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desiringGod.org, 2022

“And the Rock was Christ.” Some have interpreted Paul’s claim in 1 Corinthians 10:4 as a departu... more “And the Rock was Christ.” Some have interpreted Paul’s claim in 1 Corinthians 10:4 as a departure from grammatical-historical exegesis, or even as evidence that Paul gave credence to unhistorical Jewish myths. A close reading of his words against the backdrop of the canon, however, shows that Paul was reading Moses the way Moses intended. In the Pentateuch, Moses identifies the two water-giving rocks in the wilderness with Yahweh himself. Later in the Old Testament, the psalmists and prophets further identify the rock with Yahweh and look forward to a new exodus. In the Gospels, Jesus fulfills Old Testament expectations for that new exodus, with himself as the bread from heaven and water-giving rock. And in 1 Corinthians, therefore, Paul embraces the united perspective of the biblical authors. In drinking water from the rock, the Israelites drank from a type of Christ, who now lives as the thirst-quenching spiritual Rock of the church.

Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2023

This essay exposits the chiastic structure of the Athanasian Creed and contends that understandin... more This essay exposits the chiastic structure of the Athanasian Creed and contends that understanding the Creed's literary structure facilitates understanding the Creed's message. The Creed is widely recognized to consist of two parts, the first on the Trinity, the second on the incarnation. What has not been noted in scholarship is that each part is a self-contained chiasm, with the two chiasms joined together by the overarching inclusio at beginning and end.

SBJT, 2021

Gerald Wilson usually receives credit for jumpstarting the modern discussion of the Psalter as a ... more Gerald Wilson usually receives credit for jumpstarting the modern discussion of the Psalter as a Book. In the wake of Wilson, scholars have begun to notice that approaching the Psalter as a unified whole was not unheard of prior to Wilson. David Gundersen had drawn my attention to a statement by Augustine showing his interest in the topic, and from statements made by Gregory of Nyssa, we can see that he too sought to read the Psalms in light of their order and arrangement in the Psalter. Steffen Jenkins has recently demonstrated “The Antiquity of Psalter Shape Efforts.” David Mitchell and Adam Hensley have likewise pointed to evidence that the authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the early church fathers, and the rabbis understood the Psalter as a purposefully shaped collection. This essay seeks to contribute to the discussion by answering the question posed in its title: is there evidence in the New Testament that its authors read the Psalter as a book?

Presbyterion, 2022

All the days of the afflicted are evil, but the cheerful of heart has a continual feast. Better i... more All the days of the afflicted are evil, but the cheerful of heart has a continual feast. Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble with it. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it.

Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, 2020

Midwestern Journal of Theology 18.1, 2019

G. K. Beale is a balsam tree. Balsam is a fragrant aroma of the tree that produces it, and from t... more G. K. Beale is a balsam tree. Balsam is a fragrant aroma of the tree that produces it, and from these trees comes an oleoresin that has medicinal value: balm. G. K. Beale is a balsam tree planted by streams of living water, bearing fruit in season and out, leading people to the balm of Gilead. In my initial experience of theological education, I was taught that the authors of the NT make illegitimate appeals to the OT in ways that should not be imitated. The two tall scholarly trees that God used to point me to the Emmaus road, the path one travels to understand that the authors of the NT rightly understood the OT, were

desiringGod.org, 2022

“And the Rock was Christ.” Some have interpreted Paul’s claim in 1 Corinthians 10:4 as a departu... more “And the Rock was Christ.” Some have interpreted Paul’s claim in 1 Corinthians 10:4 as a departure from grammatical-historical exegesis, or even as evidence that Paul gave credence to unhistorical Jewish myths. A close reading of his words against the backdrop of the canon, however, shows that Paul was reading Moses the way Moses intended. In the Pentateuch, Moses identifies the two water-giving rocks in the wilderness with Yahweh himself. Later in the Old Testament, the psalmists and prophets further identify the rock with Yahweh and look forward to a new exodus. In the Gospels, Jesus fulfills Old Testament expectations for that new exodus, with himself as the bread from heaven and water-giving rock. And in 1 Corinthians, therefore, Paul embraces the united perspective of the biblical authors. In drinking water from the rock, the Israelites drank from a type of Christ, who now lives as the thirst-quenching spiritual Rock of the church.

Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2023

This essay exposits the chiastic structure of the Athanasian Creed and contends that understandin... more This essay exposits the chiastic structure of the Athanasian Creed and contends that understanding the Creed's literary structure facilitates understanding the Creed's message. The Creed is widely recognized to consist of two parts, the first on the Trinity, the second on the incarnation. What has not been noted in scholarship is that each part is a self-contained chiasm, with the two chiasms joined together by the overarching inclusio at beginning and end.

SBJT, 2021

Gerald Wilson usually receives credit for jumpstarting the modern discussion of the Psalter as a ... more Gerald Wilson usually receives credit for jumpstarting the modern discussion of the Psalter as a Book. In the wake of Wilson, scholars have begun to notice that approaching the Psalter as a unified whole was not unheard of prior to Wilson. David Gundersen had drawn my attention to a statement by Augustine showing his interest in the topic, and from statements made by Gregory of Nyssa, we can see that he too sought to read the Psalms in light of their order and arrangement in the Psalter. Steffen Jenkins has recently demonstrated “The Antiquity of Psalter Shape Efforts.” David Mitchell and Adam Hensley have likewise pointed to evidence that the authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the early church fathers, and the rabbis understood the Psalter as a purposefully shaped collection. This essay seeks to contribute to the discussion by answering the question posed in its title: is there evidence in the New Testament that its authors read the Psalter as a book?

Presbyterion, 2022

All the days of the afflicted are evil, but the cheerful of heart has a continual feast. Better i... more All the days of the afflicted are evil, but the cheerful of heart has a continual feast. Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble with it. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it.

Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, 2020

Midwestern Journal of Theology 18.1, 2019

G. K. Beale is a balsam tree. Balsam is a fragrant aroma of the tree that produces it, and from t... more G. K. Beale is a balsam tree. Balsam is a fragrant aroma of the tree that produces it, and from these trees comes an oleoresin that has medicinal value: balm. G. K. Beale is a balsam tree planted by streams of living water, bearing fruit in season and out, leading people to the balm of Gilead. In my initial experience of theological education, I was taught that the authors of the NT make illegitimate appeals to the OT in ways that should not be imitated. The two tall scholarly trees that God used to point me to the Emmaus road, the path one travels to understand that the authors of the NT rightly understood the OT, were

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