Biblical and Theological Studies Faculty Presentations
Presentations from 2015
Inheritors of the Kingdom: Church Discipline and the Call to Sexual Holiness in 1 Corinthians 5-6, Jeremy M. Kimble
Anti-Scholastic Themes in 20th Century Christian Theology, Joshua Kira
The Reformers' Interpretation of Jesus' Teaching on Divorce and Marriage in Matthew 19, Jason K. Lee
Luther on Reading Backwards and Forwards: The Hermeneutical Significance of a Two-Testament Bible, William M. Marsh
The New Household Clothed in the New Adam: How Wives and Husbands Are to 'Put on the New Self' in Colossians 3:18-19, William M. Marsh
"If They Will Enter My Rest": The Impact of the Greek Translation of Psalm 95 for Auctor’s Argument in Hebrews 3 and 4, Michael McKay
Schneider, Michel, and the Hebrew Tenses in Jeremiah 2-6, Randall L. McKinion
Woman Wisdom vs. Woman Folly: Patristic Interpretation Within Proverbs 1-9, Randall L. McKinion
Galatians 3:28: Revisiting the Starting Point, Chris A. Miller
Galatians 3:28: Revisiting the Starting Point, Chris A. Miller
Reading Ephesians 1:20–2:22 with Isaiah’s New Exodus, Mark D. Owens
A Dichotomist View of Spiritual Formation and Spiritual Growth, Michael L. Parrott
The Drama of Discipline: An Intertextual Profile of Paideia in Hebrews 12, Ched E. Spellman
Presentations from 2014
To Condemn or Not to Condemn: The Paradox of Early Baptist Eschatology, Jonathan W. Arnold
Biblical Theology According to the Earliest Christians: Israel's Story in the Parable of the Tenants, Christopher R. Bruno
How Should I Read My Bible?, Christopher R. Bruno
What is the Story of the Bible? How to Teach the Storyline of Scripture, the Centrality of Christ, and the Unity of the Bible in One Hour, Christopher R. Bruno
How Firm a Foundation: The Ecclesiology of 2 Timothy 2:19-21, Gregory A. Couser
The Literature of the Bible: The Legacy of Leland Ryken, Daniel J. Estes
Communicating the Book of Job in the 21st Century, Daniel J. Estes
The Literature of the Bible: A Scholarly Conversation, Daniel J. Estes
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., John R. Gilhooly
Methodological Naturalism and its Epistemological Problems, John R. Gilhooly
Relativity, Quantum Indeterminism, and Authority in the Epistemology of Theistic Interpretation(s) of Scientific Theory, John R. Gilhooly
Violence and Film, John R. Gilhooly
Inner-Biblical Exegesis and Intertexts, Michael B. Shepherd
Friedrich Schleiermacher's Reformulation of the Reformed Doctrine of Predestination: Ecclesiological Implications, Paul R. Thorsell
Is the Pot Accusing the Kettle? Schleiermacher's Repudiation of Dordrecht in His Essay, 'On the Doctrine of Election', Paul R. Thorsell
Jesus as Lord in the Gospel of Mark, Joel F. Williams
Presentations from 2013
With Babylon Before Him and Zion Behind Him: Benjamin Keach's Vision of the Kingdom, Jonathan W. Arnold
Christ in the OT, Christopher R. Bruno
Jesus as the True Israel: A Preliminary Biblical-Theological Investigation of the Remnant Theme, Christopher R. Bruno
The Coming Identity Crisis, Dan DeWitt
Why C.S. Lewis Wouldn't Write for Christianity Today, Dan DeWitt
Divine Timeless Persons, John R. Gilhooly
The Problem of Evil, John R. Gilhooly
What Problem? Mystery, Evil, and the Arrogance of Epistemology, John R. Gilhooly
A Response to Anselm Min, Joshua Kira
Jüngel on Hermeneutics and Objectification, Joshua Kira
Scholasticism on Motivation and an Application to Political Theory, Joshua Kira
Speech and Revelation in Nicholas Wolterstorff and Eberhard Jüngel, Joshua Kira
"If They Will Enter My Rest": The Impact of the Greek Translation of Psalm 95 for Auctor’s Argument in Hebrews 3 and 4, Michael McKay
Spiritual Formation from an Anabaptist Perspective, Robert W. Milliman
Isaiah 59:17 and the Church Militant in Ephesians 6:10–17, Mark D. Owens
Presentations from 2012
Exercising Edwards: Nathanael Emmons and the Edwardsean Lexicon, Zachary Bowden
Hell and Abortion, Shawn Graves
On McMahan's Moral Individualism: A Philosophical and Theological Assessment, Shawn Graves and J. White
Heroine or Villainess: Two Interpretive Approaches to Queen Esther, T. C. Ham
God Was in Christ: A Theological Proposal for the Unity of the Doctrine of the Atonement, Adam J. Johnson
Exclusion from the People of God: Paul's Use of the Old Testament in 1 Corinthians 5, Jeremy M. Kimble
A Response to Stephen Davis, Joshua Kira
Christ as the Mediator Between Speech and Revelation, Joshua Kira
The Difference Between Human and Divine Speech, Joshua Kira
Romans 13:1-7 from an Anabaptist Perspective, Robert W. Milliman
Peter's Transformational Growth Process as a Transformational Learning Theory for Christian Education, Michael L. Parrott
A Syntactical Analysis of οὖν in Papyrus 66, Trent A. Rogers
The Transformation of Mary Magdalene in non-Gnostic Literature, Trent A. Rogers
The Object Marker for the Preposition ’t in Later Biblical Hebrew, Michael B. Shepherd
Marking History with Ignatius of Antioch: The Bishop as Historical Place-Marker in Earliest Christianity, Carl B. Smith II
Presentations from 2011
Suffering with Joy: The Sermon on the Mount and Philippians, Christopher R. Bruno
Comments on Jonathan Sands Wise's 'Applied Virtue Ethics', Shawn Graves
Hell and Abortion, Shawn Graves
How Not to Think About Moral Perfection, Shawn Graves
How Not to Think About Moral Perfection, Shawn Graves
Leadership for Effective Church Ministries, Thomas Hutchison
Contemplation, Charity and Education: Thomas Aquinas on the Contemplative and Active Lives as a Paradigm for Education, Aaron B. James
End of Life Decisions: Standing at the Corner of Law, Ethics and Religion, Joshua Kira
Pinnochio, A.I., and the Essence of Humanity, Joshua Kira
The Epistemic Implications of Modern Protestant Thought, Joshua Kira
Revisiting the Poetic Structure of Matthew 6:9-13 and the Practical Implications for Prayer as the Devotional Life, Michael L. Parrott
Contemporary and Ancient Theological Interpretations of Genesis 3: R. W. L. Moberly Put in Conversation with the Early Church, Ryan S. Peterson
Acts as a Biography of the Word of God, Trent A. Rogers
Matthew’s Mountain Setting: Defining the Community’s Identity in Worship, Trent A. Rogers
Philo of Alexandria and Modern Animal Rights Ethics, Trent A. Rogers
Philo’s Universalization of the Sinai Event in De Decalogo, Trent A. Rogers
Philo’s Universalization of the Sinai Event in De Decalogo, Trent A. Rogers
Slavery in the Gospel of John, Trent A. Rogers
Post-Bauer Scholarship on Gnosticism(s): The Current State of Knowledge, Carl B. Smith II
Primus inter pares? Schleiermacher on the Superiority of Christianity, Paul R. Thorsell
Foreshadowing, Echoes and the Blasphemy at the Cross (Mark 15:29), Joel F. Williams
Interpreting Gospel Narrative: Principles and Pitfalls, Joel F. Williams
Presentations from 2010
Justification by Faith Alone? The Re-defining of Justification by Faith in the British Antinomian Controversies, Jonathan W. Arnold
The Synod of Cambridge, Jonathan W. Arnold
Arguing Over Abortion, Shawn Graves
Comments on Peter Murphy's 'Epistemic Descent Principles', Shawn Graves
Defending the Equal Weight View from Some Problem Cases, Shawn Graves
Defending the Equal Weight View from Some Problem Cases, Shawn Graves
On McMahan's Moral Individualism, Shawn Graves and J. White
A Father's Passion in Hosea 11: The Anatomy of a Conceptual Metaphor, T. C. Ham
Weakness of God, T. C. Ham
Eucharistic Identity and Analogous Uses of Language, Aaron B. James
A Temple Theory of the Atonement: Exploring Christ's Work from the Standpoint of Divine (Omni)presence, Adam J. Johnson
Love and Commands: The Fall as a Metaethical Schism, Joshua Kira
Embodied Truth: Getting Comfortable in Our (Human, All Too Human) Skins, Dave Mills
ANE Temple-Building Traditions and the Unity of Ephesians 1:20–22, Mark D. Owens
His Heart, My Heart - the role of the devotional life in the discipleship process, Michael L. Parrott
Recent Theological Interpretations of Genesis 1, Ryan S. Peterson
The Twelve Prophets in the New Testament, Michael B. Shepherd
Ministry, Martyrdom, and Other Mysteries: Pauline Influence on Ignatius of Antioch (Part Two), Carl B. Smith II
