Benjamin Merkle
Southeastern Theological Review
Volume 15, No. 1
Spring, 2024
Southeastern Theological Review (STR) is the faculty journal of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC. Because Southeastern’s mission is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ by equipping students to serve the Church and fulfill the Great Commission, we desire to publish high-quality material written not only by those living inside and outside of the United States, but also by those outside the Southern Baptist Convention. Our hope is to facilitate lively and informed conversations on a wide variety of topics of interest to Christians around the globe.
Featured Article
Everybody Integrates: Biblical Counseling and the use of Extrabiblical Material by Nate Brooks
Volume Contents
- Introduction: Cracks and Light in Christian Counseling – Sam Williams
- Everybody Integrates: Biblical Counseling and the use of Extrabiblical Material – Nate Brooks
- Sufficiently Sapiential Soul Care: A Working Paper in Therapeutic Theology – Alex R Wendel
- The Problem of Human Affliction: Towards a Theology of Suffering – Kelsey Hamilton
- Generational Dysfunction and Fulfillment in Christ – Kristen L. Kellen
- The Place of God’s Law in Counseling– Colin Robert McCulloch
- SEBTS Counseling Professors Roundtable: As It Is and As It Could Be
- Book Reviews
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Southeastern Theological Review is produced biannually (Spring and Fall), and may be themed or unthemed. STR aims to serve the Church and help it think rigorously so that it may serve the Lord Christ faithfully.
Submissions to the journal are welcomed and should be directed to the editor, Benjamin Merkle ([email protected]). Submissions to STR are evaluated by double-blind peer review. Articles submitted to STR should present original work in their field. Manuscripts should conform to the SBL Handbook of Style and should be between 5,000–10,000 words (including footnotes).
Any queries regarding book reviews should be directed to the review editor, Ant Greenham ([email protected]). Reviews should conform to the SBL Handbook of Style.
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Volume Contents
- Baptist Dogmatics. Steven A. McKinion, Christine E. Thornton & Keith S. Whitfield
- Towards Baptist Dogmatics. Steven A. McKinion, Christine E. Thornton & Keith S. Whitfield
- Interview with Timothy George
- Retrieval for the Sake of Renewal: Timothy George’s Methodology. Christopher R. Hanna
- John Gill and the Rule of Faith: A Case Study in the Baptist Retrieval Tradition. David Rathel
- Believers’ Baptism in the Patristic Writings. Steven A. McKinion
- The Possibility of Baptismal Baptist Theology: Retrieving Irenaeus for Contemporary Baptists. Christine E. Thornton
- The Free Church Form of Dogmatics: Covenant and Conscience under Christ. Malcolm B. Yarnell III
- Book Reviews
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Volume Contents
- The Purpose of Ephesians 3:2–13, Once More. Mark Owens
- A Theology of Wealth from the Book of James. Robbie Booth
- “Discipleship”: Clarifying Terms in the New Testament and Secondary Literature. Trent Rogers
- Pastoral Necessity of Homiletical Application. Clay Jones
- A Survey of 175 Years of Southern Baptist Resolutions. Bill Konyk
- Deleting Trauma: A Christian Response to Memory-Editing Technologies and the Crisis in Human Identity Formation. Micah E. Chung
- STR 14.1 Book Reviews
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- The Use of Psalm 68 in Ephesians 4: A Typological Approach Toward a Solution. Eric Redmond
- About Whom Does the Prophet Say This? The Implications of Prosopological Exegesis for Christ-Centered Preaching of the Psalms. Ryan Ross
- Christ Crucified: The Necessity of Preaching Christ from All of Scripture. Jared Bumpers
- Expository Preaching with Biblical Contexts on the Horizon: Hebrews as a Sermonic Model. Adam Hughes
- Balanced Preaching: A Four-Legged Stool as a Model. James R. Newheiser
- Interview with Jim Shaddix
- STR 13.2 Book Reviews
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Volume Contents
- Male and Female in Galatians 3:28: A Short Biblical Theology of Unity. Daniel Wayne Roberts
- Righteous or Dangerous? An investigation of Ὀργίζεσθε in Ephesians 4:26. Thiago Bitencourt
- A Proverb Performance Study of James 1:19. David Seal
- Of Gods, Government, and Gospel: A missiological Application of Acts 28:11. Ant Greenham
- Ethics in Public: Considering Community in Moral Evaluation. David W. Jones
- The Ordered Animal: Accountability, Teleology, and Human Nature. Jordan Steffaniak
- STR 13.1 Book Reviews
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- Interview with David Alan Black
- Picturing the Son: The Cognitive and Affective Dimensions of Biblical Imagery. Michael Travers & Matthew Mullins
- Narrative Criticism in the Gospels and Acts. Osvaldo Padilla
- Postsecular Scriptures: The Bible on Film in the 21st Century. Caleb Spence & Jack O’Briant
- The Importance of Being Earnest: Evangelicalism’s Aesthetics of Sincerity Karen Swallow Prior
- STR 12.2 Book Reviews
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- What Isaiah Knew: The LORD Is God and There Is No Other. Catherine McDowell
- Saving Masculinity and Femininity from the Morgue: A Defense of Gender Essentialism. Jordan L. Steffaniak
- Inseparable Operations of the Trinity: Outdated Relic or Valuable Tool? Torey J. S. Teer
- The Sonship of Christ in the Contexts of Mission: Chalcedonian Retrieval as Missiological Necessity among Muslims. Brandon D. Smith, Matthew Aaron Bennett
- An Ecclesiological Mission: The Basis for William Carey’s Threefold Mission Strategy. C. J. Moore
- A Missiology of Hope: Reading Lesslie Newbigin in a Post-Pandemic World. Stephen Stallard
- STR 12.1 Book Reviews
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- Christology in Chalcedon: Creed and Contextualization. Malcom B. Yarnell III
- The Christ of the Mudswamp: Christology in Japanese Perspective. Naomi Noguchi Reese
- Middleton and Wright Have We Loved, but Padilla and Escobar? North American Eschatologies and Neglected Latino Voices. Miguel G. Echevarria, Jr
- Interview with Daniel L. Hill of Dallas Theological Seminary
- Interview with Lisa L. Spencer, Executive Director of Local Colors, Roanoke, VA
- Interview with Lisa M. Hoff of Gateway Seminary
- STR 11.2 Book Reviews
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- From Proverb to Prophecy: Textual Production and Theology in Proverbs 30:1–6. Tracy J. McKenzie with Jonathan Shelton
- Did Jesus Quote the Apostles? The Possible Intertextuality and Significance of Revelation 2:24. Paul A. Himes
- Augustine’s View of Justification and the Faith That Heals. Peter Dubbelman
- Breathe on Us, O Breath of God: The Pneumatological Grounding of Ecclesial Identity. Daniel L. Hill
- Christ in the Scripture of Islam: Remnantal Revelation or Irredeemable Imposter? Matthew Bennett
- STR 11.1 Book Reviews
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- The Works of God’s Salvation: The Rhetorical Use of Creation Imagery in Psalm 74. Graham J. L. Michael
- Creation and the Role of Wisdom in Proverbs 8: What Can We Learn? Matthew McAffee
- Complaint and Transformation: Decreation at the Outset of Job. Jamie A. Grant
- Creation in Chronicles: YHWH’s Supremacy Manifested in Israel’s Worship. Joshua E. Williams
- Interview with David Toshio Tsumura of Japan Bible Seminary
- STR 10.2 Book Reviews
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- Some Reflections on Current Narrative Research on the Book of Samuel. David G. Firth
- Communication in Lukan Birth Narrative (Luke 2:1-20). David Seal
- Show Me the Money: Pedagogy, Numismatics, and the New Testament. Alexander E. Stewart and Jacob D. Ott.
- Infinitive Tense-Form Choice: Ephesians as a Test Cast. David Moss
- An Uneasy Ecclesiology: Carl F. H. Henry’s Doctrine of the Church. Jesse Payne
- An Epistemically-Focused Interpretation of C.S. Lewis’s Moral Argument in Mere Christianity and an Assessment of Its Apologetic Force. Zachary Breitenbach
- STR 10.1 Book Reviews
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- Evangelism in a Post-Christian Society. Bruce A. Little
- Bow Ties and Blue Jeans: Philosophers and Missionaries Partnering to Evangelize in a Post-Christian Culture. George G. Robinson
- Why the Great Commission Should Be Translated “Go!” and Not “As You Go.” Benjamin L. Merkle
- Finishing the Task? A Cautionary Analysis of Missionary Language. Matthew Bennett
- The Role of Pre-Conversion Dreams and Visions in Islamic Contexts: An Examination of the Evidence. Sam Martyn
- Interview with Dr. George Braswell, Former Missionary to Iran and SEBTS Professor of Missions. Gregory D. Mathias
- STR 9.2 Book Reviews
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- Nehemiah’s New Shadow: Reading and Rereading the Ezra-Nehemiah Narrative. Ched Spellman
- Was It Always Idolatrous for Corinthian Christians to Eat εἰδωλόθυτα in an Idol’s Temple? (1 Cor 8–10). Andrew David Naselli
- God’s New Creation in Romans 8:4. Peter Dubbelman
- The Fate of Creation in the Eschaton. David W. Jones and Andrew J. Spencer
- Gleanings from the John H. Sailhamer Papers at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Kevin S. Chen.
- STR 9.1 Book Reviews
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- The Mangled Narrative of Missions and Evangelism in the Reformation. Ray Van Neste
- Baptist Identity as Reformational Identity. Nathan A. Finn
- From Reformation London to Contemporary Nashville: Changing Baptist Views of the Church. Malcolm B. Yarnell III
- A walk with the Reformers: Reformation Reflections from Southeastern Seminary’s Reformation 500 Study Tour. Stephen Eccher
- STR 8.2 Book Reviews
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- “Out of Egypt I Called My Son”: Intertextuality and Metalepsis in Matthew 2:15. Charles L. Quarles
- Sell Your Possessions: Luke 12:33 and the Greco-Roman Utopian Ideal. Murray Vasser
- The Curse of Cain Reconsidered: A study of the Translation of min ha’adamah in Genesis 4:11. Todd Borger
- Rescuing Adam: Three Approaches to Affirming a Historical Adam. Kenneth D. Keathley
- STR 8.1 Book Reviews
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- Kinship, Christian Kinship, and the Letters to Timothy and Titus. Charles J. Bumgardner
- Paul’s Letters to Timothy and Titus: A Literature Review (2009–2015). Charles J. Bumgardner
- Divergent, Insurgent or Allegiant? 1 Timothy 5:1–2 and the Nature of God’s Household. Gregory A. Couser
- Paul’s Family of God:What Familial Language in the Pastorals Can and Cannot Tell Us about the Church. Gregory J. Stiekes
- Πιστὸς ὁ λόγος: An Alternative Analysis. L. Timothy Swinson
- STR 7.2 Book Reviews
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- What Hath Nature to Do with Grace? A Theological Vision for Higher Education. Bruce Riley Ashford
- Rescuing Rahab: The Evangelical Discussion on Conflicting Moral Absolutes. David W. Jones
- A Recommendation to American Evangelicals: Focus on the Trinity as an Alternative to Arguments about “Islamic Terrorism.” Steven W. Ladd
- “What Is Sexy?” Exploring the Question of How a Biblical Ethic of Worship Shapes One’s View of Sex and Sexuality. Mark Liederbach
- “What Is Sexy?” Mark Liederbach
- Interview with Professor Grant Macaskill of Aberdeen University with Ray Van Neste
- “Oh That All Bigotry Was Rooted Out of the Earth!” The Evangelical Catholicity of Oliver Hart and the Regular Baptists. Eric C. Smith
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- In Defense of Theology as Gospelizing: Michael Bird’s Responses. Michael F. Bird
- The Insanity of Systematic Theology: A Review of Michael Bird’s Evangelical Theology. Marc Cortez
- Contesting Contesting Catholicity: Some Conservative Reflections On Curtis Freeman’s Theology For “Other Baptists.” Nathan A. Finn
- Review of Michael Bird, Evangelical Theology: A Biblical and Systematic Introduction. Michael S. Horton
- Theological Aesthetics: Some Reflections on Michael Bird’s Evangelical Theology: A Biblical and Systematic Introduction. Kelly M. Kapic
- The Power of the Gospel. Amy L. B. Peeler
- STR 6.2 Book Reviews
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- More than Just Torah: God’s Instruction in the Psalms. David G. Firth
- Introducing Christian Mission Today. STR Interviews Dr. Michael Goheen
- The Steward of God: Exploring the Role and Function of Elders. Jeremy Kimble
- Revisiting Hab. 2:4 and its Place in the New Testament Eschatological Vision. James A.E. Mulroney
- Reading the Gospels Smithly: Thinking Upon and Loving the Gospels in Dialogue with James K.A. Smith’s Desiring the Kingdom and Imagining the Kingdom. Jonathan T. Pennington
- STR 6.1 Book Reviews
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- Jesus’ View of Repentance and Forgiveness: A Hermeneutical Test Case. Joshua Chatraw
- David, the Book of Ruth, and Its Place in a Larger National Storyline. J. Andrew Dearman
- A Return to Christ’s Kingdom: Early Swiss Anabaptist Understanding and Temporal Application of the Kingdom of God. Stephen Brett Eccher
- The Crucified King. STR Interviews Dr. Jeremy Treat
- STR 5.2 Book Reviews
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- On “Seeing” what God is “Saying”: Rereading Biblical Narrative in Dialogue with Kevin Vanhoozer’s Remythologizing Theology. Richard S. Briggs
- Vocal Exegesis: Reading Scripture Publicly without the Heresy of Boredom. Grenville J.R. Kent
- What Designates a Valid Type? A Christotelic, Covenantal Proposal. David Schrock
- The Portrait of the Readers Prior to Their Coming to Faith According to Ephesians. Christoph W. Stenschke
- Spiritual Formation and Leadership in Paul’s Address to the Ephesian Elders (Acts 20:17–35). Christoph W. Stenschke
- Provision of Food and Clothing for the Wandering People of God: A Canonical and Salvation-Historical Study. David Wenkel
- STR 5.1 Book Reviews
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- Undoing ‘this people’, becoming ‘my servant’: Purpose and Commission in Isaiah 6. Caroline Batchelder
- Time for a New Diet? Allusions to Genesis 1–3 as Rhetorical Device in Leviticus 11. G. Geoffrey Harper
- Replacement or Fulfillment? Re-applying Old Testament Designations of Israel to the Church. Robin Routledge
- Overlooked Herder, and the Performative Nature of שׁיר†השׂרים as Biblical Wisdom Literature. Calvin Seerveld
- The Continuation of ‘A New Exchange’: Theological Interpretation of Scripture in Retrospect and Prospect. Grant D. Taylor
- STR 4.2 Book Reviews
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- A Generous Reformer: Kevin Vanhoozer’s Place in Evangelicalism. Mark Bowald
- Remythologizing, Projection, and Belief: A Reply to Vanhoozer. Oliver D. Crisp
- God, Plurality, and Theological Method: A Response to Kevin Vanhoozer’s Remythologizing Theology. John R. Franke
- Honest to God, a Voice from Heaven? Communicative Theism in Vanhoozer’s Remythologizing Theology. Fred Sanders
- Vanhoozer responds to the four horsemen of an apocalyptic panel discussion on Remythologizing Theology. Kevin J. Vanhoozer
- A Critical Appreciation of Kevin Vanhoozer’s Remythologizing Theology. Stephen J. Wellum
- STR 4.1 Book Review
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- Preaching Old Testament Law to New Testament Christians. Daniel I. Block
- Victory, Atonement, Restoration, and Response: The Shape of the New Testament Canon and the Holistic Gospel Message. Matthew Emerson
- Be Holy: A Sermon on 1 Pet. 1:13-21. J.D. Greear
- One More Look at Martha’s “Perfect” Statement in John 11:27. Francis M. Macatangay
- The King Jesus Gospel. STR Interviews Dr. Scot McKnight
- The Gospel Crisis and American Evangelicals. Harry Lee Poe
- The Bible and its Long and Variegated Reception in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, in Literature, the Visual Arts, Music and Film: A Presentation and Review of the First Volumes of the Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2009–). Christoph W. Stenschke
- STR 3.2 Book Reviews
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- The Minimal Facts Approach to the Resurrection of Jesus:The Role of Methodology as a Crucial Component in Establishing Historicity. Gary R. Habermas
- In Reply to Habermas, McGrew, and McCullagh. Michael R. Licona
- The Resurrection of Jesus: Explanation or Interpretation? C. Behan McCullagh
- Inference, Method, and History. Timothy J. McGrew
- A Roundtable Discussion with Michael Licona on The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach. Danny Akin, Craig Blomberg, Paul Copan, Michael Kruger, Michael Licona, and Charles Quarles
- The Resurrection of Jesus: A Methodological Survey and Introduction to the Present Volume. Robert B. Stewart and Heath A. Thomas
- STR 3.1 Book Review
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- A Review Essay of Michael Goheen, A Light to the Nations: The Missional Church and the Biblical Story. Bruce Riley Ashford
- How to Do Things with Meaning in Biblical Interpretation. Richard S. Briggs
- Isaiah 6 in Its Context. Robert L. Cole
- A Light to the Nations: The Missional Church and the Biblical Story. STR Interviews Dr. Michael Goheen
- Theology in Action: Paul, the Poor, and Christian Mission. Jason B. Hood
- STR 2.2 Book Reviews
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- When Samuel Met Esther: Narrative Focalisation, Intertextuality, and Theology. David G. Firth
- Determining the Indeterminate: Issues in Interpreting the Psalms. Jamie Grant
- God’s White Flag: Interpreting an Anthropomorphic Metaphor in Genesis 32. Brian Howell
- The Work of the Sabbath: Radicalization of Old Testament Law in Acts 1–4. Ryan P. O’Dowd
- STR 1.1 Book Reviews