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The Church in the Light of Scripture

Jack J. Blanco

07/2 (Fall 1996)

Scripture

The Quest for the Biblical Ontological Ground of Christian Theology

Fernando Canale

16/1 (Spring 2005)

OntologyPhilosophyScriptureTheology

Ellen White, Lifestyle, and Scripture Interpretation

P. Gerard Damsteegt

07/2 (Fall 1996)

LifestyleScriptureSpirit of Prophecy

A Look at Biblical and Ancient Extra-Biblical Perspectives on Death

Randall W. Younker

16/1 (Spring 2005)

DeathScripture

The Authority of the Bible from the Perspective of Isaiah 55

Ganoune Diop

07/2 (Fall 1996)

Scripture

The Message of God's People in the Old Testament

Jiri Moskala

19/1 (Spring 2008)

Old Testament

Encountering Truth: A Biblical Perspective

John Wesley Taylor V

18/2 (Fall 2007)

Scripture

What Happens to Biblical Truth if the SDA Church Accepts Theistic Evolution

Norman R. Gulley

15/2 (Fall 2004)

EvolutionScripture

The Public Square: Union of Churchh and State: What We Can Learn from History and Scripture

Norman R. Gulley

18/1 (Spring 2007)

HistoryScripture

"Eating" and "Drinking" in the Book of Revelation: A Study of New Testament Thought and Theolgy

Gerald A. Klingbeil

16/1 (Spring 2005)

New TestamentRevelationScripture

The Mission of God's People in the Old Testament

Jiri Moskala

19/1 (Spring 2008)

Old Testament

From Vision to System: Finishing the Task of Adventist Biblical and Systematic Theologies--Part II

Fernando Canale

16/1 (Spring 2005)

AdventismScriptureTheology

Trinity in the Old Testament

Norman R. Gulley

17/1 (Spring 2006)

Old TestamentTrinity

A Concept of Sexual Immorality and Its Consequences in the Bible

Anna Galeniece

15/2 (Fall 2004)

CultureGenderLifestyleMarriageScriptureSexuality

The Quest for a Biblical Trinity: Ellen White's "Heavenly Trio" Compared to the Traditional Doctrine

Jerry Moon

17/1 (Spring 2006)

DoctrineScriptureSpirit of ProphecyTrinity

Conscience in the New Testament

Edwin Cook

15/2 (Fall 2004)

New TestamentScienceScripture

Politics--To Engage or Not to Engage? Seeking a Biblical Perspective

John Wesley Taylor V

19/1 (Spring 2008)

Scripture

The End of Historicism? Reflections on the Adventist Approach to Biblical Apocalyptic--Part Two

Jon Paulien

17/1 (Spring 2006)

AdventismHistoryScripture

The Well Women of Scripture Revisited

Jo Ann Davidson

17/1 (Spring 2006)

CultureGenderScripture

Scripture in Memory

Robert H. Banks

11/4 (Winter 2006)

Scripture

The Bible and Alcoholic Beverages

Samuele Bacchiocchi

02/2 (Fall 1991)

HealthScripture

Biblical Interpretation and Moral Authority

Miroslav M. Kis

06/2 (Fall 1995)

Scripture

Biblical_Theology_Without_Apology

ScriptureTheology

The Eclipse of Scripture and the Protestantization of the Adventist Mind--Part 2

Fernando Canale

22/1 (Spring 2011)

AdventismScripture

The Eclipse of Scripture and the Protestantization of the Adventist Mind--Part 1

Fernando Canale

21/2 (Fall 2010)

AdventismScripture

Creation&_Scripture

CreationScripture

Creation in the New Testament

Ekkehardt Mueller

15/1 (Spring 2004)

CreationNew TestamentScripture

Daniel's Pre-advent Judgment in its Biblical Context

Norman R. Gulley

02/2 (Fall 1991)

DanielScripture

The Legacy of Gerhard Hasel's 'Old Testament Theology'

Richard M. Davidson

26/2 (Fall 2015)

Old TestamentTheology

Dispensational Biblical Interpretation: Its Past and Present Hermeneutical Systems

Norman R. Gulley

04/1 (Spring 1993)

DispensationalismHermeneuticsScripture

Ellen White on Theology, Its Methods, and the Use of Scripture

P. Gerard Damsteegt

04/2 (Fall 1993)

ScriptureSpirit of ProphecyTheology

The Crisis of the Authority of the Bible as the Word of God

Gerhard F. Hasel

1/1 (Spring 1990)

Scripture

Hasel Israel in Bible Prophecy JATS 3-1 Spring 1992

ProphecyScripture

Hasel_Israel_in_Bible_Prophecy_JATS_3-1-1992

ProphecyScripture

Unknowing, Knowing: and the Link with Scripture in Pseudo-Dionysius’s Mystical Theology

Cleran Hollancid

26/1 (Spring 2015)

ScriptureTheology

Word Made Flesh: The Inspiration of Scripture

Jo Ann Davidson

15/1 (Spring 2004)

Scripture

The Inspiration of Scripture in the Writings of Ellen G. White

P. Gerard Damsteegt

05/1 (Spring 1994)

ScriptureSpirit of Prophecy

Interpreting Scripture: An Hermeneutical Decalogue

Richard M. Davidson

04/2 (Fall 1993)

HermeneuticsScripture

Unchaining the Bible: Putting the Bible Back in the Pew

Roland J. Hill

09/1 (Spring 1998)

Scripture

The Lesser and the Greater Lights: Ellen White and the Bible

Warren S. Ashworth

09/1 (Spring 1998)

ScriptureSpirit of Prophecy

Biblical Narratives and Christian Decision

Miroslav Kis

09/1 (Spring 1998)

Scripture

Tall al-'Umayri and the Bible

Larry G. Herr

09/1 (Spring 1998)

Scripture

Biblical Truth in the Context of New Modes of Thinking

Winfried Vogel

09/1 (Spring 1998)

Scripture

A Holocaust of Deception: Lying to Save Life and Biblical Morality

Ron du Preez

09/1 (Spring 1998)

Scripture

Divine Accomodation in Revelation and Scripture

Peter M. van Bemmelen

09/1 (Spring 1998)

RevelationScripture

The Relationship Between Archaeology and the Bible

David Merling

09/1 (Spring 1998)

ArchaeologyScripture

Servant-Master Roles of the Laws of Christ, Scripture, and Nature

Martin Hanna

09/1 (Spring 1998)

LawScripture

God and War in the Old Testament

Pierre Winandy

09/1 (Spring 1998)

Old Testament

Biblical Authority and Moral Responsibility: The Word Cannot Be Silenced, But Must Not Be Made Void

Miroslav Kis

10/1 (Spring 1999)

Scripture

Epics & Ethics: Vital Biblical Principles for Interpreting Scripture Stories

Ron du Preez

10/1 (Spring 1999)

EthicsScripture

Modern Feminism, Religious Pluralism, and Scripture

Jo Ann Davidson

10/1 (Spring 1999)

Scripture

A History of S.D.A. Views on Biblical and Prophetic Inspiration

Alberto R. Timm

10/1 (Spring 1999)

HistoryProphecyScripture

Ancient Near Eastern Parallels to the Bible and the Question of Revelation and Inspiration

12/1 (Spring 2001)

ScriptureWorld Religions

Evangelical Theology and Open Theism: Toward a Biblical Understanding of the Macro Hermeneutical Principles of Theology

Fernando Canale

12/2 (Fall 2002)

HermeneuticsScriptureTheology

Old Testament Principles Relating to Divorce and Remarriage

Roy Gane

12/2 (Fall 2001)

FamilyMarriageOld Testament

A Review of the Biblical Evidence for the Use of the Fall-to-Fall Calendar

William H. Shea

12/2 (Fall 2001)

Scripture

Daniel 9:27a: A Key for Understanding the Law's End in the New Testament

Roberto Ouro

12/2 (Fall 2001)

DanielLawNew TestamentScripture

Annihilation and Biblical Inspiration: Do Words Mean What They Say?

Ed Christian

12/2 (Fall 2001)

Scripture

"The Remnant of My Sheep": A Study of Jeremiah 23:1-8 in Its Biblical and Theological Contexts

Kenneth D. Mulzac

13/1 (Spring 2002)

RemnantScriptureTheology

Scripture in Memory: Jesus as a Model of Spiritual Formation

Robert H. Banks

13/2 (Fall 2002)

Scripture

The Hasel-Kaiser and Evangelical Discussions on the Seach for a Center or 'Mitte' to Biblical Theology

Walter C. Kaiser Jr.

26/2 (Fall 2015)

ScriptureTheology

'United We Stand': A Biblical Perspective on Ecumenical Relations

Gerald A. Kingbeil

25/2 (Fall 2014)

EcumenismScripture

Creation in the Prophetic Literature of the Old Testament: An Intertextual Approach

Martin Klingbeil

20/1 (Spring 2009)

CreationOld TestamentProphecy

The Biblical Witness of the Character of God in Relation to the Qur'an

Larry Lichtenwalter

22/2 (Fall 2011)

Scripture

Archaeology and Old Testament Biblical Theology: Their Interface and Mutual Informativeness

Eugene H. Merrill

26/2 (Fall 2015)

ArchaeologyOld TestamentScriptureTheology

The Holy Spirit in the Hebrew Scriptures

Jiri Moskala

24/2 (Fall 2013)

Holy SpiritScripture

Toward Trinitarian Thinking in the Hebrew Scriptures

Jiri Moskala

21/2 (Fall 2010)

ScriptureTrinity

Creation Through the New Testament Looking Glass

Ekkehardt Mueller

10/3 (Summer 2005)

CreationNew TestamentScripture

The Faith Factor: New Testament Cosmology in its Historical Context

Keith Augustus Burton

15/1 (Spring 2004)

CosmologyHistoryNew TestamentScripture

New Testament Use of the Old Testament

Richard M. Davidson

05/1 (Spring 1994)

New TestamentOld TestamentScripture

The Origin of the Biblical Sabbath and the Historical-Critical Method: A Methodological Test Case

Gerhard F. Hasel

04/1 (Spring 1993)

HistorySabbathScripture

Israel as the People of the Covenant and Dispensationalism: A Biblical Evaluation

Ikechukwu Michael Oluikpe|Kim Papaioannou

28/2 (Fall 2017)

DispensationalismScripture

Death as Sleep: The (Mis)use of a Biblical Metaphor

Wilson Paroschi

28/1 (Spring 2017)

DeathScripture

The Resurrection and the Old Testament: A Fresh Look in Light of Recent Reseach

Jon Paulien

24/1 (Spring 2013)

Old Testament

Presuppositions: The Key to the Formulation of Biblical Doctrine

Bruce Norman

04/1 (Spring 1993)

DoctrineScripture

Progressive Creationism and Biblical Revelation

John T. Baldwin

03/1 (Spring 1992)

CreationScripture

"Away from the Body and at Home with the Lord": 2 Cor 5:1-10 in Context

Edwin Reynolds

24/2 (Fall 2013)

DeathNew TestamentSecond Coming

Richard_M_Davidson_The_Authority_of_Scripture_A_Personal_Pilgrimage_JATS_1-1_Spring_1990

Scripture

Human Reason and Biblical Hermeneutics: An Introduction

Angel Manuel Rodriguez

27/2 (Fall 2016)

HermeneuticsScripture

Salvation in Scripture

Gerhard F. Hasel

03/2 (Fall 1992)

Scripture

The Sola Scriptura Principle in the Current Debate

Aleksandar S. Santrac

24/1 (Spring 2013)

Scripture

Scripture_and_Theology_Hasel

ScriptureTheology

The Battle for Biblical Eschatology in the End Time

Norman R. Gulley

01/2 (Fall 1990)

EschatologyScripture

The Totality of Scripture versus Modernistic Limitations

Gerhard F. Hasel

02/1 (Spring 1991)

Scripture

Two Models of Inspiration? The Challenge of the Old Testament Narratives

Bernard White

28/2 (Fall 2017)

Old Testament

God and War in the Old Testament

Pierre Winandy

11/3 (Fall 2006)

Old Testament

The President's Page [Intro to Jerusalem Bible Conference Issue]

Norman R. Gulley

09/1 (Spring 1998)

Scripture

“What is his name, and what is his son’s name?” Proverbs 30:4 and the Trinity

Stephen Bauer

29/1-2 (Spring 2018)

Old TestamentScriptureTrinity

Gender, Anthropology, and Sexuality in New Testament Perspective: Implications for Transgenderism

Larry L. Lichtenwalter

29/1-2 2018

EthicsGenderNew TestamentSexuality

The Holy Spirit in the New Testament

John K. McVay

29/1-2 2018

Holy SpiritNew Testament

Radically New Beginning—Radically New End: Creation and Eschatology in the New Testament

Laszlo Gallusz

29/1-2 2018

CreationEvolutionNew TestamentPhilosophy

The Meaning of the Fear of God: The Crucial Notion of the Everlasting Gospel—A Biblical Study

Jirí Moskala

30/1-2 (Spring 2019)

JustificationRighteousnessScripture

The Punishment of the Sabbath Breaker in Numbers 15:32-36

Daniel K. Bediako

30/1-2 (Spring 2019)

JudgementOld TestamentSabbath

A God Who Sees and Hears the "Other": Hagar's Theophany as an Illustration of the Lord's Benevolence Toward Those Outside the Covenant

Daniel Royo

30/1-2 (Spring 2019)

CultureOld Testament

Principles for Understanding the Biblical Worldview

E. Edward Zinke

30/1-2 (Spring 2019)

PostmodernismScriptureWorldview

Personality of the Holy Spirit: A Biblical, Historical, and Theological Investigation

Christopher R. Mwashinga

30/1-2 (Spring 2019)

HistoryHoly SpiritScriptureTheologyTrinity

Joseph, Judah and Jesus: Revisiting Genesis 37-50

Jo Ann Davidson

30/1-2 (Spring 2019)

Old TestamentScriptureTheology

Towards a Biblical Model of Spirituality, Part 1: Historical and Theological Background

Silvia Canale Bacchiocchi

30/1-2 (Spring 2019)

PhilosophyScriptureTheologyWorship

Appearances, Appearances: First Impressions of Young David in 1 Samuel 16:12; 17:42

Mary Katherine Hom-Smith|Oliver Glanz

31/1-2 (Spring 2020)

HermeneuticsOld Testament

Jesus' Eschatological Legacy: The Tension Between the Nearness of the Second Coming and the Mission of the Church

Wilson Paroschi

31/1-2 (Spring 2020)

EschatologyNew Testament

The Contributions of Cyrus, Darius I, and Artaxerxes I to the Decree to Restore and Build Jerusalem

P. Gerard Damsteegt

31/1-2 (Spring 2020)

HistoryOld Testament

The Cheirographon and Christ: Recent Scholarly Findings

Ron du Preez

31/1-2 (Spring 2020)

HermeneuticsNew TestamentScripture

The "Spirit of Prophecy" (Rev 19:10) in the Light of Second Temple Jewish Usage

Davidson Razafiarivony

31/1-2 (Spring 2020)

New TestamentRevelation

Christ in the Covenant Curses? Deuteronomy 28 and the Gospel

A. Rahel Wells

32/1-2 (Spring 2021)

AdventismDoctrineNew TestamentOld TestamentWorldview

The Faith of Jethro: Polytheist or Monotheist?

Daniel Royo

32/1-2 (Spring 2021)

HermeneuticsOld Testament

The Newness of the New Covenant

Jirí Moskala

32/1-2 (Spring 2021)

HermeneuticsNew TestamentOld TestamentTheology

Sanctuary Colors through Egyptian Eyes

L. S. Baker, Jr.

32/1-2 (Spring 2021)

Old TestamentWorld Religions

Reconsidering the Meaning of the "Laying on of Hands" in 1Timothy 5:22 through a Structural Approach: The Use of 'Tauta' in 1Timothy

Sampson M. Nwaomah|Nicholas B. Bitamazire

32/1-2 (Spring 2021)

HermeneuticsNew Testament

The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus: A Narrative-Exegetical Study of Its Relationship to the Afterlife, Wealth, and Poverty–Part 1: The Afterlife

Thomas R. Shepherd

32/1-2 (Spring 2021)

DeathHermeneuticsLifestyleNew TestamentWorldview

The Case for Ağrı Dağı/Masis as Biblical Mt. Ararat

Randall W. Younker

32/1-2 (Spring 2021)

ArchaeologyGeologyOld TestamentWorld Religions

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Eternally Equal

Timothy J. Arena

A Historical, Biblical, And Theological Analysis Of Intertrinitarian Relationships

HistoryScriptureTheologyTrinity

The Biblical Narrative of God and 'The Triune God': The Necessity of the Biblical Theological Frame for a Dogmatic Formulation of the Doctrine of Triune God

Jan Barna

DoctrineScriptureTheologyTrinity

Sola Scriptura Statuat Lex Orandi

David Williams

Toward a Transcultural Theology of Liturgy

ScriptureTheology

Reformation and Revitalization of Biblical Languages

Petronio Genebago

ReformationScripture

Justification by Faith According to the Old Testament

Richard M. Davidson

In the Footsteps of the Reformers.

JustificationOld Testament

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Sola Scriptura Statuat Lex Orandi

Toward a Transcultural Theology of Liturgy

David Williams

Scripture

Ecclesiology, Hermeneutics and Church Authority

The Role of the Community of Faith in the Interpretation of Scripture in Luther and Calvin and its Relation to Church Authority

Gerardo Oudri

EcclesiologyScripture

Adventist Society for Religious Studies Presidential Address

Sola Scriptura, Truth, and the Future of Bible Interpretation

Olive Hemming

AdventismScripture

Does the Church Have the Authority to Adapt Scriptural Organizational Ideals?

Nicholas P. Miller

EcclesiologyScripture

Literary Structure in the Book of Exodus

A Case Study in the Aesthetic Nature and Theological Function of Scripture

Richard Davidson

Scripture

Tradition 0.5 : A Case for "No Creed but the Bible"

Kessia Reyne Bennett

Scripture

The Hebrew Bible as Christian Scripture

Panel Discussion

Scripture

The Rule of Faith and Scripture

a brief analysis of the rule of faith in contemporary Theological Interpretation of Scripture

Adriani Milli Rodrigues

Scripture

The Function of Scripture for the Waldensians of the 12th and 13th centuries

Gonzalo L. Pita

Scripture

A Holistic Ethical Approach to the Function of Scripture as Shaper of Human Character of God's People

Davide Sciarabba

Scripture

The Word Speaks for Itself

Issues of Revelation and Inspiration

Jo Ann Davidson

Scripture

The Scholar and the Word of God

Reflections on 2 Peter 1:16-21

Thomas R. Shepherd

Scripture

Prophets interpreting the Law

Guides for those "who keep the commandments of God" (Rev 14:12)

Kenneth Bergland

Scripture

A Case for Historicism in Revelation 2-3: Why the seven churches are historical periods

Reimar Vetne

Scripture

Embracing and Waiting Patiently for the Word

Standing on the Promises of God

Jirí Moskala

Scripture

The Diverse Operations of the Holy Spirit

Ellen White's Progressing Description of Divine Inspiration

Denis Kaiser

Scripture

The Intertextual Nature of Scripture

Allusions to Genesis 11:1-9 in Daniel 11

Enrique Báez

Scripture

Cosmology, Ontology, and the Travail of Biblical Interpretation

a Study on the Macro-Hermeneutical Assumptions that Shape the Nature and Function of Scripture

Tiago Arrais

CosmologyScripture

Panel Discussion

Scripture

Culture and Scripture

Randall W. Younker

CultureLifestyleScripture

The Holy and the Profane in Scripture and Adventism

Winfried Vogel

AdventismCultureLifestyleScripture

Jesus Against the Law? Another Look at the Antitheses

Greg A. King

CultureLifestyleScripture

John 5:18 - Jesus and Sabbath Law

Kim Papaioannou

CultureLifestyleScripture

Transmitting Biblical Tradition to Contemporary Culture

Martin F. Hanna

CultureLifestyleScripture

Pauline Universalism and the Ekklesia

Diversity in Action

Eliezer Gonzalez

CultureLifestyleScripture

Open Discussion

Roy E. Gane

CultureLifestyleScripture

How the Bible Spells Success

Ron E. M. Clouzet

AdventismProphecyScriptureSpirit of Prophecy

Ellen G. White’s Passion for Jesus and Scripture

Merlin D. Burt

AdventismProphecyScriptureSpirit of Prophecy