Publications

The Serpent, the Seed, and the Savior: How Genesis 3:15 Shapes the Whole Bible

The road of messianic hope is long and winding, but the destination is certain, because God does not make promises he does not keep.

A God-Centered Vision for Discipleship

The foundation of discipleship is not new ideas or clever strategies. The foundation is God himself.

Reading as Discipleship: Why Biblical Interpretation Is Meant to Change You

If our reading of Scripture does not lead us to love God and love our neighbor, then we have not truly understood it.

Old Testament Interpretation

God put some things within the Old Testament as a mystery, waiting to be made clear in the fullness of revelation with the coming of Christ.

The Nations in the Storyline of the Bible: A Biblical Theology of God’s Global Mission

From creation’s mandate to fill the earth with His glory, to the covenant with Abraham, to the commissioning of the church, God’s purpose has been to gather a people from every tribe, tongue, and nation.

Biblical Theology and the Sexuality Crisis

Advocates of the new sexuality demand a complete rewriting of Scripture’s metanarrative, a complete reordering of theology, and a fundamental change to how we think about the church’s ministry.

The Tradition of SBTS Faculty Writings: An Enduring Vision to “Study with the Authors”

Since the seminary’s founding, students have benefitted from a faculty committed to writing what they teach and teaching what they write.

President’s Message

Biblical theology, understood as a branch of Christian theology that seeks to expose and explain and exult the theological unfolding of Holy Scripture, has never been absent from Christ’s people, but the renaissance of biblical theology has come as a signal event in evangelical life and a hallmark of evangelical conviction and preaching.

By the Word Alone: How the Reformers Reclaimed the Bible’s True Message

The Reformation was not merely a transformation in theological understanding and church life, but a transformation rooted in a more faithful reading of the Scriptures, resulting in a renewal of ecclesial biblical theology.

Learning Biblical Theology with the Early Church

The fathers remind us that Scripture must remain the norming norm, the standard by which everything else is measured.

Friends, Not Foes: How Biblical and Systematic Theology Work Together for Our Good

Biblical theology grounds systematic theology, and systematic theology guards biblical theology.

One Story, One Savior: How All Scripture Points to Christ

As God’s plan unfolds, we discover who this Redeemer is and how he will save us.

Editorial: Remembering the 1700th Anniversary of the Nicene Creed

Creeds and the Gospel: From the Beginnings to the Council of Nicaea (325)

From Nicaea to the Full Nicene Creed: Sixty Years of Confusion and Controversy

God the Father Almighty: The Trinitarian Depth of the First Article of the Creed

One Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God

On the Holy Spirit