Dongjin Park is the author of The Power of Revival: Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Baptism in the Spirit, and Preaching on Fire. As part of the Studies in Historical and Systematic Theology series, Dongjin Park explores how Welsh minister Martyn Lloyd-Jones’s preaching (1899–1981) was kindled by his distinctly Reformed view of Spirit baptism. By tracing Lloyd-Jones’s writings
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The Apocalypse of John among Its Critics: An Interview with Alexander E. Stewart and Alan S. Brady
In The Apocalypse of John among Its Critics: Questions and Controversies, Alexander E. Stewart and Alan S. Brady wrestle honestly with the difficult-to-comprehend book of Revelation. In this interview, we meet both authors and learn more about the topics they address in their edited volume. Lexham Press: Share something about yourself that only your friends would
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Christ the Center: An Interview with Tomas Bokedal
In Christ the Center:Christ the Center: How the Rule of Faith, the Nomina Sacra, and Numerical Patterns Shape the Canon, Tomas Bokedal shows how the canon is shaped by numerical patterns of nomina sacra—scribal reverence for divine names. During our interview with Bokedal below, we explore how the process of being a Christian and reading Scripture
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The Biblical Trinity: An Interview with Brandon D. Smith
In The Biblical Trinity, Brandon D. Smith shows how God’s word reveals the Trinity. In this interview, we discuss the “problem” with the doctrine of the Trinity he’s trying to address and the reasoning behind writing the book. Lexham Press: What is the story behind The Biblical Trinity? Brandon D. Smith: This book aims to
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Reexamining the End Times: An Interview with Brian P. Irwin and Tim Perry
Christians’ fixation on the end times is not new. While eschatological speculation has sometimes resulted in distraction or despair, Scripture does speak about the end. In After Dispensationalism, Brian P. Irwin and Tim Perry reexamine the key texts and show how prophecy is primarily God’s word of hope for his people. In the following interview, the two authors
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Three Reasons Why We Should Care about Mark 10:45
In this guest post from John J. R. Lee and Daniel Brueske, authors of A Ransom for Many: Mark 10:45 as a Key to the Gospel, they summarize the three reasons why Mark 10:45 illuminates the central message of the Gospel. We begin with the claim that Mark 10:45 is key to grasping the message
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Theopolis Institute Announces 2022–2023 James B. Jordan Prize
The Theopolis Institute and Lexham Press are pleased to announce the third round of the James B. Jordan Prize to honor outstanding doctoral dissertations in biblical theology. James Jordan is one of the most insightful biblical scholars of our time. The Jordan Prize exists to encourage more of the deep Scriptural investigation of which Jordan
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Does the New Testament Have a Theology? An interview with Mark Keown
Discovering the New Testament is a new and comprehensive introduction to the New Testament in three volumes, reflecting current research and scholarship in New Testament studies. Written by Mark Keown, each volume provides a thorough discussion of background issues as well as treating theological themes and practical application. “The Discovering the New Testament series is an
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Who Wrote the Psalms?
In this excerpt from Psalms: Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary, James M. Hamilton Jr. examines the biblical evidence for the authorship of the psalms and presents his own hypothesis about how the whole book of Psalms came to be. Within the Old Testament itself we find evidence that the superscriptions were interpreted as indicating authorship. The Chronicler
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God’s Mission Is on Every Page of Scripture
In this excerpt from Theology of Mission: A Concise Biblical Theology, J. D. Payne introduces a missional hermenutic to interpret the overarching story of mission in the Bible. Whenever I ask a class for biblical support of God’s mission in the world, the Matthean account of the Great Commission (Matt 28:18–20) is usually the first
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