman (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 30-2 Articles by Tim Chester, Preston M. Sprinkle, Carl Trueman, Robbie F. Castleman, and Giacomo Carlo Di Gaetano
  • Justification, Ecclesiology and the New Perspective by Tim Chester (PDF)
  • The Old Perspective on the New Perspective: A Review of Some ‘Pre-Sanders’ Thinkers by Preston M. Sprinkle (PDF)
  • Uneasy Consciences and Critical Minds: What the Followers of Carl Henry Can Learn From Edward Said by Carl Trueman (PDF)
  • The Last Word: The Soothing Sin of Self-Esteem by Robbie F. Castleman (PDF)
  • Are We Confronted With a New Italian Denomonationalism? Marginal Notes on a Book on the Relationship by Giacomo Carlo Di Gaetano (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 30-1 Articles by Mark J. Boda, James Hamilton, Paul Wells, K. Scott Oliphant, and Robbie F. Castleman
  • The Delight of Wisdom by Mark J. Boda (PDF)
  • Were Old Covenant Believers Indwelt by the Holy Spirit? by James Hamilton (PDF)
  • In Search of the Image of God: Theology of a Lost Paradigm by Paul Wells (PDF)
  • Most Moved Mover by K. Scott Oliphant (PDF)
  • The Last Word: The Skim-milk Gospel of Cheap Grace by Robbie F. Castleman (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 29-3 Articles by Daniel M. Gurtner, Jey J. Kanagaraj, David Gibson, Simon Gathercole, and Robbie F. Castleman
  • The Rending of the Veil (Matt. 27:51a par): A Look Back and a Way Forward by Daniel M. Gurtner (PDF)
  • Johannine Jesus, The Supreme Example of Leadership: An Inquiry into John 13:1-20 by Jey J. Kanagaraj (PDF)
  • The God of Promise: Christian Scripture as Covenantal Revelation by David Gibson (PDF)
  • Simon Gathercole Meets Henri Blocher by Simon Gathercole (PDF)
  • The Last Word: My Father and Common Grace by Robbie F. Castleman (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 29-2 Articles by Michael Bird, Richard S. Briggs, David F. Wright, Leonardo De Chirico, Jamie Grant, and Robbie F. Castleman
  • Should Evangelicals Participate in the “Third Quest for the Historical Jesus”? by Michael Bird (PDF)
  • Gender and God-Talk: Can We Call God “Mother” by Richard S. Briggs (PDF)
  • Children, Covenant and the Church by David F. Wright (PDF)
  • The Blurring of Time Distinctions in Roman Catholicism by Leonardo De Chirico (PDF)
  • How Shall We Sing The Psalms - A Review Article by Jamie Grant (PDF)
  • The Last Word by Robbie F. Castleman (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 29-1 Articles by Melvin Tinker, Robert W. Yarbrough, Oliver Crisp, Paul Wells, Carl Trueman, and Robbie F. Castleman
  • Living in a World Where Life is Cheap: The Relevance of the Book of Deuteronomy and the Sixth Comman by Melvin Tinker (PDF)
  • The Last and Next Christendom: Implications for Interpreting the Bible by Robert W. Yarbrough (PDF)
  • On Barth’s Denial of Universalism by Oliver Crisp (PDF)
  • A Free Lunch at the End of the Universe? by Paul Wells (PDF)
  • Interview With Manuel Ortiz by Carl Trueman (PDF)
  • The Last Word by Robbie F. Castleman (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 28-2 Articles by Melvin Tinker, Stephen Williams, Dennis Ngien, Manuel Ortiz, and Robbie F. Castleman
  • Evil, Evangelism and Ecclesiastes by Melvin Tinker (PDF)
  • The Transfiguration of Jesus Christ (Part Two): Approaching Sonship by Stephen Williams (PDF)
  • Theology of Preaching in Martin Luther by Dennis Ngien (PDF)
  • The Church and the City by Manuel Ortiz (PDF)
  • The Last Word by Robbie F. Castleman (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 28-1 Articles by Alan Thompson, Stephen Williams, Robet Letham, Graeme Goldsworthy, Robbie F. Castleman, and Robbie F. Castleman
  • Blameless Before God? Philippians 3:6 in Context by Alan Thompson (PDF)
  • The Transfiguration of Jesus Christ (Part One) by Stephen Williams (PDF)
  • The Trinity: Yesterday, Today and the Future by Robet Letham (PDF)
  • Ontology and Biblical Theology - A Response to Carl Trueman’s Editorial: A Revolutionary Balancing A by Graeme Goldsworthy (PDF)
  • The Last Word by Robbie F. Castleman (PDF)
  • The Last Word by Robbie F. Castleman (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 27-3 Articles by Simon Gathercole, Craig Blomberg, Carl Trueman, Kenneth A. Fox, David Smith, and Robbie F. Castleman
  • Devotional Books on the Old Testament: Some Recommended Reading by Simon Gathercole (PDF)
  • Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology - A Review Article by Craig Blomberg (PDF)
  • Reckoning with the Past in an Anti-Historical Age by Carl Trueman (PDF)
  • Two Recent Commentaries on 1 Corinthians - A Review Article by Kenneth A. Fox (PDF)
  • Between Bukuru and New York: Reflection on Islam, Christianity and Western Values by David Smith (PDF)
  • The Last Word by Robbie F. Castleman (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 27-2 Articles by David Gibson, Richard B. Gaffin, Jr., John J. Johnson, John C. McDowell, and Robbie F. Castleman
  • Eating is Believing? On Midrash and the Mixing of Metaphors in John 6 by David Gibson (PDF)
  • Redemption and Resurrection: An Exercise in Biblical Systematic Theology by Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. (PDF)
  • Is John Hick’s Concept of the Real an Adequate Criterion for Evaluating Religious Truth Claims by John J. Johnson (PDF)
  • A Response to Rodney Holder on Barth abd Natural Theology by John C. McDowell (PDF)
  • The Last Word by Robbie F. Castleman (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 26-3 Articles by R.V.G. Tasker, Rodney Holder, K.A. Kitchen, Sharon James, and Robbie F. Castleman
  • Biblical Doctrine of the Wrath of God (Part 2) by R.V.G. Tasker (PDF)
  • Karl Barth and the Legitimacy of Natural Theology by Rodney Holder (PDF)
  • Ancient Egypt and the Hebrew Monarchies: A Review Article by K.A. Kitchen (PDF)
  • Are There Essential Differences Between the Sexes by Sharon James (PDF)
  • The Last Word by Robbie F. Castleman (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 26-2 Articles by R.V.G. Tasker, David Smith, Melvin Tinker, Daniel Hill, and Robbie F. Castleman
  • The Biblical Doctrine of the Wrath of God by R.V.G. Tasker (PDF)
  • The Bible and Education: Ways of Construing the Relationship by David Smith (PDF)
  • Last Supper/Lord’s Supper: More than a Parable in Action? by Melvin Tinker (PDF)
  • Warranted Christian Belief - A Review Article by Daniel Hill (PDF)
  • The Last Word by Robbie F. Castleman (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 25-3 Articles by J. Philip Barnes & William K. Kay, D.G. Hart, Christopher J.H. Wright, and David Smith
  • Developments in Religious Education in England and Wales (Part 2): Methodology, Politics, Citizenshi by J. Philip Barnes & William K. Kay (PDF)
  • J. Gresham Machen, Inerrancy and Creedless Christianity by D.G. Hart (PDF)
  • Interpreting the Bible Among the World Religions by Christopher J.H. Wright (PDF)
  • Junction or Terminus?: Christianity in the West at the Dawn of the Third Millennium by David Smith (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 25-2 Articles by Mark A. Seifrid, Donald Macleod, Carl Trueman, and Tony Gray
  • The “New Perspective on Paul” and Its Problems by Mark A. Seifrid (PDF)
  • The Christology of Wolfhart Pannenberg by Donald Macleod (PDF)
  • Admiring the Sistine Chapel: Reflections on Carl Henry’s God, Revelation and Authority by Carl Trueman (PDF)
  • Systematic Series - A Review Article by Tony Gray (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 25-1 Articles by Douglas Groothuis, William K. Kay & L. Phillip Barnes, D. Eryl Davies, Martin Downes, and Geoffrey Grogan
  • The Postmodern Challenge to Theology by Douglas Groothuis (PDF)
  • Developments in Religious Education in England and Wales by William K. Kay & L. Phillip Barnes (PDF)
  • Dr. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones: An Introduction by D. Eryl Davies (PDF)
  • Review Article: Select Works of Dr. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones by Martin Downes (PDF)
  • New Testament Christology or New Testament Christologies? by Geoffrey Grogan (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 24-3 Articles by Review Article: New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis, Brian S. Rosner, Craig Bartholomew, and Benjamin B. Warfield
  • Philip Johnston by Review Article: New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis (PDF)
  • The Concept of Idolatry by Brian S. Rosner (PDF)
  • Qoheleth in the Canon?: Current Trends in the Interpretation of Ecclesiastes by Craig Bartholomew (PDF)
  • The Religious Life of Theological Students by Benjamin B. Warfield (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 24-2 Articles by Donald Macleod, Gerald Bray, Peter S. Heslam, and Tony Gray
  • The Christology of Jürgen Moltmann by Donald Macleod (PDF)
  • Rescuing Theology From Theologians by Gerald Bray (PDF)
  • Architects of Evangelical Intellectual Thought: Abraham Kuyper and Benjamin Warfield by Peter S. Heslam (PDF)
  • God Does Not Play Dice by Tony Gray (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 24-1 Articles by Stephen Williams, David L. Baker, and Graham Keith
  • Lindsay Brown by Stephen Williams (PDF)
  • The Jubilee and the Millennium by David L. Baker (PDF)
  • Formulation of Creeds in the Early Church by Graham Keith (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 23-3 Articles by Dewi Arwel Hughes, Don Fairbairn, Craig Blomberg, and David T. Williams
  • Two Books on Mission: Review Article by Dewi Arwel Hughes (PDF)
  • Salvation as Theosis: The Teaching of Eastern Orthodoxy by Don Fairbairn (PDF)
  • Eschatology and the Church: Some New Testament Perspectives by Craig Blomberg (PDF)
  • Theology in South Africa: The Current Situation by David T. Williams (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 23-2 Articles by Colin Duriez, John W. Drane, Stephen Williams, and David Wenham
  • The Theology of Fantasy in Lewis and Tolkein by Colin Duriez (PDF)
  • Methods and Perspectives in Understanding the New Age by John W. Drane (PDF)
  • That You May Believe: An Editorial by Stephen Williams (PDF)
  • A Historical View of John’s Gospel by David Wenham (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 23-1 Articles by Graham Tomlin, T.A. Noble, Joey J. Kanogaraj, and I. Howard Marshall
  • The Theology of the Cross: Subversive Theology for a Postmodern World by Graham Tomlin (PDF)
  • Scripture and Experience by T.A. Noble (PDF)
  • The Poor of the Gospels and the Good News Proclaimed to Them by Joey J. Kanogaraj (PDF)
  • Recent Study of the Pastoral Epistles by I. Howard Marshall (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 22-3 Articles by Anthony R. Cross, Alister McGrath, Torlief Elgvin, Stephen Williams, and J. Gordon McConville
  • Historical Methodology and New Testament Study by Anthony R. Cross (PDF)
  • Three Evangelical Voices by Alister McGrath (PDF)
  • The Messiah Who Was Cursed on the Tree by Torlief Elgvin (PDF)
  • A Supplementary Word by Stephen Williams (PDF)
  • The Old Testament Books in Modern Scholarship by J. Gordon McConville (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 22-2 Articles by Nozumu Miyahira, Stanley E. Porter, Craig Bartholomew, and J.P.U. Lilley
  • A Japanese Perspective on the Trinity by Nozumu Miyahira (PDF)
  • Understanding Pauline Studies: Part 2 by Stanley E. Porter (PDF)
  • Post/Late? Modernity as the Context for Christian Scholarship Today by Craig Bartholomew (PDF)
  • The Judgement of God: The Problem of the Canaanites by J.P.U. Lilley (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 22-1 Articles by Nigel Scotland, Stanley E. Porter, Gordon Wenham, and David N. Livingstone
  • The Role of Methodism in the Chartist Movement by Nigel Scotland (PDF)
  • Understanding Pauline Studies: Part One by Stanley E. Porter (PDF)
  • Pentateuchal Studies Today by Gordon Wenham (PDF)
  • Evolution and Eschatology by David N. Livingstone (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 21-3 Articles by Neil Summerton, Phil Hill, Martyn Eden, R.M. Jones, and William Storrar
  • Identity Crisis?: The Nation-state, Nationality, Regionalism, Language and Religion by Neil Summerton (PDF)
  • Comment by Phil Hill (PDF)
  • Comment by Martyn Eden (PDF)
  • Language in God’s Economy: A Welsh and International Perspective by R.M. Jones (PDF)
  • ‘Verigo’ or ‘Imago’? Nations in the Divine Economy by William Storrar (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 21-2 Articles by Richard Bauckham, James I. Packer, Tony Gray, and Steve Walton
  • The Relatives of Jesus by Richard Bauckham (PDF)
  • Why We Need the Purtians by James I. Packer (PDF)
  • Destroyed For Ever: An Examination of the Debates Concerning Annihilation and Conditional Immortalit by Tony Gray (PDF)
  • Rhetorical Criticism: An Introduction by Steve Walton (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 21-1 Articles by Walter Riggans, Stephen Hunt, and J. Glen Taylor
  • The Parousia: Getting our Terms Right by Walter Riggans (PDF)
  • Deliverance: The Evolution of a Doctrine by Stephen Hunt (PDF)
  • The Bible and Homosexuality by J. Glen Taylor (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 20-3 Articles by Richard S. Hess, William A. Dembski, and R. Paul Stevens
  • Studies in the Book of Joshua by Richard S. Hess (PDF)
  • The Fallacy of Contextualism by William A. Dembski (PDF)
  • Living Theologically: Toward a Theology of Christian Practice by R. Paul Stevens (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 20-2 Articles by Eckhard Schnabel, Kenneth E. Bailey, and David Wenham
  • History, Theology and the Biblical Canon: an Introduction to Basic Issues by Eckhard Schnabel (PDF)
  • Informal Controlled Oral Tradition and the Synoptic Gospels by Kenneth E. Bailey (PDF)
  • How Jesus Understood the Last Supper: a Parable in Action by David Wenham (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 20-1 Articles by Kwame Bediako, Karl Olav Sandnes, Richard N. Longenecker, and Oskar Skarsaune
  • Understanding African Theology in the 20th Century by Kwame Bediako (PDF)
  • The Death of Jesus for Human Sins: the Historical Basis for a Theologkal Concept by Karl Olav Sandnes (PDF)
  • On Reading a New Testament Letter - Devotionally, Homiletically, Academically by Richard N. Longenecker (PDF)
  • Heresy and the Pastoral Epistles by Oskar Skarsaune (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 19-1 Articles by David Ball, David Wenham, Steve Bishop, and Robert Cook
  • Some Recent Literature on John: a Review Article by David Ball (PDF)
  • The Star of Bethlehem, Drawing Giraffes, and Other Good Things: a Selection of New Testament Journal by David Wenham (PDF)
  • Science and Faith: Boa Constrictors and Warthogs by Steve Bishop (PDF)
  • Postmodernism, Pluralism and John Hick by Robert Cook (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 17-3 Articles by C. Powell, E. Jensen, R.P. Stevens, A. Hauge, and R. Letham
  • A Stalemate of Genders? Some Hermeneutical Reflections by C. Powell (PDF)
  • The Value of Women and World View by E. Jensen (PDF)
  • The Mystery of Male and Female: Biblical and Trinitatian Models by R.P. Stevens (PDF)
  • Feminist Theology as Critique and Renewal of Theology by A. Hauge (PDF)
  • The Hermeneutics of Feminism by R. Letham (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 17-2 Articles by Robert R. Cook, Tony Lane, Conrad Gempf, Charles H.H. Scobie, and Mikeal C. Parsons
  • Keith Ward: Taking Leave of God Incarnate - A Review Article by Robert R. Cook (PDF)
  • A Survey of Historical Theology Articles 1989-90 by Tony Lane (PDF)
  • Pseudonymity and the New Testament by Conrad Gempf (PDF)
  • New directions in Biblical Theology by Charles H.H. Scobie (PDF)
  • Appendices in the New Testament by Mikeal C. Parsons (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 17-1 Articles by Nigel G. Wright, Mark J. Cartledge, J.Gordon McConville, and Leslie McFall
  • The Kansas City Prophets: an Assessment by Nigel G. Wright (PDF)
  • Charismatic Prophecy and New Testament Prophecy by Mark J. Cartledge (PDF)
  • Judgment and Promise: the Message of Jeremiah by J.Gordon McConville (PDF)
  • Has the Chronology of the Hebrew Kings finally been settled? by Leslie McFall (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 16-3 Articles by R.W.L. Moberly, Steve Bishop, Melvin Tinker, and Ernest C. Lucas
  • Sternberg on Biblical Narrative - A Review Article by R.W.L. Moberly (PDF)
  • Green theology and Deep Ecology: New Age or New Creation? by Steve Bishop (PDF)
  • Purpose in Pain? - Teleology and the Problem of Evil by Melvin Tinker (PDF)
  • God, GUTs and Gurus: the New Physics and New Age Ideology by Ernest C. Lucas (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 16-2 Articles by Martin Selman, Tony Lane, Christopher Sugden, Tormod Engelsviken, Erhard Berneburg & Arthur Glasser, Walter Riggans, and Nigel G. Wright
  • A Survey of OT Articles 1989-1990 by Martin Selman (PDF)
  • Recent Calvin Literature: A Review Article by Tony Lane (PDF)
  • Conference Theology: Four Personal Views by Christopher Sugden, Tormod Engelsviken, Erhard Berneburg & Arthur Glasser (PDF)
  • Jesus and the Scriptures: Two Short Notes by Walter Riggans (PDF)
  • Restoration and the ‘House Church’ Movement by Nigel G. Wright (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 16-1 Articles by Torleiv Austad, N.T. Wright, and Christopher J.H. Wright
  • Attitudes the State in Western Theological Thinking by Torleiv Austad (PDF)
  • The New Testament and the ‘State’ by N.T. Wright (PDF)
  • The People of God and the State in the Old Testament by Christopher J.H. Wright (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 15-3 Articles by David Wenham, Roy Kearsley, C.J.H. Hingley, and Roger Beckwith
  • Survey of NT Articles 1988 and 1989 by David Wenham (PDF)
  • Faith and Philosophy in the Early Church by Roy Kearsley (PDF)
  • Evangelicals and Spirituality by C.J.H. Hingley (PDF)
  • Intertestamental Judaism, its Literature and its Significance by Roger Beckwith (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 15-2 Articles by Martin Davie, John White, Deryck Sheriffs, and Craig L. Blomberg
  • A Survey of Church History Articles 1986-9 by Martin Davie (PDF)
  • AIDS, Judgement and Blessing by John White (PDF)
  • Moving on with God: Key motifs in Exodus 13-20 by Deryck Sheriffs (PDF)
  • New Testament Genre Criticism for the 1990s by Craig L. Blomberg (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 15-1 Articles by David Deboys, K.A. Kitchen & R.S. Hess, Robert Jackson, and John J. Bimson
  • Writing the History of Israel: a Review Article by David Deboys, K.A. Kitchen & R.S. Hess (PDF)
  • Properity Theology and the Faith Movement by Robert Jackson (PDF)
  • The origins of Israel in Canaan by John J. Bimson (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 14-3 Articles by David T. Williams, Gordon J. Wenham, and G.K. Beale
  • The Sabbath: Mark of Distinction by David T. Williams (PDF)
  • The Place of Biblical Criticism in Theological Study by Gordon J. Wenham (PDF)
  • Did Jesus and his Followers Preach the Right Doctrine from the Wrong Texts? by G.K. Beale (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 14-2 Articles by D.A. Carson, I. Howard Marshall, L.W. Hurtado, and Dick France
  • Selected Recent Studies of the Fourth Gospel by D.A. Carson (PDF)
  • The Present State of Lucan Studies by I. Howard Marshall (PDF)
  • The Gospel of Mark in Recent Study by L.W. Hurtado (PDF)
  • Matthew’s Gospel in Recent Study by Dick France (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 14-1 Articles by John Wilkinson, Sally Alsford, Georges Chawkat Moucarry, W. Ward Gasque, Melvin Tinker, and Paul Ellingworth
  • Five Christian Books on AIDS by John Wilkinson (PDF)
  • Women and the Kingdom of God: Three Recent Books by Sally Alsford (PDF)
  • The Alien According to the Torah by Georges Chawkat Moucarry (PDF)
  • Recent Commentaries on the Acts of the Apostles by W. Ward Gasque (PDF)
  • Truth, Myth and Incarnation by Melvin Tinker (PDF)
  • Hebrews and the Anticipation of Completion by Paul Ellingworth (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 13-3 Articles by Bruce Winter, Stephen N. Williams, and I. Howard Marshall
  • ‘Seek the Welfare of the City’: Social Ethics According to 1 Peter by Bruce Winter (PDF)
  • Outline for Ethics: A Response to Oliver O’Donovan by Stephen N. Williams (PDF)
  • An Evangelical Approach to ‘Theological Criticism’ by I. Howard Marshall (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 13-2 Articles by Martin J. Selman, Bong Rin Ro, Donald Guthrie, David Wenham, Hans Kvalbein, and Alister McGrath
  • Evangelical Commentaries on Isaiah by Martin J. Selman (PDF)
  • Theological Trends in Asia by Bong Rin Ro (PDF)
  • New Testament Pseudonymity: A Review by Donald Guthrie (PDF)
  • The Paulinism of Acts Again: Two Historical Clues in 1 Thessalonians by David Wenham (PDF)
  • Go Therefore and Make Disciples… The Concept of Discipleship in the New Testament by Hans Kvalbein (PDF)
  • Justification: the New Ecumenical Debate by Alister McGrath (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 13-1 Articles by A.N.S. Lane, N.A.D. Scotland, Melvin Tinker, and Richard N. Longenecker
  • Conversion: a Comparison of Calvin and Spener by A.N.S. Lane (PDF)
  • Towards an Analysis of Cult by N.A.D. Scotland (PDF)
  • The Priority of Jesus: a Look at the Place of Jesus’ Teaching and Exsmple in Christian Ethics by Melvin Tinker (PDF)
  • ‘Who is the Prophet Talking About?’ Some Reflections on the New Testament’s Use of the Old by Richard N. Longenecker (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 12-3 Articles by Gerhard Maier, Hans Kvalbein, and John W. Gladwin
  • Three Commentaries on Matthew: a Review by Gerhard Maier (PDF)
  • Jesus and the Poor: Two Texts and a Tentative Conclusion by Hans Kvalbein (PDF)
  • Work, Faith and Freedom by John W. Gladwin (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 12-2 Articles by Gerald L. Bray, D.F. Wright, Craig L. Blomberg, and E.C. Lucas
  • Recent Trends in Christology by Gerald L. Bray (PDF)
  • Four Other Gospels: Review Article by D.F. Wright (PDF)
  • Synoptic Studies: Some Recent Methodological Developments and Debates by Craig L. Blomberg (PDF)
  • Some Scientific Issues Related to the Understanding of Genesis 1-3 by E.C. Lucas (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 12-1 Articles by Paul Helm, Norman Geisler & William D. Watkins, and John M.G. Barclay
  • Asking God by Paul Helm (PDF)
  • Process Theology: a Survey and an Appraisal by Norman Geisler & William D. Watkins (PDF)
  • Paul and the Law: Observations on Some Recent Debates by John M.G. Barclay (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 11-3 Articles by David F. Wright, R.W.L. Moberly, and Winfried Corduan
  • ‘Incidentalism’ in Theology - or a Theology for Thirty-year-olds by David F. Wright (PDF)
  • Story in the Old Testament by R.W.L. Moberly (PDF)
  • Humility and Commitment: an Approach to Modern Hermeneutics by Winfried Corduan (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 11-2 Articles by Stephen H. Travis, Ida Glaser, Desmond Alexander, and Murray J. Harris
  • The Problem of Judgment by Stephen H. Travis (PDF)
  • The Concept of relationship as a Key to the Comparative Understanding of Christianity and Islam by Ida Glaser (PDF)
  • The Old Testament View of Life After Death by Desmond Alexander (PDF)
  • The New Testament View of Life After death by Murray J. Harris (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 11-1 Articles by Paul Helm, Gordon J. Wenham, and I. Howard Marshall
  • A Taproot of Radicalism by Paul Helm (PDF)
  • The Date of Deuteronomy: linch-pin of Old Testament criticism Part 2 by Gordon J. Wenham (PDF)
  • The Hope of a New Age, the Kingdom of God in the New Testament by I. Howard Marshall (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 10-3 Articles by Gordon J. Wenham, David F. Wright, and Carl F. Wisloff
  • The Date of Deuteronomy: linch-pin of Old Testament criticism Part 1 by Gordon J. Wenham (PDF)
  • Ordination by David F. Wright (PDF)
  • Recent Trends in Roman Catholicism by Carl F. Wisloff (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 10-2 Articles by Philip Lewis, John Root, Jim Stamoolis, and J. Andrew Kirk
  • Caste, Mission and Church Growth by Philip Lewis (PDF)
  • Issues for the Church in a Multi-Racial Society by John Root (PDF)
  • Church and State in South Africa by Jim Stamoolis (PDF)
  • Race, Class, Caste and the Bible by J. Andrew Kirk (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 10-1 Articles by Roger T. Beckwith, Edwin M Yamauchi, David Lyon, Roy Kearsley, and Paul E. Copeland
  • The Ecumenical Quest for Agreement in Faith by Roger T. Beckwith (PDF)
  • Pre-Christian Gnosticism, the New Testament and Nag Hammadi in Recent Debate by Edwin M Yamauchi (PDF)
  • Seculaization: the Fate of Faith in Modern Society by David Lyon (PDF)
  • Curriculum for Credo: the Content and Aim of the Church’s Teaching Task by Roy Kearsley (PDF)
  • A Guide to the Study of the Prophets by Paul E. Copeland (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 9-3 Articles by Mark Geldard, Richard J. Bauckham, and Clark H. Pinnock
  • Why Study Philosophy of Religion? by Mark Geldard (PDF)
  • ‘Only the suffering God can help’: Divine Passibility in Modern Theology by Richard J. Bauckham (PDF)
  • Building the Brudge from Academic Theology to Christian Mission by Clark H. Pinnock (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 9-2 Articles by Christopher Lamb, Dewi Arwel Hughes, and Christopher J. H. Wright
  • Dialectical Ministry: Christian Life and Mission in the Multi-faith Situation by Christopher Lamb (PDF)
  • Christianity and Other Religions: a Review of Some Recent Discussion by Dewi Arwel Hughes (PDF)
  • The Christian and other religions: the biblical evidence by Christopher J. H. Wright (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 9-1 Articles by Martin Goldsmith, John Webster, and D.A. Carson
  • Contextualisation in Theology by Martin Goldsmith (PDF)
  • The Identity of the Holy Spirit: a Problem in Trinitarian Theology by John Webster (PDF)
  • Recent Literature on the Fourth Gospel: Some Reflections by D.A. Carson (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 8-3 Articles by David Hempton, David Field, J.G. McConville, and Miroslav Volf
  • Evangelical Revival and Society: a Historiographical Review of Methodism and British Society c.1750- by David Hempton (PDF)
  • Talking Points. The Divorce Debate - Where are we Now? by David Field (PDF)
  • The Pentateuch Today by J.G. McConville (PDF)
  • Doing and Interpreting: an Examination of the Relationship Between Theory and Practice in Latin Amer by Miroslav Volf (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 8-2 Articles by Chris Sugden & David Bosch, W. Stanford Reid, Gordon J. Wenham, John E. Goldingay, and Michael W. Holmes
  • From Partnership to Marriage: Consultation on the Relationship Between Evangelism and Social Respons by Chris Sugden & David Bosch (PDF)
  • Jean Calvin: the Father of Capitalism by W. Stanford Reid (PDF)
  • Recent Old Testament Study: an Evangelical Assessment by Gordon J. Wenham (PDF)
  • The Old Testament and Christian faith: Jesus and the Old Testament in Matthew 1-5 Part 2 by John E. Goldingay (PDF)
  • The ‘Majority Text Debate’: New Form of an Old Issue by Michael W. Holmes (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 8-1 Articles by Ernest C. Lucas, Nigel N. de S. Cameron, Graham Cheeseman, Leon Morris, and John E. Goldingay
  • Covenant, treaty, and prophecy by Ernest C. Lucas (PDF)
  • Talking Points: Science versus Religion by Nigel N. de S. Cameron (PDF)
  • Dynamic Christology by Graham Cheeseman (PDF)
  • The Emergence of the Doctrine of the Incarnation by Leon Morris (PDF)
  • The Old Testament and Christian faith: Jesus and the Old Testament in Matthew 1-5: Part 1 by John E. Goldingay (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 7-3 Articles by Nigel M. de S. Cameron, John Webster, Ida Glaser, Theo Donner, Richard J. Bauckham, and T.N. Wright
  • Talking Points: Genesis and Evolution by Nigel M. de S. Cameron (PDF)
  • Recent Work on Barth: A Survey of Literature Since 1975 by John Webster (PDF)
  • Towards a Mutual Understanding of Christian and Islamic Concepts of Revelation by Ida Glaser (PDF)
  • Some Thoughts on the History of the New Testament Canon by Theo Donner (PDF)
  • Weakness - Paul’s and ours by Richard J. Bauckham (PDF)
  • A New Tübingen School? E. Käsemann and His Commentary on Romans by T.N. Wright (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 7-2 Articles by N.M. de S. Cameron, Donald Dean Smeeton, and Bruce A. Demarest
  • Dean Burgon and the Bible: An Eminent Victorian and the Problem of Inspiration by N.M. de S. Cameron (PDF)
  • Hans Küng: Architect of Radical Catholicism by Donald Dean Smeeton (PDF)
  • The Contemporary Relevance of Christendom’s Creeds by Bruce A. Demarest (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 7-1 Articles by David G. KIbble, Robert M. Price, C. René Padilla, and David W. Gill
  • The Kingdom of God and Christian Politics by David G. KIbble (PDF)
  • Niebuhr’s Doctrine of Revelation in Contemporary Theology by Robert M. Price (PDF)
  • The Interpreted Word: Reflections on Contextual Hermeneutics by C. René Padilla (PDF)
  • Jacques Ellul: The Prophet as Theologian by David W. Gill (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 6-3 Articles by Craig M. Watts, Anthony Stone, Ronald Y.K. Fung, and William Dyrness
  • Christian Ministry in its Theological Context by Craig M. Watts (PDF)
  • Three Current Challenges of the Occult by Anthony Stone (PDF)
  • The Status of Justification by Faith in Paul’s Thought: A Brief Survey of a Modern Debate by Ronald Y.K. Fung (PDF)
  • Mercy triumphs over justice: James 2:13 and the Theology of Faith and Works by William Dyrness (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 6-2 Articles by A. Skevington Wood, Howard Biggs, and Richard J. Mouw
  • The Radical Reformation Reassessed by A. Skevington Wood (PDF)
  • The Q Debate Since 1955 by Howard Biggs (PDF)
  • Explaining Social Reality: Some Christian Reflections by Richard J. Mouw (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 6-1 Articles by Tom Wright, Douglas Stuart, Wing-hung Lam, and David Wenham
  • Godliness and Good Learning: Cranfield’s Romans by Tom Wright (PDF)
  • Old Testament Prophets’ Self-Understanding of Their Prophecy by Douglas Stuart (PDF)
  • Tensions in Calvin’s Idea of Predestination by Wing-hung Lam (PDF)
  • Spirit and Life: Some Reflections on Johannine Theology by David Wenham (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 5-3 Articles by D.R. Denton, Edwin M. Yamauchi, Donald Bloesch, and A. Van Seters
  • The Biblical Basis of Hope by D.R. Denton (PDF)
  • The reverse order of Ezra/Nehemiah Reconsidered by Edwin M. Yamauchi (PDF)
  • The Sword of the Spirit: The Meaning of Inspiration by Donald Bloesch (PDF)
  • God and Family: From Sociology to Covenant Theology by A. Van Seters (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 5-2 Articles by David Baker, Kwame Bediako, I. Howard Marshall, and D.A. Carson
  • Interpreting Texts in the Context of the Whole Bible by David Baker (PDF)
  • The Willowbank Consultion Jan 1978 - A Personal Reflection by Kwame Bediako (PDF)
  • How Do We Interpret the Bible Today? by I. Howard Marshall (PDF)
  • Hermeneutics: A Brief Assessment of Some Recent Trends by D.A. Carson (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 5-1 Articles by Stephen T. Davis, Robert R. Cook, Robert H. Stein, and Geoffrey W. Bromiley
  • God the Mad Scientist: Process Theology on God and Evil by Stephen T. Davis (PDF)
  • The Psychology of Incarnation by Robert R. Cook (PDF)
  • Was the Tomb Really Empty?” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 20.1 (1977): 23-29 = “Was by Robert H. Stein (PDF)
  • Evangelicals and Theological Creativity by Geoffrey W. Bromiley (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 4-3 Articles by Carl Armerding, David Wenham, Jim Packer, and R.T. Kendall
  • Structural Analysis by Carl Armerding (PDF)
  • Jesus and the Law: an Exegesis of Matthew 5:17-20 by David Wenham (PDF)
  • The Vital Question by Jim Packer (PDF)
  • Preaching in Worship by R.T. Kendall (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 4-2 Articles by N.T. Wright, Edwin A. Blum, and Richard Bauckham
  • Towards a Biblical View of Universalism by N.T. Wright (PDF)
  • Shall you not surely die by Edwin A. Blum (PDF)
  • Universalism: a Historical Survey by Richard Bauckham (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 4-1 Articles by Jim Mynors, Paul Helm, Joyce G. Baldwin, Noel Weeks, and Dick France
  • Arguing about origins by Paul Helm (PDF)
  • Is There Pseudonymity in the Old Testament? by Joyce G. Baldwin (PDF)
  • The Hermeneutical Problem of Genesis 1-11 by Noel Weeks (PDF)
  • Barnabas - Son of Encouragement by Dick France (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 3-3 Articles by Bruce D. Chilton, David F. Wright, and Colin J. Chapman
  • An Evangelical and Critical Approach to the Sayings of Jesus by Bruce D. Chilton (PDF)
  • James Barr on ‘Fundamentalism’ - a review article by David F. Wright (PDF)
  • Thinking Biblically About Islam by Colin J. Chapman (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 3-2 Articles by A. Skevington Wood, Richard Bauckham, and Gerald E. Bray
  • A bibliographical guide to the study of the Reformation: Part 2. Development by A. Skevington Wood (PDF)
  • The Rise of Apocalyptic by Richard Bauckham (PDF)
  • Can We Dispence With Chalcedon? by Gerald E. Bray (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 3-1 Articles by Martin J. Selman, Ronald Y.K. Fung, Andrew T. Lincoln, and C. René Padilla
  • Comparative Methods and Patriarchal Narratives by Martin J. Selman (PDF)
  • The Forensic Nature of Justification by Ronald Y.K. Fung (PDF)
  • God’s Lethal Weapon (Hebrews 4:11-13) by Andrew T. Lincoln (PDF)
  • God’s Word and Man’s Myths by C. René Padilla (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 2-3 Articles by Colin J. Hemer, Grant R. Osborne, Vishal Mangalwadi, and Clark H. Pinnock
  • Acts and Galatians Reconsidered by Colin J. Hemer (PDF)
  • The ‘Rapture’ Question by Grant R. Osborne (PDF)
  • Five Ways to Salvation in Contemporary Guruism by Vishal Mangalwadi (PDF)
  • Karl Barth and Christian Apologetics by Clark H. Pinnock (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 2-2 Articles by Gordon J. Wenham, A. Skevington Wood, Robert J.M. Gurney, Alan R. Millard, and John E. Goldingay
  • Daniel: the Basic Issues by Gordon J. Wenham (PDF)
  • A Bibliographic Guide to the Study of the Reformation by A. Skevington Wood (PDF)
  • The Four Kingdoms of Daniel 2 and 7 by Robert J.M. Gurney (PDF)
  • Approaching the Old Testament by Alan R. Millard (PDF)
  • The Book of Daniel: three Issues by John E. Goldingay (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 2-1 Articles by David F. Wright, John R.W. Stott, and I. Howard Marshall
  • Why Were the Montanists Condemned? by David F. Wright (PDF)
  • Paul Prays For the Church by John R.W. Stott (PDF)
  • Orthodoxy and Heresy in Earliest Christianity by I. Howard Marshall (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 1-3 Articles by David Gillett, Nairobi Baptist Church, Andrew Kirk, and Bruce Nicholls
  • Shalom: Content For a Slogan by David Gillett (PDF)
  • Jesus Christ Frees by Nairobi Baptist Church
  • The Meaning of Man in the Debate Between Christianity and Marxism, Part 2 by Andrew Kirk (PDF)
  • Nairobi 1975: A Crisis of Faith For the WCC by Bruce Nicholls (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 1-2 (Spring 1976) Articles by Murray Harris, Andrew Kirk, Peter Davids, and Derek Kidner
  • Resurrection and Immortality: Eight Theses by Murray Harris (PDF)
  • The Meaning of Man in the Debate Between Christianity and Marxism by Andrew Kirk (PDF)
  • The Poor Man’s Gospel by Peter Davids (PDF)
  • The Way Home: An Exposition of Hosea 14 by Derek Kidner (PDF)
Themelios, Issue 1-1 (1975) Articles by Robert P. Gordon, R.T. France, and James I. Packer
  • Preaching from the Patriarchs by Robert P. Gordon (PDF)
  • Inerrancy and New Testament Exegesis by R.T. France (PDF)
  • Hermeneutics and Biblical Authority by James I. Packer (PDF)


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