Plumbing the Depths of the New Testament

Selected works by each author are listed in reverse chronological order.

Lincoln H. Blumell

Blumell, Lincoln H., ed. New Testament: History, Culture, and Society: A Background to the Texts of the New Testament. Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2019.

———. “An Amulet Containing Acts 9:1.” Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists 54 (2017): 31–43.

———. “Luke 22:43–44: An Anti-Docetic Interpolation or an Apologetic Omission?” TC: A Journal of Biblical Textual Criticism 19 (2014): 1–35.

———. “The Message and the Medium: Some Observations on Epistolary Communication in Late Antiquity.” Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism 10 (2014): 24–67.

Blumell, Lincoln H., and Thomas A. Wayment. “Coptic New Testament Fragments in the Brigham Young University Collection.” Journal of the Canadian Society for Coptic Studies 6 (2014): 59–88.

Blumell, Lincoln H. “P.Vindob. G 42417(= P116): Codex Fragment of the Epistle to the Hebrews 2:9–11 & 3:3–6 Reconsidered.” Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 171 (2009): 65–69.

S. Kent Brown

Brown, S. Kent. The Epistle to the Ephesians. Brigham Young University New Testament Commentary. Provo, Utah: BYU Studies, 2023.

———. “Jesus’ First Visit to the Temple.” In The Temple: Symbols, Sermons, and Settings; Proceedings of the Fourth Interpreter Foundation Matthew B. Brown Memorial Conference, 10 November 2018, vol. 5, Temple on Mount Zion, ed. Stephen D. Ricks and Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, 235–66. Orem, Utah: Interpreter Foundation; Salt Lake City: Eborn Books, 2024.

———. The Testimony of Luke. Brigham Young University New Testament Commentary. Provo, Utah: BYU Studies, 2015.

———. “Peter’s Keys.” In The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle, ed. Frank F. Judd Jr., Eric D. Huntsman, and Shon D. Hopkin, 91–102. 43rd Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2014.

Brown, S. Kent, Richard Neitzel Holzapfel, and Dawn C. Pheysey. Beholding Salvation: The Life of Christ in Word and Image. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006.

Brown, S. Kent. Mary and Elisabeth: Noble Daughters of God. American Fork, Utah: Covenant Communications, 2002.

Richard D. Draper

Draper, Richard D., and Michael D. Rhodes. Epistle to the Hebrews. Brigham Young University New Testament Commentary. Provo, Utah: BYU Studies, 2021.

Draper, Richard D. “‘By His Own Blood He Entered in Once into the Holy Place’: Jesus in Hebrews 9.” In Thou Art the Christ, the Son of the Living God: The Person and Work of Jesus in the New Testament, ed. Eric D. Huntsman, Lincoln H. Blumell, and Tyler J. Griffin, 244–59. 47th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2018.

Draper, Richard D., and Michael D. Rhodes. Paul’s First Epistle to the Corinthians. Brigham Young University New Testament Commentary. Provo, Utah: BYU Studies, 2015.

———. The Revelation of John the Apostle. Brigham Young University New Testament Commentary. Provo, Utah: BYU Studies, 2016.

Draper, Richard D. The Savior’s Prophecies. American Fork, Utah: Covenant Communications, 2001.

———. Opening the Seven Seals: The Visions of John the Revelator. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1991.

John Gee

Gee, John. “The Cares of This World: Roman Economics and the New Testament.” In New Testament History, Culture, and Society: A Background to the Texts of the New Testament, ed. Lincoln H. Blumell, 210–29. Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2019.

———. “Not Just Sour Grapes: Jesus’s Interpretation of Isaiah’s Song of the Vineyard.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 28 (2018): 21–36.

———. “Jesus’s Courtroom in John.” In “To Seek the Law of the Lord”: Essays in Honor of John W. Welch, ed. Paul Y. Hoskisson and Daniel C. Peterson, 135–50. Orem, Utah: Interpreter Foundation, 2017.

Gee, John, and Thomas A. Wayment. “Did Paul Address His Wife in Philippi?” Studies in the Bible and Antiquity 4 (2012): 71–93.

Gee, John. “James, First and Second Peter, and Jude: Epistles of Persecution.” In The Life and Teachings of the New Testament Apostles: From the Day of Pentecost to the Apocalypse, ed. Richard Neitzel Hotzapfel and Thomas A. Wayment, 171–90. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2010.

———. “The Great and Last Sacrifice.” In “Behold the Lamb of God”: An Easter Celebration, ed. Richard Neitzel Holzapfel, Frank F. Judd Jr., and Thomas A. Wayment, 139–54. Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2008.

———. “The Corruption of Scripture in Early Christianity.” In Early Christians in Disarray: Contemporary LDS Perspectives on the Christian Apostasy, ed. Noel B. Reynolds, 163–204. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.

John F. Hall

Hall, John F., and John W. Welch, eds. Masada and the World of the New Testament. Provo, Utah: BYU Studies, 1997.

Hall, John F. New Testament Witnesses of Christ: Peter, John, James, and Paul. American Fork, Utah: Covenant Communications, 2002.

Hall, John F., and John W. Welch. Charting the New Testament. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2002.

———, eds. Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity. Vol. 15 of The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book; Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.

Eric D. Huntsman

Huntsman, Eric D. “The Gospel of John.” In New Testament History, Culture, and Society: A Background to the Texts of the New Testament, ed. Lincoln H. Blumell, 304–21. Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2019.

———. Becoming the Beloved Disciple: Coming unto Christ with the Gospel of John. Springville, Utah: Cedar Fort, 2018.

———. “Luke’s Jesus: The Compassionate and Saving Son of God.” In Thou Art the Christ, the Son of the Living God: The Person and Work of Jesus in the New Testament, ed. Eric D. Huntsman, Lincoln H. Blumell, and Tyler J. Griffin, 112–35. 47th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2018.

———. “The Unveiling of Christ and of Angels: Apocalyptic Mediation in The Book of Revelation.” In Latter-day Saint Readings of Revelation 21–22, ed. Julie M. Smith, 85–98. Provo, Utah: Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, 2016.

———. “Jesus on Jesus: John 5 and 7.” In Perspectives on Mormon Theology, vol. 1, Scriptural Theology, ed. James E. Faulconer and Joseph M. Spencer, 69–80. Salt Lake City: Greg Kofford Books, 2015.

———. “The Petrine Kērygma and the Gospel according to Mark.” In The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle, ed. Frank F. Judd Jr., Eric D. Huntsman, and Shon D. Hopkin, 169–90. 43rd Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2014.

———. “The Accounts of Peter’s Denial: Understanding the Texts and Motifs.” In The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle, ed. Frank F. Judd Jr., Eric D. Huntsman, and Shon D. Hopkin, 127–49. 43rd Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2014.

Joshua M. Matson

Matson, Joshua. “Between the Testaments: The History of Judea between the Testaments of the Bible.” In New Testament History, Culture, and Society: A Background to the Texts of the New Testament, ed. Lincoln Blumell, 3–18. Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2019.

———. “The Fourth Gospel and Expectations of the Jewish Messiah.” In Thou Art the Christ, the Son of the Living God: The Person and Work of Jesus in the New Testament, ed. Eric D. Huntsman, Lincoln H. Blumell, and Tyler J. Griffin, 175–91. 47th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2018.

Cecilia M. Peek

Peek, Cecilia M., Lincoln H. Blumell, Jason R. Combs, Mark D. Ellison, and Frank F. Judd Jr., eds. The Household of God: Families and Belonging in the Social World of the New Testament. Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2022.

Peek, Cecilia M. “Receiving Christ: Atonement, Grace, and Eternal Salvation.” In Ancient Christians: An Introduction for Latter-day Saints, ed. Jason Combs, Mark D. Ellison, Catherine Gines Taylor, and Kristian Heal, 329–67. Provo, Utah: Neal A. Maxwell Institute, 2022.

———. “The Greeks and Alexander the Great.” In A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World, ed. Kent P. Jackson, 286–97. Provo, Utah: Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies, Brigham Young University, 2016.

Peek, Cecilia M., and Eric D. Huntsman. “Imperial Cult and The Beasts of Revelation.” In The Life and Teachings of the New Testament Apostles, ed. Richard N. Holzapfel and Thomas A. Wayment, 221–49. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2010.

Peek, Cecilia M. “The Death of John the Baptist.” In The Life and Teachings of Jesus Christ, vol. 2, From the Transfiguration through the Triumphal Entry, ed. Richard N. Holzapfel and Thomas A. Wayment, 208–35. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006.

———. “Early Galilean Ministry and Miracles.” In The Life and Teachings of Jesus Christ, vol. 1, From Bethlehem through the Sermon on the Mount, ed. Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Thomas A. Wayment, 269–305. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2005.

———. “The Burial.” In The Life and Teachings of Jesus Christ, vol. 3, From the Last Supper through the Resurrection: The Savior’s Final Hours, ed. Richard N. Holzapfel and Thomas A. Wayment, 338–77. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2003.

Tom R. Roberts

Roberts, Tom R. Divorce and Remarriage: A Middle Eastern Biblical Approach. Eugene, Ore.: Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2018.

———. “Exportation of Middle Eastern Culture to North America.” Ancient American 18, no. 104 (2014): 8–11.

———. From Sacral Kingship to Sacred Marriage: A Theological Analysis of Literary Borrowing. New York: Vantage Press, 2003.

———. Systematic Theology: Addendum; The Law, Sabbath, and Redemption. Meridian, Idaho: Church of God Publishing House, 2003.

Brent J. Schmidt

Schmidt, Brent J. Relational Faith: The Transformation and Restoration of Pistis as Knowledge, Trust, Confidence, and Covenantal Faithfulness. Provo, Utah: BYU Studies, 2022.

———. Relational Grace: The Reciprocal and Binding Covenant of Charis. Provo, Utah: BYU Studies, 2015.

———. Utopia and Community in the Ancient World: The Ancient Utopian Societies of Pythagoras, the Essenes, Pachomius, and Late Pagan Athens. Lewiston, N.Y.: Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.

Andrew C. Skinner

Skinner, Andrew C. “The Life of Jesus of Nazareth: An Overview.” In New Testament History, Culture, and Society: A Background to the Texts of the New Testament, ed. Lincoln H. Blumell, 245–77. Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2019.

———. “In Praise of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ: The Culmination of His Saving Work.” In Thou Art the Christ, the Son of the Living God: The Person and Work of Jesus in the New Testament, ed. Eric D. Huntsman, Lincoln H. Blumell, and Tyler J. Griffin, 26–48. 47th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2018.

———. The Savior’s Final Week: Gethsemane, Golgotha, The Garden Tomb. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2014.

Skinner, Andrew C., and D. Kelly Ogden. Verse by Verse: The Four Gospels. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006.

———. Verse by Verse: Acts through Revelation. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006.

Julie M. Smith

Smith, Julie M. “The Resurrection.” In New Testament History, Culture, and Society: A Background to the Texts of the New Testament, ed. Lincoln H. Blumell, 377–90. Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2019.

———. The Gospel according to Mark. Brigham Young University New Testament Commentary. Provo, Utah: BYU Studies, 2018.

———, ed. Latter-day Saint Readings of Revelation 21–22. Provo, Utah: Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, 2016.

———. “Mark and Luke: Women’s Roles.” In As Iron Sharpens Iron: Listening to the Various Voices of Scripture, ed. Julie M. Smith, 95–104. Salt Lake City: Greg Kofford Books, 2016.

———. Search, Ponder, and Pray: A Guide to the Gospels. Salt Lake City: Greg Kofford Books, 2014.

John S. Thompson

Thompson, John S. “How Luke’s Gospel Portrays Jesus as the Exodus or Way of the Temple.” In Proceedings of the Sixth Interpreter Foundation Matthew B. Brown Memorial Conference, 4–5 November 2022, vol. 7, Temple on Mount Zion, ed. Stephen D. Ricks and Jeffrey M. Bradshaw. Orem, Utah: Interpreter Foundation; Salt Lake City: Eborn Books, forthcoming.

———. “Arrayed in Dazzling White: The Goddess Ta’it and Clothing in Ancient Egyptian Rituals of the Old Kingdom.” In Sacred Space, Sacred Thread: Perspectives across Time and Traditions, ed. John W. Welch and Jacob Rennaker, 134–45. Eugene, Ore.: Wipf and Stock, 2019.

———. “How John’s Gospel Portrays Jesus as the Way of the Temple.” In The Temple: Ancient and Restored, vol. 3, Temple on Mount Zion, ed. Matthew B. Brown, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, Stephen D. Ricks, and John S. Thompson, 307–33. Orem, Utah: Interpreter Foundation; Salt Lake City: Eborn Books, 2016.

John W. Welch

Welch, John W., and Jeannie Welch. The Parables of Jesus: Revealing the Plan of Salvation. American Fork, Utah: Covenant Communications, 2019.

Welch, John W. “The Symbolism of Two Sons in the Parable of the Prodigal Son.” In Seek Ye Words of Wisdom: Studies of the Book of Mormon, Bible, and Temple in Honor of Stephen D. Ricks, ed. Donald W. Parry, Gaye Strathearn, and Shon D. Hopkin, 265–90. Orem, Utah: Interpreter Foundation; Provo, Utah: Religious Education, 2020.

———. “Roman Law Relating to the New Testament.” In New Testament: History, Culture, and Society: A Background to the Texts of the New Testament, ed. Lincoln H. Blumell, 160–77. Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2019.

———. “Symbolism in the Parable of the Willing and Unwilling Two Sons in Matthew 21.” In Let Us Reason Together: Essays in Honor of the Life’s Work of Robert L. Millet, 97–116. Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2016.

———. The Sermon on the Mount in the Light of the Temple. London: Ashgate, 2009.

———. “Miracles, Maleficium, and Maiestas in the Trial of Jesus.” In Jesus and Archaeology, ed. James H. Charlesworth, 349–83. Grand Rapids, Mich.: William B. Eerdmans, 2006.

———. “Modern Revelation: A Guide to Research about the Apostasy.” In Early Christians in Disarray: Contemporary LDS Perspectives on the Christian Apostasy, ed. Noel B. Reynolds, 101–32. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2005.