Biblical Research

Established in 2000, The purpose of the Journal of Biblical Theology is to provide an outlet for theologians and theology students in the field of Biblical Theology to share their research in a peer-reviewed journal environment. Consequently, papers are invited to be submitted by graduate students and those who have completed graduate degrees in any field of Christian theology and/or biblical studies. Each volume of the Journal contains a minimum of twelve articles submitted by authors from around the world that address a wide range of topics in the field of Christian Theology. The Journal ...

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What if everything you thought you knew about God's origins was wrong? For over 3,000 years, billions have worshipped the God of Abraham, Moses, and Jesus - but almost no one knows the remarkable true story of how this deity actually evolved. The Warrior God reveals the fascinating archaeological journey from Yahweh's humble beginnings as a minor storm deity to becoming the foundation of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Dr. Michael Harrison takes you on an unprecedented expedition through time, combining cutting-edge archaeological discoveries with gripping historical narrative to uncover ...

Ancient genealogies are more than lists of names. They are maps of identity, inheritance, conflict, and cosmic order. Yet the Watcher and Nephilim traditions can be difficult to follow: names vary across languages, relationships are often compressed, and later texts reshape earlier stories. The Watcher Genealogies Mapped gives serious readers a practical framework for working through these lineages without relying on guesswork. Centered on 1 Enoch and related ancient traditions, this guide shows you how to build a genealogy, identify textual relationships, evaluate names, and cross-check ...

The Bible is rich with leadership gold. But we haven't mined it for all it's worth. Leaders know a lot about the Bible and a lot about leadership — separately. We haven't yet explored the depths of the Bible as a primary source for leadership insight. This book aims to change that.

From the disputed meaning of a word in the Book of Amos to the textual witnesses of the Dead Sea Scrolls, each investigation demonstrates how evidence can illuminate Scripture—and why even long-established interpretations sometimes need to be reconsidered. Learn Practical Bible Research Methods Every chapter follows an engaging detective-style framework: The Mystery • Meet the Detective • The Evidence • The Method • The Witnesses • The Test • Try It Yourself • For Young Detectives Through real biblical examples and practical exercises, readers learn how to examine Hebrew ...

All of the Trees in the Bible is the complete scholar's handbook for Biblical research and study of trees found in Scripture.

The Mystery of Spirits A Catholic Priest Examines Paranormal Research, Scripture, and Church Tradition What really happens after death? Are ghosts real? Can angels and demons influence our lives? What does the Catholic Church actually teach about the paranormal? In a world filled with ghost stories, paranormal investigations, and supernatural claims, it can be difficult to separate truth from speculation. The Mystery of Spirits offers a clear, balanced, and faithful Catholic perspective on the unseen world, examining these fascinating questions through the wisdom of Sacred Scripture, Church...

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Who Are the Elect? tackles one of the most debated questions in biblical studies: the identity of the “elect” in Matthew 24:31. Standing at the climax of the Olivet Discourse, Jesus’ declaration that the Son of Man will “gather his elect from the four winds” has generated centuries of disagreement. Are these Jewish believers preserved through end‑time distress? Gentile Christians as the new people of God? All believers in Christ? Or a more narrowly defined remnant? Rather than relying on impressions or inherited tradition, this book applies a transparent, nine‑variable ...

Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Books of Mortals series brilliantly adapts the life of Judas Iscariot into a dazzling work of fiction—humanizing the man whose very name is synonymous with betrayal. In Jesus, Judas believes he has found the One—the promised Messiah and...

Who really wrote the Epistle to the Hebrews? For centuries, scholars, pastors, and readers have wrestled with one of the New Testament’s most enduring mysteries. Hebrews is majestic, theologically rich, rhetorically brilliant—and completely anonymous. As your manuscript notes, “The text itself is anonymous. It contains no formal greeting from an author, no explicit self-identification…” This book offers the most comprehensive, evidence‑based evaluation of Hebrews’ authorship available today. Rather than relying on tradition, intuition, or isolated arguments, it applies a nine...

What did Paul really mean when he wrote that believers will be "caught up" to meet the Lord? Few biblical passages have generated more discussion, debate, and speculation than 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. For generations, Christians have looked to Paul's words about the Lord's coming, the resurrection of the dead, and the gathering of believers for comfort, hope, and theological understanding. Yet significant questions remain: What is the meaning of the Greek terms Paul used? How would his original audience have understood this language? What role do ancient cultural practices, Jewish ...

Why is it that many on the autism spectrum refer to autism as a “superpower”? Why have the majority of artists, actors, inventors, composers, engineers, scientists, philosophers, prophets and demigods throughout Earth’s history exhibited numerous traits of autism, including Jesus of Nazareth? These questions and more are answered within Autistic Jesus with dozens of separate and unique proofs of Jesus being a neurodivergent mortal being provided. Autism is nothing new, nothing bad, and, importantly, nothing civilisation could function without. This work and others in this series ...

For centuries, the Queen of Sheba has stood at the crossroads of history, archaeology, theology, and legend. Her brief appearance in 1 Kings 10 and 2 Chronicles 9—a foreign monarch arriving in Jerusalem with a caravan of gold, spices, and hard questions—has inspired Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions, Ethiopian national identity, and modern scholarship. Yet the central question remains: Who was she? In this groundbreaking study, biblical scholar P. C. Anderson applies a rigorous nine‑variable rubric to evaluate the five major responsible hypotheses: • a South Arabian queen ...

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What exactly is being held back in 2 Thessalonians 2—and why does Paul treat this question as central to calming eschatological panic in the early church? This book delivers a rigorous, text‑driven investigation into one of the New Testament’s most debated mysteries: the identity of the restrainer and the object of the restraint. Drawing directly from Paul’s compact but theologically loaded wording—“you know what is restraining him… so that he may be revealed in his own time” and “only he who now restrains it will do so until he is taken out of the way” —this study ...

What was Jesus doing during the eighteen years the Bible does not describe? The New Testament tells us about the birth of Jesus. It records a remarkable episode when He was twelve years old in the Temple of Jerusalem. Then the record falls silent. For nearly eighteen years, one of history's most influential figures disappears from the historical narrative. Where was He? What was He doing? Did He remain in Nazareth working as a carpenter? Did He study among the Essenes near the Dead Sea? Did He travel to Egypt, the intellectual center of the ancient world? Or did He journey to India, where ...

Why does the Book of Jonah describe a prophet swallowed by a divinely appointed “great fish”—and what actually happened in that mysterious three‑day descent into the depths? This groundbreaking study by biblical scholar P. C. Anderson offers the most comprehensive, text‑driven evaluation of the famous episode ever published, using a nine‑variable rubric to test every major responsible interpretation against the biblical evidence. Drawing directly from Jonah 1:17–2:10, the book’s literary structure, ancient Near Eastern background, canonical theology, and intertextual ...

Jacob’s Ladder is a rigorous, text‑driven exploration of one of Scripture’s most arresting visions—Jacob’s dream at Bethel in Genesis 28:10–22. Rather than rehearsing familiar interpretations, this study evaluates every major scholarly explanation through a transparent nine‑variable rubric built directly from the Hebrew text, the literary structure of the Jacob cycle, ancient Near Eastern background, canonical theology, and later biblical development. Across the patriarchal narrative, Jacob’s Ladder appears at a decisive turning point: a fugitive son, alone and displaced, ...