Tuesday, 28 April 2026

Themelios 51, 1 (Spring 2026)


The most-recent Themelios is online here (and available here as a single pdf) is a special issue dedicated to D.A. Carson for his work in the field of biblical theology.


Here’s the opening paragraph from the Editorial:


‘This special edition of Themelios is dedicated to D. A. Carson for his work in the field of biblical theology. While several tributes have been written to honor Carson, we wanted to honor him for his critical role in shaping biblical theology within evangelicalism. We invited authors who contributed to the New Studies in Biblical Theology (NSBT) series to participate, and they heartily agreed. Carson has wisely edited this esteemed series for the last thirty years. The articles in this Themelios issue either develop a point of their existing NSBT volume or build upon it. We would like to thank Inter-Varsity Press UK and B&H Academic for cosponsoring this issue and for their vital role in distributing the NSBT series. The goal of this editorial is to appreciate D. A. Carson’s understanding and vision of biblical theology and to offer a few suggestions for the future of the discipline.’


The bumper issue contains the below articles.


Benjamin L. Gladd

D.A. Carson’s Influence on Biblical Theology


G.K. Beale

The Temple in Biblical Theology


Richard Lints

A Biblical Theology of Image and Idol


Gary Millar

A Call for Biblical-Theological Reformation: Prayer and Biblical Theology


Karl Deenick

Righteous by Promise: Reflections on Circumcision


Stephen G. Dempster

Abraham’s Ominous Silence: Missed Opportunity or Settled Faith?


Sam Emadi

From Prisoner to Prince: The Typological Character of the Joseph Story


L. Michael Morales

A Biblical Theology of Israel’s Exodus out of Egypt


Oren R. Martin

The Land Promise in Biblical Theology


David G. Firth

Reflections on Including the Stranger


Peter H.W. Lau & Gregory Goswell

Ruth to Restoration: Tracing Temple and Kingship in Canonical Perspective


Ray Ortlund

God’s Unfaithful Wife: A Biblical Theology of Spiritual Adultery


Timothy S. Laniak

Shepherds, Here to Stay


Matthew S. Harmon

The Servant of the Lord and His Servant People


James M. Hamilton Jr.

The One Like the Son of Man Is the Highest One: The Two Most Highs in Daniel 7:15–28


Daniel C. Timmer

Friends, Non-Israelites, and the Surprising Grace of God: A Grateful Retrospective on NSBT at 30


Richard P. Belcher Jr.

Key Questions Concerning the Book of Ecclesiastes: An Explanation of the Negative Views of Qohelet


Graham A. Cole

The God Who Became Human


Matthew Emadi

A Better Priest and the Problem of Abiathar: Literary and Biblical-Theological Reflections on Mark 2:23–28


Peter Orr

Reflections on the Risen and Exalted Christ


Alan J. Thompson

The Acts of the Risen Lord Jesus


J. Daniel Hays

Ethiopians, Deliverance of the Gentiles, and Judgment on Jerusalem: Allusions in Acts 8 to Jeremiah’s Ebedmelech Narrative


Chris Bruno, Jared Compton, and Kevin W. McFadden

Reading the Bible with the Apostles


Brian S. Rosner

The Puzzle of Paul and the Law: A Hermeneutical Solution


Mark A. Seifrid

The Faith of Christ and the Message of Justification for Today


Brian J. Tabb

Seated on the Throne: The Centrality and Supremacy of God in Revelation


David G. Peterson

Sanctification Revisited


Andreas J. Köstenberger

Toward a New Testament Theology of Mission


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