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Gregory K. Beale - Additional Publications

Books Published

The Use of Daniel in Jewish Apocalyptic Literature and in the Revelation of St. John. University Press of America, 1984; 349 pp.

Editor of Right Doctrine From Wrong Texts? Essays on the Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1994. 440 pages.

The Book of Revelation. New International Greek Testament Commentary Series; ed. by I. H. Marshall and D. Hagner; Grand Rapids, USA/Cambridge, England: Eerdmans and Carlisle: Paternoster, 1999. 1245 pages.

John’s Use of the Old Testament in Revelation. Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series 166. Sheffield: JSOT Press; January, 1999). 400 pages.

1-2 Thessalonians. InterVarsity Press New Testament Commentary Series. Downers Grove: IVP, 2003. 279pp.

The Temple and the Church’s Mission: A Biblical Theology of the Dwelling Place of God. New Studies in Biblical Theology 17. Leicester: InterVarsity Press, 2004. 458pp.

Essays Published

"The Danielic Background for Revelation 13:18 and 17:9," Tyndale Bulletin 31 (1980), 163-170.

"The Problem of the Man from the Sea in IV Ezra 13 and Its Relation to the Messianic Concept in John's Apocalypse," Novum Testamentum XXV (1983), 182-188.

"An Exegetical and Theological Consideration of the Hard¬ening of Pharaoh's Heart in Exodus 4-14 and Romans 9," Trinity Journal 5 (1984), 129-154.

"The Influence of Daniel Upon the Structure and Theology of John's Apocalypse," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Soci¬ety 27 (1984), 413-423.

"The Origin of the Title 'King of Kings and Lord of Lords' in Rev. XVII.14," New Testament Studies 31 (1985), 618-620.

"The Use of Daniel in the Synoptic Eschatological Discourse and in the Book of Revelation" in Gospel Perspectives 5, The Jesus Tradition Outside the Gospels,129-153, ed. David Wenham. Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1985.

"The Covenant of Redemption: Jesus Christ" (co-authored with J. Bibza) in Presuppositions of a Religio-Philosophical Dimension of Life, I, 49-70, ed. W. Andrew Hoffecker. Phillipsburg: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1986.

"Biblical Epistemology" (co-authored with W. Andrew Hoffecker) in Presuppositions of a Religio-Philosophical Dimension of Life, 193-216.

"A Reconsideration of the Text of Daniel in the Apocalypse," Biblica 67 (1986), 539-543.

"The Use of the O.T. in Revelation," in It is Written: Scripture Citing Scripture. Essays in Honor of Barnabas Lindars, ed. D. A. Carson and H. G. M. Williamson. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988, 318-336.

*Re-published in Right Doctrine From Wrong Texts? Essays on the Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament. Ed. by G. K. Beale. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1994. Pp. 257-276.

** Also re-published in G. K. Beale, John’s Use of the Old Testament in Revelation. Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series 166. Sheffield: JSOT Press; January, 1999. Pp. 60-129.

"The Old Testament Background of Reconciliation in 2 Corinthians 5-7 and Its Bearing on the Literary Problem of 2 Cor. 6:14-7:1," New Testament Studies 35 (1989), 550-581.

*Re-published in Right Doctrine From Wrong Texts? Essays on the Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament. Ed. by G. K. Beale. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1994. Pp. 217-247.

"Did Jesus and His Followers Preach the Right Doctrine From the Wrong Texts? An Examination of the Presuppositions of the Apostles' Exegetical Method," Themelios 14 (1989), 89-96.

*Re-published in Right Doctrine From Wrong Texts? Essays on the Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament. Ed. by G. K. Beale. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1994. Pp. 387-404.

**Also re-published in Solid Ground. 25 Years of Evangelical Theology, ed. C. R. Trueman, T. J. Gray, and C. L. Blomberg; Leicester, England: InterVarsity, 2000), 155-171 (the preface to this commemorative volume for the journal Themelios says, “The essays collected here are only a snapshot of the numerous excellent articles that have appeared in the journal during the past quarter century ... it is hoped that this collection will serve a number of purposes [among which are] ... to celebrate the achievements and strengths of the past generation of evangelical scholars ... “).

"Isaiah 6:9-13: A Retributive Taunt Against Idolatry," Vetus Testamentum XLI (1991), 257-278.

"The Interpretative Problem of Rev. 1:19," Novum Testamentum XXXIV (1992), 360-387.

*Re-published in John’s Use of the Old Testament in Revelation. Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series 166. Sheffield: JSOT Press; January, 1999. Pp. 165-192.

"The Self - Sufficiency of God and His Purpose in Creation," Table Talk 16 (1992), 8-10.

"Review Article of J. W. Mealy's After the Thousand Years (JSNT Suppl.; Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1992)," Evangelical Quarterly LXVI (1994), 229 - 249.

"The Old Testament Background of Rev 3.14," New Testament Studies 42 (1996), 133-152.

*Re-published in G. K. Beale, John’s Use of the Old Testament in Revelation. Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series 166. Sheffield: JSOT Press; January, 1999. Pp. 273-294.

"Eschatology." Dictionary of the Later New Testament and Its Developments, ed. R. P. Martin and P. H. Davids (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1997), 330-345.

*Re-published in G. K. Beale, John’s Use of the Old Testament in Revelation. Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series 166. Sheffield: JSOT Press; January, 1999. Pp. 129-165.

“The Hearing Formula and the Visions of John in Revelation,” in A Vision for the Church. Studies in Early Christian Ecclesiology in Honour of J. P. M. Sweet, ed. M. Bockmuehl and M. B. Thompson; Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1997, 167-180.

*Re-published in G. K. Beale, John’s Use of the Old Testament in Revelation. Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series 166. Sheffield: JSOT Press; January, 1999. Pp. 298-317.

“Solecisms in the Apocalypse as Signals for the Presence of Old Testament Allusions: a Selective Analysis of Revelation 1-22,” in Early Christian Interpretation of the Scriptures of Israel, ed. C. A. Evans and J. A. Sanders; Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series 148; Studies in Scripture in Early Judaism and Christianity 5; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1997, 421-446.

*Re-published in G. K. Beale, John’s Use of the Old Testament in Revelation. Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series 166. Sheffield: JSOT Press; January, 1999. Pp. 318-355.

“The Eschatological Conception of New Testament Theology,” in ‘The Reader Must Understand.’ Eschatology in the Bible and Theology, ed. K. E. Brower and M. W. Elliott; Leicester: Apollo (Inter-Varsity Press), 1997, 11-52.

*Re-published in Eschatology in Bible and Theology, ed. K. E. Brower and M. W. Elliott; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press), 1997, 11-52.

** An abbreviated and revised version re-published in Biblical Theology: Retrospect and Prospect; ed. Scott J. Hafemann. Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 2002.

“Peace and Mercy Upon the Israel of God: The Old Testament Background of Galatians 6, 16b,” Biblica 80 (1999), 204-223.

“Questions of Authorial Intent, Epistemology, and Presuppositions and Their Bearing on the Study of the Old Testament in the New: a Rejoinder to Steve Moyise,” Irish Biblical Studies 21 (1999), pp. 1-26.

"The Structure and Plan of John's Apocalypse," in Creator, Redeemer, Consummator, a Festschrift for Meredith G. Kline; ed. by H. Griffith and J. R. Meuther; Greenville, South Carolina: Reformed Academic Press, 2000. Pp. 117-152.

“The Theology of the Book of Revelation.” In New Dictionary of Biblical Theology; ed. by T. D. Alexander and Brian Rosner. Leicester: IVP, 2000. Pp. 356-363.

“A Response to Jon Paulien on the Use of the Old Testament in Revelation.” Andrews University Seminary Studies 39 (2001), pp. 23-33.

“The Garden Temple.” Kerux (The Journal of Northwest Theological Seminary) 18 (2003), pp. 3-50.

“Review Article: Acts and the Isaianic New Exodus by David W. Pao,” in Trinity Journal 25 NS, No. 1 (2004), 93-101.

“The Final Vision of the Apocalypse and Its Implications for a Biblical Theology of the Temple.” In Heaven on Earth. The Temple in Biblical Theology. Edd. S. Gathercole and T. D. Alexander; Carlisle, England: Paternoster Press, 2004. Pp. 191-209.

“The Concept of Eternal Punishment in the Book of Revelation,” in Hell Under Fire. Edited by R. A. Peterson and C. Morgan. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004. Pp. 111-134.

“Biblical Faith and Other Religions in New Testament Theology,” in Evangelical Christianity and Other Religions. Ed. David Baker. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2004. Pp. 77-105.

Book Reviews Published

"A Comparative Review of J.G. Baldwin, Daniel (TOTC; Leicester: InterVarsity, 1978) and André Lacocque, The Book of Daniel (London: SPCK, 1979)" in Themelios 5 (1980), pp. 27-29.

Review of John Piper, The Justification of God (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1983) in Westminster Theological Journal XLVI (1984), 190-197.

Review of A. Y. Collins, Crisis and Catharsis: The Power of the Apocalypse (Philadelphia: Westminster, 1984) in JETS 28 (1985), 354-358.

Review of C. J. Hemer, The Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia in Their Local Setting (JSNTSupplement Series 11; Sheffield: JSOT) in Trinity Journal 7 (1986), 107-111.

Review of W. J. Dumbrell, The End of the Beginning. Revelation 21-22 and the Old Testament (Homebush West, Australia: Lancer, 1985) in Themelios 15 (1990), 69-70.

Review of D. Guthrie, The Relevance of John's Apocalypse (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans / Exeter: Paternoster, 1987) in Themelios 16 (1990), 25-26.

Review of J. Paulien, Decoding Revelation's Trumpets: Literary Allusions and Interpretation of Revelation 8:7-12 (Andrews University Seminary Doctoral Dissertation Series XI; Berrien Springs: Andrews University Press, 1987) in Journal of Biblical Literature 111(1992), 358-361.

Review of R. Wall, Revelation (NIBC; Peabody, MA: Hendriksen, 1991) in Themelios 21(1996), 23.

Review of J. Fekkes, Isaiah and Prophetic Traditions in the Book of Revelation (JSNTSupplement Series 93; Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1994), in Evangelical Quarterly 70 (1998), 156-159.

Essays Completed and Awaiting Publication

“The Old Testament Background of Paul’s Reference to the ‘Fruit of the Spirit’ in Galatians 5:22.” Bulletin for Biblical Research. Approx. 40 pp.

“The Descent of the Eschatological Temple in the Form of the Spirit at Pentecost: Part I.” Tyndale Bulletin. Approx. 30 pp.

“The Descent of the Eschatological Temple in the Form of the Spirit at Pentecost: Part II.” Tyndale Bulletin. Approx. 30 pp.

Major Book Publications in Progress and Forthcoming (Under Contract)

Contracted in 1993 to write a commentary on Colossians and Philemon for the Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament Commentary Series (Grand Rapids: Baker).

Contracted in 1998 to write a New Testament Biblical Theology for Baker Book House (Grand Rapids, Michigan). 300-400 pages.

Contracted in 1998 to co-edit with D. A. Carson a volume titled A Commentary on the Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament. To be published by Baker Book House (Grand Rapids, Michigan). There will be eleven contributing authors. Approximately 1,100 pages.

Contracted in 2005 to write a commentary on the Pastoral Epistles for the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary series (Grand Rapids: Zondervan).


Publications of Essays in Progress and Forthcoming (Under Contract)

Contracted in 2002 to co-author an article with S. McDonough on “The Use of the Old Testament in Revelation,” in A Commentary on the Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament. Edited by G. K. Beale and D. A. Carson. To be published by Baker Book House (Grand Rapids, Michigan). There will be approx. eleven contributing authors.

Contracted in 2002 to write an article on “The Use of the Old Testament in Colossians and Philemon,” in A Commentary on the Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament. Edited by G. K. Beale and D. A. Carson. To be published by Baker Book House (Grand Rapids, Michigan). There will be approx. eleven contributing authors.

Translation Projects

Completed the revision of the Apocalypse for the revision of the Everyday Bible, the revised form of which is called the New Century Bible (Dallas: Word Publishers, 1991).

Revised the sections on the Johnanine Epistles and the Apocalypse for the revision of the Living Bible, the revised form of which is called the New Living Translation (Wheaton: Tyndale House Publishers, 1996).

Participated in a review of the NIV translation of 1 - 2 Thessalonians (for the International Bible Society).

Past Papers Read at Annual Academic Meetings

"The Eschatological Use of ho–ra ("hour") in the New Testament and Its Daniel¬ic Background." Read at the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (Nov., 1982).

"The 'Realized' Eschatological Scope of John's Apocalypse." Read at the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (Nov., 1984).

"The Interpretive Problem of Revelation 1:19." Read at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (Nov., 1989).

"The Use of the Old Testament in Revelation 3:14." Read at the Annual meeting of the New Testament Group of the Tyndale Fellowship of Biblical Research at Tyndale House, Cambridge, England (Summer, 1993); also read at the Hebrews, Catholic Epistles, and Revelation Section at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in Washington, D. C. (Nov. 19, 1995).

"The Eschatology of the New Testament: Understanding Eschatology as Soteriology and Soteriology as Eschatology." Plenary Address to the Northeastern Section of the Evangelical Theological Society at Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, MA (Oct., 9, 1995).

"The Solecisms (Grammatical Irregularities) of the Apocalypse as Signals for the Presence of Old Testament Allusions." Read at the Biblical Greek Language Section at the 1995 Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in Philadelphia, PA. (November 19, 1995).

"Response to Three Scholars' Papers on the Interpretation of Revelation 18." Read at the Hebrews and General Epistles, and the Apocalypse Section at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in Philadelphia, PA. (November 19, 1995).

"Response to Richard Longenecker's Plenary Address to the Institute of Biblical Research on 'Prologomena to Paul's Use of Scripture in Romans.'“ Read at the Annual Meeting of the Institute of Biblical Research in Philadelphia, PA. (November 17, 1995).

"Response to Scott J. Hafemann's Paul, Moses, and the History of Israel (WUNT 81; Tübingen: Mohr [Siebeck], 1995). Read for the Biblical Theology Group at the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (Nov. 22, 1996).

“The Eschatological Conception of New Testament Theology.” Read at the Triennial Meeting on Eschatology of the Tyndale Fellowship of Biblical Research in Swanik, Darbyshire, England (Summer, 1997).

“The Use of the Word ‘Mystery’ as an Indicator of Eschatological Fulfillment in the New Testament in the Light of the Old Testament and Early Judaism.” Read at the program unit Scripture in Early Judaism and Christianity at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in San Francisco (Nov., 1997).

“The Old Testament Background of ‘Peace and Mercy’ in Galatians 6:15-16.” Read at the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society in Orlando, Florida (Nov. 20, 1998).

“Response to Two Papers on ‘Intertextuality’ by Elaine Philips and Robert Wall.” Read at the Annual Meeting of the Institute of Biblical Research in Orlando, Florida (Nov. 20, 1998).

“A Test Case for Hermeneutics in the Book of Revelation: the Interpretation of Revelation 11:1-13.” Read at the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society in Danvers, Massachusetts (Nov. 17, 1999).

“Response to M. Hubbard’s Paper on “New Creation: a Pauline Motif in Biblical - Theological Perspective.” Read at the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society in Danvers, Massachusetts (Nov. 18, 1999).

“A Biblical Theology of the Temple.” Read at the Annual meeting of the Biblical Theology Group of the Tyndale Fellowship of Biblical Research at Tyndale House, Cambridge, England (July, 2001);

“The Old Testament Background of ‘New Creation’ in Galatians 6:15 in the Light of Its Context.” To be read at the “Pauline Epistles Section” at the Annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in Denver, Colorado. (November 17-20, 2001).

“Biblical Faith and Other Religions in New Testament Theology.” A Plenary Paper read at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (November 20-22, 2002).

“The Descent of the Eschatological Temple in the Form of the Spirit at Pentecost.” Invited Annual Tyndale Biblical Theology Lecture; Read at the Annual Meeting of the Tyndale Fellowship of Biblical Research in Nantwich, England (June, 2004).

“The Old Testament Background of Paul’s Reference to the ‘Fruit of the Spirit’ in Galatians 5:22.” Read at the Annual Meeting of the Tyndale Fellowship of Biblical Research (for the New Testament section) in Nantwich, England (June, 2004).

“The Use of Old Testament Prophecy in the New: ‘Literal’ Fulfillment, Allegory or Metaphor? A Case Study of the Temple.” Presidential address at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (November 17-19, 2004)

Future Papers to Be Read at Annual Academic Meetings and Conferences

“The Use of ‘Mystery’ in the Epistle to the Colossians.” To be read at the “Disputed Paulines Consultation” Section at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in Philadephia, PA (Nov., 2005).

Invitation to deliver a paper at the biannual “Bible and Ministry” Conference at Calvin Theological Seminary on “Preaching Apocalyptic Texts” (June, 2005).

Invitation to deliver the Annual Tyndale Biblical Theology Lecture for 2004 (July) at the Tyndale House in Cambridge, England.