Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 29, 3 (2025) on Covenant Theology and Scriptural Reflection

The most recent issue of the Southern Baptism Journal of Theology is largely devoted to the topic of covenant theology, especially the dialogue between progressive covenantalism and more traditional reformed covenant theology.

The below essays are available from here, or the whole issue can be downloaded as a pdf here.

Stephen J. Wellum

Editorial: Discussing Differences among Covenantal Views

Harrison Perkins

Peering Over the Fence: Presbyterian Reflections on Baptist Neighbors Doing Covenant Theology

Richard J. Lucas

Brothers from Another Mother? A Progressive Covenantalist Analysis of 1689 Federalism

Zachary S. Maxcey

New Covenant Theology and Progressive Covenantalism Compared: Disputable Differences

Everett Berry

Redeemed Humanity and Temple Theology: Defining God’s Presence on New Covenant Terms

Ranald Macaulay

The Great Evangelical Fudge

Benjamin Wesley Cottrell

Compatibilist Freedom in the Garden: A Defense for the Possibility of Adam’s Fall

David M. Howard, Jr.

Revisiting Commentaries on Joshua

Book Reviews

Michael Haykin on Christian Friendship

Union School of Theology have posted five short videos on ‘Friendship and Christianity’ by Michael Haykin (who has also written on this topic here).

The sessions are as follows, and are available from here:

Session 1 – Friendship

Session 2 – The Friendship of Paul and Timothy

Session 3 – Friendship in the Christian Tradition

Session 4 – Esther Edwards Burr and Sarah Prince

Session 5 – Andrew Fuller and John Ryland Jr.

Christian History Magazine on Christianity on the Seas

The latest issue of Christian History Magazine is devoted to: ‘Christianity on the Seas’.

From the blurb:

‘God tells us in his Word that he made the sea, and it belongs to him (Psalm 146:6). Throughout the Bible, this powerful creation reveals aspects of God’s character, including his sovereignty and providence. And, throughout history, those whose livelihoods depended on the sea have understood it as a means of both God’s provision and judgment.

‘In this issue of Christian History, journey with us through the two-millennia story of Christianity on the seas. Beginning with Scripture and Jesus’s authority over the winds and the waves, we then follow this story through the centuries. Sail with Paul the Apostle, Brendan the Navigator, the Judsons, and other missionaries as they evangelize distant shores. Traverse the Atlantic with Bartolomé de Las Casas, the Puritans, John Newton, John Wesley, and more – as they face what they really believe about God when the stormy seas nearly swallow them.

‘We’ll also cover the history of ministry to seafarers – those who live out more of their days on the water than on land. In the Western world, starting in the seventeenth century, Christians began to recognize the desperate need for spiritual, physical, and emotional care for sailors. From this need sprang numerous worldwide ministries offering Bibles, lodging, chaplain programs, and even floating churches…

‘[D]iscover the powerful witness in God’s creation and in the hearts of the men and women who received, carried, and delivered his good news by way of the waters.’

The whole magazine is available as a 12.5 MB pdf here.

Mission Frontiers 48, 3 (May–June 2026)

The May–June 2026 issue of Mission Frontiers, published by Frontier Ventures, contains a number of articles devoted to the topic of ‘Innovation in Missions’.

Here’s the issue blurb, which sets the scene:

‘Some people think of innovation as synonymous with technology like phones and computers and other mechanical gadgets. Having just done an issue on AI a few months ago, we wanted to take a more expansive perspective on the concept of innovation. In addition, we continue looking at the 50 years of Frontier Ventures with a focus on the values as well as making space for Gen Z and life on the field.’

The issue is available here, from where individual articles can be accessed, and the entire issue can be downloaded as a pdf here.

Journal of Biblical Theology and Worldview 6, 2 (Spring 2026)

The latest issue of the Journal of Biblical Theology and Worldview, published by BJU Seminary, has recently been made available online.

Contents as below are available from here, with the whole issue available for download as a pdf here.

Ethan S. Augustus

The Legitimacy of the Apocalyptic Genre in Biblical Interpretation

Brian C. Collins

Reading the Bible as Part of Which Great Tradition? A Critique of Allegorical Interpretation and a Commendation of the Reformation’s Recovery of the Literal Sense

Mark Sidwell

William E. Biederwolf: Perfecting the Theory and Practice of Urban Evangelism

Layton Talbert

A Royal Fellowship of Death: The Proper Application of Contingency and an Apologetic for Prophetic Precision

Book Reviews

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

Book Reviews

Prayers for Workers

The Global Faith & Work Initiative and Redeemer City to City have published a short document – ‘Prayers for Work: Industry Prayers for the Church and its People’ – with prayers covering various sectors.

According to the blurb:

‘Our hope is that these prayers will help pastors and congregants:

• See this work as part of God’s unfolding plan for the world

• Understand the innate goodness and brokenness in their industries and work

• See the opportunity as the priesthood of all believers to shine light on darkness

• Find ways for their industries to represent God’s goodness’

The document can be downloaded as a pdf here.