Affiliations

• Society of Biblical Literature
• Institute for Biblical Research
• Evangelical Theological Society

Awards and Honors

• Who’s Who in America, 2010
• Dedicatee of Biola University’s Student Yearbook (along with wife Trudi), 2008
• Tenured, Biola University, 2008
• Faculty Excellence Award/Biola University, 2008
• Provost Award for Excellence in Mentoring Students 2008
• Who's Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges, 1986
• Award in New Testament, Talbot School of Theology/ Biola University, 1996
• Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 8th ed. (2004) and 9th ed. (2005)
• New Testament Greek Award, Multnomah, 1986
• Valedictorian and Baccalaureate Speaker, Multnomah, 1986

Publications

Articles

• “Spiritual Gifts,” in The Baker Illustrated Bible Handbook, ed. J. Daniel Hays and J. Scott Duvall (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2011).
• “Polycarp’s Use of 1 Clement: An Assumption Reconsidered,” Journal of Early Christian Studies 19 (Spring 2011): 127-139.
• “God’s Word or Paul’s Personal Opinion?” Biola Magazine, Summer 2008.
• “John or Paul? Who was Polycarp's Mentor?” Tyndale Bulletin 58 (2008): 135-143.
• “An Analysis of Three Views on the New Testament's Use of the Old Testament”. In Three Views on the New Testament's Use of the Old Testament (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008).
• “Philippians”, in What the New Testament Authors Really Cared About (Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2008).
• “Introducing Paul”, in What the New Testament Authors Really Cared About (Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2008).
• “How Did the New Testament Canon Come Together?” Sundoulos (Spring 2007): 2-7.
• “Romans 12.4-8: One Sentence or Two?” New Testament Studies 52 (2006): 433-439.
• “The Hermeneutical Framework of Social-Scientific Criticism: How much can Evangelicals get involved?” The Evangelical Quarterly 75, 2003. Pp. 3-22.
• “Confusing Word and Concept” in "Spiritual Gifts: Have We Forgotten James Barr's Exhortations?" Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 43 (2000): 37-51.
• “Polycarp of Smyrna's View of the Authorship of 1 and 2 Timothy.” Vigiliae Christianae 53, 1999. Pp. 349-360.

Books

• “Walking in the Spirit” (Wheaton: Crossway, 2011).
• “Three Views on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament” (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008). Co-editor with Jonathan Lunde. Contributing authors: Walter C. Kaiser, Jr., Darrell L. Bock, and Peter Enns.
• “What The New Testament Authors Really Cared About: A Survey of Their Writings” (Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2008). Co-editor with Matt Williams. Fifteen different contributing authors from twelve Christian colleges and universities across North America.
• “Sing and Learn New Testament Greek: The Easiest Way to Learn Greek Grammar” (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008).
• “What Are Spiritual Gifts? Rethinking the Conventional View” (Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2006).
• “Polycarp and Paul: An Analysis of Their Literary & Theological Relationship in light of Polycarp's Use of Biblical and Extra-Biblical Literature.” Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae 62 (Leiden: Brill, 2002).

Research Interests

• Exegetical foundations for spiritual gifts
• Greek language
• The social world of the New Testament
• Using music to teach college material
• Ministry and Literature of Paul
• The Apostolic Fathers