Thomas R. Schreiner
James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation (1997); Associate Dean, Scripture and Interpretation
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Dr. Schreiner joined the Southern faculty in 1997 after serving 11 years on the faculty at Bethel Theological Seminary. He also taught New Testament at Azusa Pacific University. Dr. Schreiner, a Pauline scholar, is the author or editor of several books including, Romans, in the Baker Exegetical Commentary Series on the New Testament; Interpreting the Pauline Epistles; The Law and Its Fulfillment: A Pauline Theology of Law; The Race Set Before Us: A Biblical Theology of Perseverance and Assurance; Still Sovereign: Contemporary Perspectives of Election, Foreknowledge, and Grace, co-edited with Bruce A. Ware; Women in the Church: A Fresh Analysis of I Timothy 2:9-15; Paul, Apostle of God’s Glory in Christ: A Pauline Theology, 1 and 2 Peter, Jude.
Books:
Articles:
- Loving One Another Fulfills the Law: Romans 13:8-10. SBJT 11 (2007): 104-109.
- Interview on Baptism with Justin Taylor. (2007)
- A New Perspective on Homosexuality. Themelios 31 (2006) 62-75. A slight revision of the article that appeared in Themelios.
- Life after the Damascus Road. Tabletalk 30.7 (July 2006): 8-11.
- Preaching and Biblical Theology. SBJT 10 (2006): 20-29.
- William J. Webb’s Slaves, Women & Homosexuals: A Review Article. SBJT 6 (2002): 46-64.
- Interpreting the Pauline Epistles. SBJT 3 (1999): 4-21.
- Reading Romans Theologically: A Review Article. The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 41 (1998): 641-650.
- Perseverance and Assurance: A Survey and a Proposal. SBJT 2 (1998): 32-62.
- Did Paul Believe in Justification by Works? Another Look at Romans 2. Bulletin for Biblical Research 3 (1993) 131-158. Used by permission.
- Paul’s View of the Law in Romans 10:4-5. Westminster Theological Journal 55 (1993): 113-135. Used by permission.
- ‘Works of Law’ in Paul. Novum Testamentum 33 (1991): 217-244. Used by permission.
- Israel’s Failure to Attain Righteousness in Romans 9:30-10:3. Trinity Journal 12 (1991): 209-220. Used by permission.
- The Valuable Ministries of Women in the Context of Male Leadership among God’s People in Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. Edited by W. Grudem & J. Piper; Westchester, IL; Crossway, 1991, pp. 209-224, 503-506, by Thomas R. Schreiner is taken from Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood edited by John Piper and Wayne Grudem © 1991. Used by permission of Crossway Books, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers, Wheaton, IL 60187, www.crossway.com. Download for personal use only.
- 1 Corinthians 11:2-16: Head Coverings, Prophecies, and the Trinity, in Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. Edited by W. Grudem & J. Piper. Westchester, IL; Crossway, 1991, pp. 124-139, 485-487, by Thomas R. Schreiner is taken from Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood edited by John Piper and Wayne Grudem © 1991. Used by permission of Crossway Books, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers, Wheaton, IL 60187, www.crossway.com. Download for personal use only.
- Diagramming and Conducting a Grammatical Analysis, in Interpreting the Pauline Epistles (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1990), 77-96. Non-exclusive, one-time permission is granted to use this chapter, excluding any permission of a third source. The permission applies to this usage only. Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, copyright 1990.
- Tracing the Argument, in Interpreting the Pauline Epistles (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1990), 97-126. Non-exclusive, one-time permission is granted to use this chapter, excluding any permission of a third source. The permission applies to this usage only. Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, copyright 1990.
- The Abolition and Fulfillment of the Law in Paul. Journal for the Study of the New Testament 35 (1989): 47-74. Used by permission of Sage Publishing.
- Paul and Perfect Obedience to the Law: An Evaluation of the View of E. P. Sanders, Westminster Theological Journal 47 (1985): 245-278.
- Is Perfect Obedience to the Law Possible? A Re-examination of Galatians 3:10, The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 27 (1984): 151-160.
- The Church as the New Israel and the Future of Ethnic Israel in Paul. Studia Biblica et Theologica 13 (1983): 17-38.
- Does Regeneration Necessarily Precede Conversion? (9 Marks website)
- Study on the Greater Works in John 14:12 (unpublished)
- My God and Their God (unpublished article on Open Theism)
- Questions and Answers
Presentations:
Book Reviews:
- Review of Romans: A Commentary. Robert Jewett. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2007. Bulletin for Biblical Research 19 (2009): 446-448.
- Who’s Explaining Away Blue Parakeets? A Review of Scot McKnight, The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008. 6 JBMW (2009)
- Review of Larry W. Hurtado, Lord Jesus Christ: Devotion to Jesus in Earliest Christianity. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003. SBJT 9 (2005): 100-101.
- Review of A Reader’s Greek New Testament. eds. Richard J. Goodrich and Albert L. Lukaszewski. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003. SBJT 9 (2005): 82.
- Review of Kent L. Yinger, Paul, Judaism, and Judgment according to Deeds. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 43 (2000): 137-139.
- Review of Bruce W. Winter, Philo and Paul Among the Sophists. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. Trinity Journal 19 (1998): 246-249.
- Review of Michael Winger, By What Law? The Meaning of Nomos in the Letters of Paul. Atlanta: Scholars, 1992. The Journal of Biblical Literature 112 (1993): 724-726.
- Review of Tom Wells and Fred Zaspel, New Covenant Theology: Description, Definition, Defense. Frederick, Maryland: New Covenant Media, 2002. SBJT 4 (2003): 94-96.
- Review of Edward William Fudge & Robert A. Peterson, Two Views of Hell: A Biblical & Theological Dialogue. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2000. SBJT 7 (2003): 87-88.
- Review of Charles H. H. Scobie, The Ways of Our God: An Approach to Biblical Theology. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003. SBJT 8 (2004): 112-113.
- Review of Sang-Won (Aaron) Son, Corporate Elements in Pauline Anthropology: A Study of Selected Terms, Idioms, and Concepts in the Light of Paul’s Usage and Background. Rome: Pontifical Biblical Institute, 2001. Trinity Journal (2003): 137-139.
- Review of Frank Thielman, Paul and the Law: A Contextual Approach. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1994. Trinity Journal 6 (1995): 101-104.
- Review of The Complexities of Second Temple Judaism. Vol. 1 of Justification and Variegated Nomism. Eds. D. A. Carson, P. T. O’Brien, and M. A. Seifrid. Tübingen/Grand Rapids: Mohr Siebeck/Baker, 2001. SBJT 6 (2002): 81-83.
- Review of Scott J. Hafemann, Paul, Moses, and the History of Israel: The Letter/Spirit Contrast and the Argument from Scripture in 2 Corinthians 3. Tübingen: Mohr, 1995. The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 41 (1998): 493-496.
- Review of Biblical Theology: Retrospect & Prospect. Ed. S. J. Hafemann. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2002. Bulletin for Biblical Research 14 (2004): 286-288.
- Review of Colin G. Kruse, Paul, the Law, and Justification. Peabody.: Hendrickson, 1997. The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 42 (1999): 511-513.
- Review of Christoph Heil, Die Ablehnung der Speisegebote durch Paulus: Zur Frage nach der Stellung des Apostels zum Gesetz. Weinheim: Beltz Athenäum, 1994. Critical Review of Books in Religion 9 (1996): 227-229.
- Review of Arland J. Hultgren, The Parables of Jesus: A Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000. SBJT 7 (2003): 89-90.
- Review of Two Views on Women in Ministry, in Journal of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood 6 (2001): 24-30.
- Review of ‘Praying and Prophesying in the Assemblies: 1 Corinthians 11:2-16′ (ch 8) by Gordon D. Fee, Journal of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood 10 (2005): 17-21.
- Review of The Forgotten God: Perspectives in Biblical Theology. Eds. A. A. Das and F. J. Matera. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2002. SBJT 7 (2003): 81-83.
- Review of Paul N. Anderson, The Christology of the Fourth Gospel: Its Unity and Disunity in the Light of John 6. Tübingen: Mohr, 1996. SBJT 5 (2001): 110-112.
- Review of Clinton E. Arnold., The Colossian Syncretism: The Interface between Christianity and Folk Belief at Colossae. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996. Trinity Journal 20 (1999): 100-105.
- Review of Darrel Bock, Blasphemy and Exaltation in Judaism and the Final Examination of Jesus: A Philological-Historical Study of the Key Jewish Themes Impacting Mark 14:61-64. Tubingen: Mohr, 1998. SBJT 4 (2000): 104-106.
- Review of Markus Bockmuehl, Jewish Law in Gentiles Churches: Halakah and the Beginning of Christian Public Ethics. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2003. SBJT 8 (2004): 105-107.
- Review of Jan Botha, Subject to Whose Authority? Multiple Readings of Romans 13. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1994. The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 40 (1997): 476-477.
- Review of Andrew Das, Paul and the Jews. Peabody: Hendrickson, 2003. SBJT 8 (2004): 114-15.
- Review of Dictionary of Judaism in the Biblical Period: 450 B.C.E. to 600 C.E. Eds. J. Neusner and W. S. Green. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1996. SBJT 4 (2000): 106-107.
- Review of Kurt Niederwimmer, The Didache: A Commentary. Minneapolis: Fortress , 1998. SBJT 7 (2003): 95-96.
- Review of Paul and the Mosaic Law: The Third Durham-Tübingen Research Symposium on Earliest Christianity and Judaism (Durham, September, 1994). Ed. J. D. G. Dunn. Tübingen: Mohr, 1996. The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 42 (1999): 158-160.
- Review of James D. G. Dunn, The Theology of Paul the Apostle. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998. Trinity Journal 20 (1999): 95-100.
- Review of Don Garlington, Faith, Obedience and Perseverance: Aspects of Paul’s Letter to the Romans. Tübingen: Mohr, 1994. The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 40 (1997): 474-475 and 41 (1998): 654-656.
- Review of Simon J. Gathercole, Where is Boasting? Early Jewish Soteriology and Paul’s Response in Romans 1-5. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003. SBJT 8 (2004): 92-95.
- Review of Stanley G. Grenz with Denise Muir Kjesbo. Women in the Church: A Biblical Theology of Women in Ministry. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1995. Trinity Journal 17 (1996): 114-124.
- Review of Rebecca Merril Groothuis, Good News for Women: A Biblical Picture of Gender Equality. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1997. Themelios 23 (1997): 89-90.
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