Ched Spellman: publications

Education

May 2012 (projected) PhD in Systematic Theology and New Testament
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX
December 2008 Master of Divinity
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX
December 2004 Bachelor of Arts in English and History
Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX

Research Interests
Theological Interpretation; Hermeneutics; Doctrine of Scripture; Canon Formation; Use of the OT in the NT; Biblical Theology; Christianity and Literature; Teaching and New Media;

Journal Articles

1. "I Wait Upon My God: The Contribution of Michael Sattler to Our Baptist Heritage," White Paper 19 (Fort Worth: Center for Theological Research, 2007); available at BaptistTheology.org. (pdf)

2. "Dreams as a Structural Framework in Cormac McCarthy's All the Pretty Horses." In The Explicator 66.3 (Spring 2008), 166-170. Reprinted in Novels For Students, Volume 36 (Detroit: Gale-Cengage, 2011), 35-37. (full text) (pdf)

3. "The Canon after Google: Implications of a Digitized and Destabilized Codex." In Princeton Theological Review 16.2 (Fall 2010), 39-42. (pdf)

4. "When Hope Screams: Learning How to Suffer as Sons From the Book of Hebrews." In Southwestern Journal of Theology 53.2 (Spring 2011): 112-34. (pdf)

Book Reviews
Below are reviews that appear in Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Trinity Journal, Themelios, Horizons in Biblical Theology, The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, Review and Expositor, Southwestern Journal of Theology, Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry, at BaptistTheology.org, and here on the blog.

2007

1. Review of Anthony Thiselton, Thiselton on Hermeneutics: Collected Works with New Essays. In Southwestern Journal of Theology 50.1 (Fall 2007), 121-23. (pdf)

2. Review of Timothy George, ed., God the Holy Trinity. In Southwestern Journal of Theology 50.1 (Fall 2007), 110-12. (pdf)

2008

3. Review of Fred Sanders and Klaus Issler, eds, Jesus in Trinitarian Perspective. In Trinity Journal 29.2 (Fall 2008), 341-42. (pdf)

4. Review of Daniel Treier, Introducing Theological Interpretation of Scripture: Recovering a Christian Practice. In The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 12.3 (Fall 2008), 111-12. (pdf)

5. Review of James Beilby and Paul Eddy, eds., The Nature of the Atonement: Four Views. In Southwestern Journal of Theology 51.1 (Fall 2008), 113-15. (pdf)

6. Review of Thom Rainer and Eric Geiger, eds., Simple Church. In Southwestern Journal of Theology 50.2 (Spring 2008), 241-43. (pdf)

7. Review of Chad Owen Brand and R. Stanton Norman, eds., Perspectives on Church Government: Five Views of Church Polity. At BaptistTheology.org (May 2008).

2009

8. Review of John Mark Reynolds and Roger Overton, eds, The New Media Frontier: Blogging, Vlogging, and Podcasting for Christ. In Themelios 34.1 (April 2009), 152-53. (pdf)

9. Review of T.D. Herbert, Kenosis and Priesthood: Towards a Protestant Re-Evaluation of the Ordained Ministry. In Trinity Journal 30.2 (Fall 2009), 298-99. (pdf)

10. Review of Constantine R. Campbell, Basics of Verbal Aspect in Biblical Greek. In Review and Expositor 106.4 (Fall 2009), 633-35.

2010

11. Review of Jeannine K. Brown, Scripture as Communication: Introducing Biblical Hermeneutics. In Southwestern Journal of Theology 52.2 (Spring 2010), 230-32.

12. Review of The UBS Greek New Testament: A Reader's Edition, complied by Barclay M. Newman. In Southwestern Journal of Theology 52.2 (Spring 2010), 187-88. Also at BaptistTheology.org (October 2008).

13. Review of Kenneth Berding and Jonathan Lunde, eds., Three Views of the New Testament Use of the Old Testament. In Southwestern Journal of Theology 52.2 (Spring 2010), 201-03.

14. Review of Stephen E. Fowl, Theological Interpretation of Scripture. In Themelios 35.2 (July 2010), 350-52.

15. Review of Thomas R. Schreiner, New Testament Theology: Magnifying God in Christ. In Horizons in Biblical Theology 32.2 (2010), 237-40.

16. Review of William D. Mounce, Basics of Biblical Greek, 3rd edition. In Southwestern Journal of Theology 53.1 (Fall 2010), 95-96.

17. Review of Nancy Guthrie, Be Still, My Soul: Embracing God's Purpose and Provision in Suffering. In Themelios 35.3 (November 2010), 548-49.

18. Review of Brevard Childs, The Church's Guide for Reading Paul: The Canonical Shaping of the Pauline Corpus. In Review and Expositor 107.4 (Fall 2010), 562-64.

19. Review of Robert L. Plummer, 40 Questions about Interpreting the Bible. At BaptistTheology.org (August 2010).

2011

20. Review of Paul Hoskins, That Scripture might be Fulfilled: Typology and the Death of Christ. In Southwestern Journal of Theology 53.2 (Spring 2011): 218-20. Also at BaptistTheology.org (March 2010).

21. Review of Charles E. Hill, Who Chose the Gospels? Probing the Great Gospel Conspiracy. In Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 54.3 (September 2011): 631-34.

22. Review of Richard Hays, et al, Reading the Bible Intertextually. In Southwestern Journal of Theology 54.1 (Fall 2011): 80-83.

23. Review of Christopher R. Seitz, The Goodly Fellowship of the Prophets: The Achievement of Association in Canon Formation. In Southwestern Journal of Theology 54.1 (Fall 2011): 77-80.

24. Review of Thomas R. Schreiner, Magnifying God in Christ: A Summary of New Testament Theology. In Southwestern Journal of Theology 54.1 (Fall 2011): 76-77.