Publications List: Dr. Craig L. Blomberg
This list of publications includes:
- Books Authored
- Books Co-Authored
- Books Co-Edited
- Peer Reviewed/Scholarly Articles
- General Articles
- Review Articles
- Dictionary Entries
- Bible Translation and Notes
Books Authored
The Historical Reliability of the Gospels (Leicester and Downers Grove: IVP, 1987). German translation, 1998.
Interpreting the Parables (Downers Grove and Leicester: IVP, 1990). Korean translation, 1996; German translation, 1998; Russian translation 2005.
Matthew [New American Commentary] (Nashville: Broadman, 1992).
1 Corinthians [NIV Application Commentary] (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994).
How Wide the Divide? A Mormon and an Evangelical in Conversation, with Stephen E. Robinson (Downers Grove: IVP, 1997).
Jesus and the Gospels: An Introduction and Survey (Nashville: Broadman; Leicester: IVP, 1997). German translation, 2000. Korean translation, 2008. Portuguese translation, 2009.
Neither Poverty Nor Riches: A Biblical Theology of Possessions (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans; Leicester: IVP, 1999). French translation, 2001. Spanish translation, 2003.
Heart, Soul and Money: A Christian View of Possessions (Joplin, MO: College Press, 2000).
The Historical Reliability of John's Gospel: Issues and Commentary (Leicester and Downers Grove: IVP, 2001).
Making Sense of the New Testament: 3 Crucial Questions (Grand Rapids: Baker; Leicester: IVP, 2004). Korean translation 2005.
Preaching the Parables: From Responsible Interpretation to Powerful Proclamation (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004).
Contagious Holiness: Jesus' Meals with Sinners (Leicester and Downers Grove: IVP, 2005).
From Pentecost to Patmos: Acts to Revelation-An Introduction and Survey (Nottingham: Apollos [ = From Pentecost to Patmos: An Introduction to Acts through Revelation (Nashville: Broadman & Holman)], 2006).
The Historical Reliability of the Gospels (Nottingham: Apollos; Downers Grove: IVP, rev. 2007).
Jesus and the Gospels, Revised Edition (Nashville: Broadman & Holman; Nottingham: IVP, 2009).
Revision of Interpreting the Parables (Downers Grove: IVP). Some time in 2010
Books Co-Authored
Introduction to Biblical Interpretation, with William W. Klein and Robert L. Hubbard, Jr. (Dallas: Word, 1993). Korean translation, 1999. Rev. ed. Nashville: Nelson, 2004. Chinese translation, 2005.
James, with Mariam J. Kamell [Zondervan Exegetical Commentary] (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008).
Handbook of New Testament Exegesis, with Jennifer Markley (Grand Rapids: Baker, Nov. 2010).
Books Co-Edited
Gospel Perspectives, vol. 6, co-ed. with David Wenham (Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1986).
Solid Ground: 25 Years of Evangelical Theology, ed. Carl P. Trueman, Tony J. Gray and Craig L. Blomberg (Leicester: IVP, 2000).
Two Views of Women in Ministry, co-ed. with James R. Beck (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001).
A Case for Historic Premillennialism, co-ed. with Sung Wook Chung (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2009).
Peer Reviewed/Scholarly Articles
"The Burden of Proof," with Stewart C. Goetz, Journal for the Study of the New Testament 11 (1981) 39-63
"New Horizons in Parable Research," Trinity Journal, n. s. 3 (1982) 3-17.
"Midrash, Chiasmus, and the Outline of Luke's Central Section," in Gospel Perspectives, vol. 3, ed. R. T. France & David Wenham (Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1983), 217-61.
"When Is A Parallel Really A Parallel? A Test Case: The Lucan Parables," Westminster Theological Journal 46 (1984) 78-103.
"Preaching the Parables: Preserving Three Main Points," Perspectives in Religious Studies 11 (1984) 31-41.
"The Law in Luke-Acts," Journal for the Study of the New Testament 22 (1984) 53-80.
"Tradition and Redaction in the Parables of the Gospel of Thomas," in Gospel Perspectives, vol. 5, ed. David Wenham (Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1985) 177-205.
"The New Testament Miracles and Higher Criticism: Climbing Up the Slippery Slope?" Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 27 (1984) 425-38.
"The Legitimacy and Limits of Harmonization," in Hermeneutics, Authority, and Canon, ed. D. A. Carson & John D. Woodbridge (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1986) 135-74.
"The Miracles as Parables," in ibid., 327-59.
"Concluding Reflections on Miracles and Gospel Perspectives," in ibid., 443-57.
"Synoptic Studies: Some Recent Methodological Developments and Debate," Themelios 12 (1987) 38-46. Repr. in The Best of Theology, vol. 2, ed. Paul Fromer (carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today Inc., 1988), 117-35.
"Elijah, Election, and the Use of Malachi in the New Testament," Criswell Theological Review 2 (1987) 99-117.
"The Structure of 2 Corinthians 1-7," Criswell Theological Review 4 (1989) 3-20.
"New Testament Genre Criticism for the 1990s," Themelios 15 (1990) 40-49.
"Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage and Celibacy: An Exegesis of Matthew 19:3-12," Trinity Journal n.s. 11 (1990) 161-96.
"Interpreting the Parables of Jesus: Where Are We and Where Do We Go From Here?" Catholic Biblical Quarterly 53 (1991) 50-78.
"The Diversity of Literary Genres in the New Testament," in New Testament Criticism and Interpretation, ed. David A. Black and David S. Dockery (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1991) 507-32.
"The Sabbath as Fulfilled in Christ," in The Sabbath in Jewish and Christian Traditions, ed. Tamara Eskenazi, Daniel Harrington, and William Shea (Denver: Denver University Center for Judaic Studies, 1991) 122-28.
"The Liberation of Illegitimacy: Women and Rulers in Matthew 1-2," Biblical Theology Bulletin 21 (1991) 145-50.
"Degrees of Reward in the Kingdom of Heaven?" Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 35 (1992) 159-72.
"On Wealth and Worry: Matthew 6:19-34-Meaning and Significance," Criswell Theological Review 6 (1992) 73-89.
"The Image of God in Humanity: A Biblical-Psychological Perspective," with R. Ward Wilson, Themelios 18.3 (1993) 8-15.
"To What Extent is John Historically Reliable?" in Perspectives on John: Method and Interpretation in the Fourth Gospel, ed. Robert B. Sloan and Mikeal C. Parsons (Lewiston: Mellen, 1993) 27-56.
"The Implications of Globalization for Biblical Understanding," in The Globalization of Theological Education, ed. Robert A. Evans, Alice F. Evans, and David Roozen (Maryknoll: Orbis, 1993) 213-28, 240-45.
" 'Your Faith Has Made You Whole': The Evangelical Liberation Theology of Jesus," in Jesus of Nazareth, Lord and Christ, ed. Joel B. Green and Max Turner (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994) 75-93.
"The Parables of Jesus: Current Trends in Needs and Research," in Studying the Historical Jesus: Evaluation of the State of Current Research, ed. Bruce Chilton and Craig A. Evans (Leiden: Brill, 1994) 231-54.
"Historical Criticism of the New Testament," in Foundations for Biblical Interpretation, ed. David S. Dockery, Kenneth A. Mathews, and Robert B. Sloan (Nashville: Broadman, 1994) 414-33.
"The Historical Reliability of the New Testament," in Reasonable Faith by William L. Craig (Wheaton: Crossway, 1994) 193-231.
"The Seventy-Four 'Scholars': Who Does the Jesus Seminar Really Speak For?" Christian Research Journal 17.2 (1994) 32-38.
"Critical Issues in New Testament Studies for Evangelicals Today," in A Pathway into the Holy Scripture, ed. Philip E. Satterthwaite and David F. Wright (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994) 51-79.
"Where Do We Start Studying Jesus?" in Jesus under Fire, ed. Michael J. Wilkins and J. P. Moreland (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1995) 17-50.
"Interpreting the Synoptic Gospels for Preaching," Faith and Mission 12 (1994) 22-43.
"The Kingdom of God and Evangelical Theological Education," Didaskalia 6.2 (1995) 14-35.
"The Globalization of Biblical Interpretation-A Test Case: John 3-4," Bulletin of Biblical Research 5 (1995) 1-15.
"The Globalization of Biblical Hermeneutics," in Evangelical Hermeneutics, ed. Michael Bauman and David Hall (Camp Hill, PA: Christian Publications, 1995) 31-51; also in Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 38 (1995) 581-93.
"Poetic Fiction, Subversive Speech, and Proportional Analogy in the Parables," Horizons in Biblical Theology 18 (1996) 115-32.
"The Christian and the Law of Moses," in Witness to the Gospel: The Theology of Acts, ed. I. Howard Marshall and David Peterson (Grand Rapids and Cambridge: Eerdmans, 1998) 397-416.
"Eschatology and the Church: Some New Testament Perspectives," Themelios 23.3 (1998) 3-26; repr. in Solid Ground: 25 Years of Evangelical Theology, ed. Carl P. Trueman, Tony J. Gray and Craig L. Blomberg (Leicester: IVP, 2000) 84-107.
"Give Me Neither Poverty Nor Riches: A New Testament Theology of Material Possessions," Stone-Campbell Journal 2 (1999) 209-26.
"El antiguo testamento y las posesiones materiales," Kairós 23 (1998) 53-73.
"Las posesiones materiales en la enseñanza de Jesús según los Evangelios Sinópticos," Kairós 24 (1999) 7-29.
"Las posesiones materiales en el cristianismo primitivo," Kairós 25 (1999) 7-27.
"The Past, Present and Future of American Evangelical Theological Scholarship" in ibid., 310-19.
"The Diversity of Literary Genres," revised, in Interpreting the New Testament, ed. David A. Black and David S. Dockery (Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2001) 272-95.
"Neither Hierarchicalist nor Egalitarian: Gender Roles in Paul," in ibid., 329-72; rev. ed. in Paul and His Theology, ed. Stanley E. Porter (Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2006) 283-326.
"Where Should Twenty-First-Century Evangelical Biblical Scholarship Be Heading?" Bulletin for Biblical Research 11 (2001) 161-71.
"The Historical Reliability of John: Rushing in Where Angels Fear to Tread?" in Jesus in Johannine Tradition, ed. Robert T. Fortna and Tom Thatcher (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2001) 71-82.
"The Synoptic Problem: Where We Stand at the Start of a New Century," in Rethinking the Synoptic Problem, ed. David A. Black and David Beck (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001) 17-40.
"Is Mormonism Christian?" in The New Mormon Challenge, ed. Carl Mosser, Paul Owen and Frank T. Beckwith (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002) 315-32.
"The New Testament Definition of Heresy (or When Do Jesus and the Apostles Really Get Mad?)" Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 45 (2002) 59-72. Spanish translation in Kairós 39 (2006) 37-59.
"Interpreting Old Testament Prophetic Literature in Matthew: Double Fulfillment," Trinity Journal 23 (2002) 17-33.
"Applying 1 Corinthians in the Early Twenty-First Century," Southwestern Journal of Theology 45 (2002) 19-38.
"Messiah in the New Testament," in Israel's Messiah in the Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls, ed. Richard S. Hess and M. Daniel Carroll R. (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2003) 111-41.
"John and Jesus," in The Face of New Testament Studies, ed. Scot McKnight and Grant R. Osborne (Grand Rapids: Baker; Leicester: IVP, 2004) 209-26.
"Better Things in This Case: The Superiority of Today's New International Version in Hebrews," Bible Translator 55 (2004) 310-18.
"Today's New International Version: The Untold Story of a Good Translation," in Perspectives on the TNIV from Leading Scholars and Pastors (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004), 85-115; Bible Translator 56 (2005): 187-211.
"The New Testament Concept of Salvation: An Evangelical Christian Perspective," in Salvation in Christ: Comparative Christian Views, ed. Roger R. Keller and Robert L. Millet (Provo: Religious Studies Center, BYU, 2005), 29-51.
"Women in Ministry: A Complementarian Perspective," Two Views of Women in Ministry, ed. James R. Beck (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, rev. 2005), 123-89.
"The Most Often Abused Verses in the Sermon on the Mount-And How to Treat Them Right," Southwestern Journal of Theology 46 (2004): 1-17.
"On Building and Breaking Barriers: Forgiveness, Salvation and Christian Counseling with Special Reference to Matthew 18:15-35," Journal of Psychology and Christianity 25 (2006): 137-54.
"Matthew," in Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament, ed. D. A. Carson and Gregory K. Beale (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2007), 1-109.
"God and Money: A Biblical Theology of Possessions," in A Revolution in Generosity: Transforming Stewards To Be Rich Toward God, ed. Wesley K. Willmer (Chicago: Moody, 2008), 45-62.
"Jesus of Nazareth: How Historians Can Know Him and Why It Matters," for the Christian Campus Initiative, posted at www.gospelcoalition.org (2008).
"'But We See Jesus': The Relationship between the Son of Man in Hebrews 2:6 and Verse 9 and the Implications for English Translations," in A Cloud of Witnesses: The Theology of Hebrews in Its Ancient Contexts, ed. Richard Bauckham, Daniel Driver, Trevor Hart, and Nathan MacDonald (London: T&T Clark, 2008), 88-99.
"The Posttribulationism of the New Testament: Leaving Left Behind Behind," in A Case for Historic Premillennialism, ed. Craig L. Blomberg and Sung Wook Chung (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2009), 61-87.
"Jesus, Sinners and Table Fellowship," Bulletin for Biblical Research 19 (2009): 35-62.
General Articles
"The Four Evangelists," and "Jesus the Miracle Worker," in Jesus 2000, ed. Robin Keely (Oxford: Lion, 1989) 42-48, 82-87.
"Response to Catherine Kroeger: 1 Timothy 2," Journal of Biblical Equality 1 (1989) 44-49.
"How the Church Can Turn the Other Cheek and Still Be Political," Southern Baptist Public Affairs 2.1 (1990) 10-12.
"Dream Job," Journal for Case Teaching 5 (1993) 67-70.
"Is Affluence Good?" Faith and Economics 40 (Fall 2002) 11-14.
"Mastering Mammon," Christian Reflection 9 (2003): 19-26.
"This Faith is Mine," in College Faith 2, ed. Ronald A. Knott (Berrien Springs, MI: Andrews University Press, 2004), 36-37.
"Canonical and Apocryphal Gospels: How Historically Reliable Are They?" From Athens to Jerusalem 6.3 (2006): 1-7.
"A Theology of Money," Youth Worker Journal 24.2 (2008): 50-53.
Review Articles
"Not Beyond What Is Written: A Review of Aída Spencer's Beyond the Curse," Criswell Theological Review 3 (1988) 403-21.
"The Jesus of History and the Christ of Faith: Harmony or Conflict?" in Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up? ed. Paul Copan (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998) 99-116.
"Sizing Up the Divide: Reviews and Replies," BYU Studies 38 (1999) 163-90 ("Response" section-176-83).
"The Wright Stuff: A Critical Review of Jesus and the Victory of God," in Jesus and the Restoration of Israel, ed. Carey C. Newman (Downers Grove: IVP, 1999) 19-39.
"Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology-A Review Article," Themelios 27 (2002) 19-22.
"An Evangelical Response to Alexander and Kurka," in Evangelicalism and the Stone-Campbell Movement, ed. William R. Baker (Downers Grove: IVP, 2002) 152-58.
"Mission in the Bible: Non-existent in the Old Testament but Ubiquitous in the New? A Review Article," Themelios 32.2 (2007): 62-74.
Dictionary Entries
"Form Criticism," "Gospels (Historical Reliability)," and "Healing," in Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, ed. Joel B. Green, Scot McKnight, I. Howard Marshall (Leicester & Downers Grove: IVP, 1992) 243-50, 291-98, 299-307.
"The Unity and Diversity of Scripture," in New Dictionary of Biblical Theology, ed. T. D. Alexander and Brian S. Rosner (Leicester and Downers Grove: IVP, 2000) 64-72.
"Materialism," in The New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible, vol. 3, ed. Katharine D. Sakenfeld (Nashville: Abingdon, 2008), 835-36.
Bible Translation and Notes
"John," in the Apologetics Study Bible, ed. J. P. Moreland (Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 2007), 1567-1618 .
