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NT Books: General Epistles and Revelation

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Hebrews  James  1 & 2 Peter  1, 2, 3 John  Jude  Revelation

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Hebrews

• The Ancient Witnesses of the Epistle to the Hebrews (Timothy J. Finney) PhD diss, Murdoch Univ., 1999. Link is to a page from which the entire dissertation can be downloaded. (updated URL Aug 2006)
• New Testament Use of the Old Testament: A Case Study from Hebrews 1-2 (Tim Clark)
• Hebrews 2:3-4 and the Sign Gifts (Daniel B. Wallace)
• New papyrus MS of Hebrews 2:9-11; 3:3-6 (6-7 C.) P.Vindob. G 42417 (I don't know if a Gregory number has been assigned to this MS yet or not. This article provides brief a intro discussion and then includes a complete diplomatic transcription and reconstruction of the text as well as a photograph of both recto and verso--which is readable if you print it, though it was too dark to read on screen.) Article by Amphilochios Papathomas; from JGRChJ (Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism) 1 (2000) 18-24.
• Through a Classical Lens, Hebrews 2:16 (Michael E. Gudorf) JBL 119.1 (2000): 105-108.
• A Preliminary Exegesis of Hebrews 4:15 with a View Toward Solving the Peccability/ Impeccability Issue (Daniel B. Wallace)
• Heb. 6, setting & theology (.pdf file) (Rod Decker) In connection with this article, it might be of interest to read the Proclamation of Nero's Succession as Roman Emperor on K. C. Hanson's web site)
• Persevering and Falling Away: Hebrews 6:4-6 (Bruce Compton)
• On Pressing On, Hebrews 6:1 (David Alan Black)
• Are The Persons Described in Hebrews 6:4-6 Christians? (Art Hurtado)
• Jesus as Royal Priest: Reflections on the Interpretation
  of the Melchizedek Tradition in Heb 7 (D.W. Rooke; from Biblica 81 (2000): 81-94).
• Hebrews 10:1-18: Jesus Christ, the Final Sacrifice (Terry A. Larm)
• Too Much Lettuce? Hebrews 12:1-2 (David Alan Black)

James

• James: Introduction, Outline, and Argument (Daniel B. Wallace)
• Good Giving?  James 1:17 (David Alan Black)
• Can Faith Save? James 2:14 (David Alan Black)
• James 2:21-24 And The Justification Of Abraham (R. Bruce Compton)

1 & 2 Peter

• The Apostle Peter on Civil Obedience: An Exegesis of 1 Peter 2:13-17 (Greg Herrick)
• Wives Like Sarah, and the Husbands Who Honor Them: 1 Peter 3:1-7 (Wayne Grudem; full text of ch. 10, Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, ed. Piper and Grudem)
• The Authenticity of 2 Peter (D. Wayne Stiles II)
• The Christology of the Second Letter of Peter, 82 (2001): 253-263. (Terrance CALLAN) Biblica abstract: " The Christology of 2 Peter is very exalted. The author calls Jesus God and speaks of his divine power. He uses the title ?Lord' both for Jesus and for God; in the latter cases there is usually some ambiguity about which of them is meant. However, the author presents God as a person distinct from Jesus, and there is no suggestion that the author would affirm the existence of two Gods. The transfiguration revealed Jesus as the son of God. It may be understood as an epiphany of the divine Jesus. It was a moment when Jesus received glory from God, in virtue of which he is praised like God. 2 Peter reflects a stage in early Christian thinking when the word ?god' was used in two ways. Usually it was a proper noun that designated the one who revealed himself in the Hebrew scriptures. Occasionally it was used as a common noun that designated those who belonged to the category of the divine. In this way 2 Peter can call Jesus God without either identifying Jesus with God or seriously affirming the existence of two Gods. Eventually these uses were related in the doctrine of the Trinity."
• A Brief Note on a Textual Problem in 2 Peter 3:10 (Daniel B. Wallace)

1, 2, & 3 John

• Johannine Literature Website: Dedicated to the academic study of the Gospel according to John & the Letters of John (Felix Just)
• Johannine Bibliography: The Fourth Gospel and the Letters of John (Felix Just)
• Commentary/Exegesis of 1 John 2 John 3 John (Hall Harris)
• The Sense of SPERMA in 1 John 3:9. In Light of Lexical Evidence (J. De Waal Dryden), From: Filolog? Neotestamentaria 11 (1998) 85-100. ("The aim of this article is to investigate the meaning of SPERMA AUTOU in 1 John 3:9. A lexical study of SPERMA follows a survey of leading interpretative strategies. Appraising these interpretations in light of the lexical data reveals that "His children" is the only tenable option. Following this are exegetical observations on grammar, syntax and structure, which support the thesis as well as suggest theological implications.")
• The Textual Problem in 1 John 5:7-8 (Daniel B. Wallace)

• The Comma Johanneum and Cyprian (1 John 5:7-8) (Daniel B. Wallace)

• The Sin unto Death (Irvin A. Busenitz) 1 John 5:16

Jude

• Verbal Aspect, Discourse Prominence, and the Letter of Jude. (Jeffrey T. Reed and Ruth A. Reese) Filologia Neotestamentaria 9 (1996) 181-200.

Revelation

• 'Our Lord and God' in Rev 4,11: Evidence for the Late Date of Revelation? Biblica 82 (2001): 207-231 (Floyd O. PARKER, Jr.) Biblica abstract: This article challenges a commonly-held belief that the title ?our Lord and God' (Rev 4,11) served as a Christian counter-blast to the claim of the emperor Domitian to be dominus et deus noster. Despite the claims of several scholars that the title ?our Lord and God' does not appear in the OT, the data collected favors the view that the title in Rev 4,11 does indeed have its origin in the divine title ?Lord and God' found in the LXX and other Jewish sources. Consequently, the title is of no use in helping to determine the date of the book of Revelation."
• A Note on teresw ek in Revelation 3:10 (Daniel B. Wallace)
• Rev. 3:20 and the Offer of Salvation (Daniel B. Wallace)
• "The Opening of the Seals (Rev 6:1–8:6)," Biblica 79 (1998):198-221. (J. Lambrecht)
• Revelation Resources: Resources for the study of the Book of Revelation (Georg S. Adamsen) This is a collection of bibliographies on specific topics in Revelation; most are annotated. It includes such topics as textual criticism, introductory matters, genre, language, hermeneutical issues, symbolism, canon, OT, NT, theology, millennium, ecclesiology, historical issues, Asia Minor, Roman emperors, persecutions and the imperial cult, historical influence, history of interpretation, art, commentaries, and handbooks.
• Revelation, Apocalyptic and Millennial Websites and Materials and Art and Images related to the Book of Revelation (Felix Just, S.J. - Loyola Marymount University) I don't normally list pages of links on this page, but these two pages provide more help that many others. Prof. Just, I'm sure, takes a very different approach to Revelation than do I, but this is one area in which I am emphatically not an expert (though I used to be! 20 years ago when I had finished my first seminary work I had all the answers, but I've learned since that I'd only ever heard about 5% of the questions!).    :)
• Articles by Robert L. Thomas on various aspects of interpreting the book of Revelation (cf. his recent 2 vol. commentary on the book):
  An Analysis of the Seventh Bowl of the Apocalypse
  Literary Genre and Hermeneutics of the Apocalypse
  The Structure of the Apocalypse: Recapitulation or Progression?
  Theonomy and the Dating of Revelation
  The Kingdom of Christ in the Apocalypse

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