The Puritan Roots of the American Baptist Movement John B. Carpenter John B. Carpenter (PhD, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago) is pastor of Covenant Reformed Baptist Church in Danville, VA Introduction The fog around Baptist origins from Puritanism is created by a confluence of differences in defining “Puritan,” the chaotic jumble of early seventeenth…
Come to the Table: T.F. Torrance on Intercommunion as a Way Forward in Ecumenical Action Daniel J. Cameron Daniel J. Cameron (Ph.D. The University of Aberdeen) serves as the Bible Department Head and Director of Spiritual Director at Chicago Hope Academy in Chicago, IL and as the English Ministry Pastor at Promise and Fulfillment Community…
A Certain Unity of the Church Paul T. Nimmo Paul T. Nimmo, King’s Chair of Systematic Theology, University of Aberdeen Introduction Early in his doctrine of the church in Church Dogmatics, Karl Barth writes, In all the riches of His divine being the God who reconciled the world with Himself in Jesus Christ is One….
Why the Topic of Church Polity Belongs in the “Ethics” Section of a Christian Library Jonathan Leeman Jonathan Leeman (Ph.D., Wales) serves as editorial director for 9Marks Introduction Does the New Testament prescribe a particular form of church government for all times and places?[1] “No,” many Christian academics have long believed. The New Testament’s materials…
The Reformation and Dionysius on Ecclesiology J.V. Fesko J.V. Fesko (Ph.D., The University of Aberdeen) is the Harriet Barbour Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson Introduction We live in a socially democratized period of history. There are some remnants of social hierarchy where bluebloods are rumored still to roam in places…
Ecclesiology: An Editorial Introduction Justin L. McLendon Justin L. McLendon is Professor of Theology and a Department Chair at Grand Canyon University and Grand Canyon Theological Seminary. He serves as a Managing Editor for JBTS. Introduction This special issue of the Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies features articles exploring current issues in ecclesiology. In…
The Fulfillment of the Land Promise in The Epistle to the Hebrews: A Critique of Dispensationalism Matthew H. Emadi Matthew H. Emadi (Ph.D.) is the pastor of Crossroads Church in Sandy, Utah and an adjunct professor for Gateway Seminary at the Salt Lake School of Theology Teaching Site in Salt Lake City, Utah. Abstract: Dispensationalism…
Prophets, Priests, and Kings Through Christ: The Two Witnesses in Revelation 11:3–13 and the Regenerate Church Joshua M. Greever Joshua M. Greever is the Associate Dean of Seminary Programs & Associate Professor of New Testament at Bethlehem College and Seminary Abstract: Traditionally Covenant Theology has affirmed that the inaugurated new covenant community is “mixed” in…
The Kingdom of God: A Traditional Dispensational View Kyle C. Dunham Kyle C. Dunham is the Associate Professor of Old Testament at Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary in Allen Park, MI. Christ Jesus has initiated the eschatological age, of which the kingdom of God is an integral part. Yet the prophesied Davidic kingdom has not yet…
Introducing Reformed Covenant Theology Harrison Perkins Harrison Perkins (PhD, Queen’s University Belfast) is pastor at Oakland Hills Community Church (OPC), Senior Research Fellow at the Craig Center for Study of the Westminster Standards, the online faculty in church history at Westminster Theological Seminary, and visiting lecturer in systematic theology at Edinburgh Theological Seminary Covenant theology…