Research Interests:
- Primary: Canon Studies (historical, theological, and hermeneutical angles); biblical theology; bibliology (revelation + Scripture); serving the local churches and the local academy;
- Secondary: Literary studies; theology of suffering and lament; Ezra-Nehemiah; Hebrews; history of interpretation; paronomasia; migraine research; chess opening theory; and the serious study of video games;
Books
1. Toward A Canon-Conscious Reading of the Bible: Exploring the History and Hermeneutics of the Canon. New Testament Monographs, 34. Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2014. (Details + Table of Contents) (amz)Articles and Essays
1. "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)2. "The Canon after Google: Implications of a Digitized and Destabilized Codex." In Princeton Theological Review 16.2 (Fall 2010), 39–42. (pdf)
13. "A Web of Significations: The Hermeneutics of Theological Anthropology in Marvel's Spiderman (2018)," in Theology and Spiderman (Lexington | Rowan & Littlefield, 2021), 149–73.
14. "Training for Ministry in a Textual Community," Didaktikos: Journal of Theological Education. 5.4 (April 2022): 36–38.
15. "Hermeneutical Reflections on Canonical Sub-Collections: Retrospect and Prospect," in Canon Formation: Tracing the Role of Sub-Collections in the Biblical Canon (T&T Clark, 2023), 311–31.
16. "The Metaphors We Read Canonical Collections By: Exploring the Nature and Effect of Canonical Contextuality." Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 65.2 (2022): 261–76.
17. "Bear with this Anonymous Exhortation: The Hermeneutical Effect of Anonymous Authorship for Readers of the New Testament" (forthcoming).
18. "Two Testaments to Tell: Biblical Theology and the Canonical Shape of the Gospel." Journal of Theological Interpretation, forthcoming.
19. "Carrying the Fire and Finding the Fireflies: Hope, Despair, and Godtalk in the Dystopian Stories of Naughty Dog and Cormac McCarthy." In Peter Admirand, ed. The Last of Us: Violence, Ethics, Redemption? (Lexington | Rowan & Littlefield, 2024), 179–92.
20. "The Narrative Function of Sickness in the Book of Chronicles." In Biblische Notizen, forthcoming.
21. "The Hermeneutical Basis for a Canonical Approach to the New Testament," forthcoming.
22. "Canonical Criticism and the Synoptic Gospels," forthcoming.
Book Reviews
Below are reviews that appear in Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Bulletin for Biblical Research, Trinity Journal, The Gospel Coalition, Themelios, Christianity and Literature, Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian Studies, Horizons in Biblical Theology, Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament, The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, Review and Expositor, Southeastern Theological Review, Southwestern Journal of Theology, Midwestern Journal of Theology, Journal of Youth Ministry, and here on the blog.2. Review of Timothy George, ed., God the Holy Trinity. In Southwestern Journal of Theology 50.1 (Fall 2007), 110-12.
3. Review of Fred Sanders and Klaus Issler, eds, Jesus in Trinitarian Perspective. In Trinity Journal 29.2 (Fall 2008), 341-42.
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.
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.
6. Review of Thom Rainer and Eric Geiger, eds., Simple Church. In Southwestern Journal of Theology 50.2 (Spring 2008), 241-43.
7. Review of Chad Owen Brand and R. Stanton Norman, eds., Perspectives on Church Government: Five Views of Church Polity.
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.
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.
10. Review of Constantine R. Campbell, Basics of Verbal Aspect in Biblical Greek. In Review and Expositor 106.4 (Fall 2009), 633-35.
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). Also in Southwestern Journal of Theology 55.2 (Spring 2013): 317-19.
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.
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.
25. Review of Daniel R. Driver, Brevard Childs, Biblical Theologian. In Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 15.3 (Fall 2011): 97.
30. Review of Peter T. O'Brien, The Letter to the Hebrews in the Pillar New Testament Commentary Series. In Southwestern Journal of Theology 55.2 (Spring 2013): 312-14.
35. Review of Scott R. Swain, Trinity, Revelation, And Reading: A Theological Introduction to the Bible and its Interpretation. In Southwestern Journal of Theology 56.1 (Fall 2013): 99-101.
37. Review of Michael Shepherd, Textual World of the Bible. In Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 57.1 (March 2014): 149-50.
48. Review of Francis Watson, Gospel Writing: A Canonical Perspective. In Southwestern Journal of Theology 58.1 (Fall 2015): 124-26.
49. Review of Michael Shepherd, The Text in the Middle. In Southeastern Theological Review 6.2 (Winter 2015): 236-38.
60. Review of John Peckham, Canonical Theology: The Biblical Canon, Sola Scriptura, and Theological Method. In Themelios 42.3 (December 2017): 569-70.
70. Review of Kevin Chen, The Messianic Vision of the Pentateuch. Posted June, 2021.
71. Review of Matthew Mullins, Enjoying the Bible: Literary Approaches to Loving the Scriptures. At For the Church (July 2021).
72. Review of Christopher R. Seitz, Convergences: Canon and Catholicity. In Bulletin for Biblical Research 32.1 (2022): 67–69.
73. Review of Adonis Vidu, The Same God Who Works All Things: Inseparable Operations in Trinitarian Theology. In Themelios 46.3 (December 2021): 705–08.
74. Review of Christopher R. Seitz, Essays on Prophecy and Canon: The Rise of a New Model of Interpretation. In Trinity Journal 43.1 (Spring 2022): 96–97.
75. Review of Casey Croy, Sequencing of the Hebrew Bible: The Order of Books. In Southwestern Journal of Theology 65.1 (Fall 2022): 136–38.
76. Review of David Young, The Concept of Canon in the Reception of the Epistle to the Hebrews. In Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 65.4 (December 2022): 813–14.
77. Review of Simon Gathercole, The Gospel and the Gospels: Christian Proclamation and Early Jesus Books. In Southeastern Theological Review 14.2 (Fall 2023): 143–145.
78. Review of Jeremiah Coogan, Eusebius the Evangelist: Rewriting the Fourfold Gospel in Late Antiquity. In Themelios 48.3 (December 2023): 681–83.
79. Review of Benjamin Laird, Creating the Canon: Composition, Controversy, and the Authority of the New Testament and John Meade and Peter Gurry, Scribes and Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible, posted at The Gospel Coalition (September 8, 2023).
80. Review of Mark Giacobbe, Luke the Chronicler: The Narrative Arc of Samuel–Kings and Chronicles in Luke-Acts, posted at Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian Studies (April 13, 2024).
81. Review of Stanley Porter, Interpretation for Preaching and Teaching: An Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics. In Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 67.1 (2024): 145–46.
82. Review of Stephen Dempster, Return of the Kingdom: A Biblical Theology of God's Reign, posted at The Gospel Coalition (forthcoming).
83. Review of Geerhardus Vos, Biblical Theology: Old and New Testaments, posted at The Gospel Coalition (forthcoming).
84. Review of C. Kavin Rowe, Method, Context, and Meaning in New Testament Studies and Studies in Luke, Acts, and Paul. In Southeastern Theological Review, forthcoming.
85. Review of Michael Licona, Jesus, Contradicted: Why the Gospels tell the Same Story Differently. In Southeastern Theological Review, forthcoming.
86. Review of Dragos Andrei Giulea, Antioch, Nicaea, and the Synthesis of Constantinople: Revisiting Trajectories in the Fourth-Century Christological Debates, forthcoming.
Public Scholarship
- The Textual Community Podcast
- Substack Series on the "Canonical Approach"
- Articles Contributions to For the Church.
- Podcast: Church Grammar—June 23, 2022 Episode on Anonymous Authors & NT (w/ Madison Pierce & Brandon Smith)
- Podcast: Church Grammar—June 4, 2021 Episode on Theological Interpretation, Canon, and Hermeneutics (w/ Brandon D. Smith)
- Podcast: Church Grammar—March 2, 2020 Episode on Canon-consciousness, Biblical theology, and "puns as pedagogy" (w/ Brandon D. Smith)
- Podcast: Reformed Gamers Podcast—Episode 146 on Theology & What Remains of Edith Finch (w/ Matthew Millsap)
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