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Tyndale Bulletin @tyndalebulletin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
New article by Samuel Beh: ‘The Placement and Significance of the Tree of Life – A Fresh Look at the Syntax of Revelation 22:2 in Light of Grammatical Patterns in Biblical and Graeco-Roman Literature’ www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/1464...
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The Placement and Significance of the Tree of Life: A Fresh Look at the Syntax of Revelation 22:2 in Light of Grammatical Patterns in Biblical and Graeco-Roman Literature | Published in Tyndale Bullet...
By Samuel Beh. This study proposes a solution to a critical punctuation issue in Revelation 22:2a, clarifying the heavenly city’s layout and underscoring the author’s emphasis on the singular tree of ...
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Tyndale Bulletin @tyndalebulletin.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
New article by G. Geoffrey Harper (Lecturer in Old Testament, Sydney Missionary & Bible College) www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/1586...
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Feeding Time at the Zoo? Exploring the Motif of Animals Eating People in the Bible | Published in Tyndale Bulletin
By G. Geoffrey Harper. Canonical consideration of the motif of animals eating people in the Bible clarifies its force: while judgement is often a crucial element, other themes, including purification ...
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Tyndale Bulletin @tyndalebulletin.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
New article by John W. Taylor (Professor of New Testament, Gateway Seminary): The Coming of Faith: Faith Personified in Galatians 3:23-25 www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/1577...
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The Coming of Faith: Faith Personified in Galatians 3:23-25 | Published in Tyndale Bulletin
By John W. Taylor. In talking about faith coming and being revealed in Galatians 3:23-25, Paul employs the rhetorical device of personification: Scripture, sin, law, and faith are personified in a gra...
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Tyndale Bulletin @tyndalebulletin.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
New PhD dissertation summary: Dr Stefanus Kristianto – Jesus’s Use of Hyperbole in the Gospel of Matthew. www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/1588...
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Jesus’s Use of Hyperbole in the Gospel of Matthew | Published in Tyndale Bulletin
By Stefanus Kristianto. A dissertation exploring Jesus's use of hyperbole in the Gospel Of Matthew, paying particular attention to its rhetorical function.
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Tyndale Bulletin @tyndalebulletin.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
New article by T. Desmond Alexander (Senior Research Fellow – Union Theological College, Belfast): ‘Exonerating Ham: An Alternative Reading of Genesis 9:20-27’ www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/1551...
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Exonerating Ham: An Alternative Reading of Genesis 9:20-27 | Published in Tyndale Bulletin
By T. Desmond Alexander. Despite contextual difficulties, Ham is usually regarded as the guilty party associated with Noah’s nakedness in Gen 9:20-27; a possible alternative reading identifies Ham’s ...
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Tyndale Bulletin @tyndalebulletin.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Special item: Irina Levinskaya (1952–2025) was an outstanding Russian scholar of Classics and Biblical Studies who had a long association with Tyndale House, Cambridge. This obituary is by Prof. Gerald Bray (Beeson Divinity School): www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/1586...
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Irina Alekseyevna Levinskaya (1952–2025) | Published in Tyndale Bulletin
By Gerald L. Bray. An obituary for Irina Alekseyevna Levinskaya (1952–2025) – a Russian scholar of Classics and Biblical Studies with a long association with Tyndale House, Cambridge.
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Tyndale Bulletin @tyndalebulletin.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
New article by Steve Walton (Senior Research Fellow, Trinity College Bristol): Acts and the Eyewitnesses www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/1464...
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Acts and the Eyewitnesses | Published in Tyndale Bulletin
By Steve Walton. Building on Bauckham’s work, this article explores eyewitness testimony in Acts, considering it in relation to the stories about Jesus and to the stories in Acts itself.
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Tyndale Bulletin @tyndalebulletin.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Tyndale Bulletin articles published in 2025 / volume 76 (links in following thread; all open access):
Tyndale Bulletin 76 content summary
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Tyndale Bulletin @tyndalebulletin.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
New article by David J. Reimer (Honorary Senior Lecturer; School of Divinity, University of St Andrews): The Lambent Presence: The Shining Face of God in the Old Testament www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/1464...
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The Lambent Presence: The Shining Face of God in the Old Testament | Published in Tyndale Bulletin
By David J. Reimer. After detailing the linguistic contours of ‘shining of God’s face’ language in the Old Testament, this paper examines the relevant texts in canonical sequence, before reflecting on...
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Tyndale Bulletin @tyndalebulletin.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
New article by John A. Davies (Honorary Research Associate, Australian University College of Divinity): The Good Samaritan and the Hope for Kingdom Restoration (Luke 10:25-37) www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/1459...
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The Good Samaritan and the Hope for Kingdom Restoration (Luke 10:25-37) | Published in Tyndale Bulletin
By John A. Davies. In Luke-Acts, Samaria’s embrace of the gospel fulfils prophetic expectation; the parable of the Good Samaritan offers a glimpse of the eschatological restoration of the divided peop...
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Tyndale Bulletin @tyndalebulletin.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
New PhD dissertation summary: Dr Peter J. Montoro IV – ‘Revision and Reference: The Transformations of the Biblical Text of Chrysostom’s Homilies on Romans and Their Significance for the Transmission of the New Testament’ www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/1459...
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Revision and Reference: The Transformations of the Biblical Text of Chrysostom’s Homilies on Romans and Their Significance for the Transmission of the New Testament | Published in Tyndale Bulletin
By Peter J. Montoro IV. A dissertation exploring changes to the biblical text in the manuscripts of Chrysostom’s Homilies on Romans and their significance for (and influence on) the broader transmissi...
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Tyndale Bulletin @tyndalebulletin.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
New article by Peter W. Gosnell (Professor Emeritus of Religion, Muskingum University) now available: The Ethics of Valuing Others in the Gospel According to Luke www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/1413...
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The Ethics of Valuing Others in the Gospel According to Luke | Published in Tyndale Bulletin
By Peter W. Gosnell. The ubiquitous reversal moments of Luke’s Gospel, and its Kingdom orientation, fuel a persistent challenge against people overvaluing themselves and devaluing others, with Jesus s...
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Tyndale Bulletin @tyndalebulletin.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
New article by Steve Reece (Professor Emeritus of Classics, St Olaf College) now available: By Land or by Sea: Paul’s Preferred Mode of Travel in the Acts of the Apostles www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/1413...
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By Land or by Sea: Paul’s Preferred Mode of Travel in the Acts of the Apostles | Published in Tyndale Bulletin
By Steve Reece. Paul is portrayed in Acts as someone who shunned sea travel whenever possible, preferring to travel by foot rather than ship in almost every instance where there was a choice.
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Tyndale Bulletin @tyndalebulletin.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
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Tyndale Bulletin @tyndalebulletin.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
New article by Nick Moore (Warden @cranmerhall.bsky.social) now available: Temple, Cosmology, and Myth in the New Testament www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/1383...
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Temple, Cosmology, and Myth in the New Testament | Published in Tyndale Bulletin
By Nicholas J. Moore. The widespread NT ‘heavenly temple’ motif has been neglected, partly because of divergent ancient/modern cosmologies. Demythologising ancient cosmology is unsatisfactory; instead...
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Tyndale Bulletin @tyndalebulletin.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
New article by David Firth (Tutor in Old Testament, Trinity College Bristol) now available: God’s Reign in the Psalms and the Kingdom of God www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/1323...
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God’s Reign in the Psalms and the Kingdom of God | Published in Tyndale Bulletin
By David G. Firth. Canonical approaches illuminate how language about God’s reign in the Psalms is applied to the needs of the community. Jesus’s proclamation of the Kingdom likewise addressed his hea...
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Tyndale Bulletin @tyndalebulletin.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
New article by Luuk van de Weghe now available: Luke the Physician: Some Notes on the Internal Evidence www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/1332...
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Luke the Physician: Some Notes on the Internal Evidence | Published in Tyndale Bulletin
By Luuk van de Weghe. Scholars have widely abandoned the traditional identification of Luke as a physician, substantially because of Henry Cadbury’s arguments; this paper reconsiders these arguments, ...
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Tyndale Bulletin @tyndalebulletin.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
New article by Mark Wilson (Director – Asia Minor Research Center, Antalya) now available: Neither Cold nor Hot but Lukewarm: Rethinking the Temperature Metaphor in Revelation 3:15–16 👇 www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/1322...
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Neither Cold nor Hot but Lukewarm: Rethinking the Temperature Metaphor in Revelation 3:15–16 | Published in Tyndale Bulletin
By Mark Wilson. Recent archaeological discoveries undermine the prevailing hydrological understanding of the temperature metaphor in Revelation 3:15-16; a fresh hypothesis relates the metaphor to Laod...
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Tyndale Bulletin @tyndalebulletin.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
New PhD dissertation summary: Dr John Percival – The Plan of Salvation in the Letters to Timothy and Titus: www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/1295...
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The Plan of Salvation in the Letters to Timothy and Titus | Published in Tyndale Bulletin
By John Percival. A dissertation employing a narrative approach to analyse the salvation-historical outlook found in the letters to Timothy and Titus.
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Tyndale Bulletin @tyndalebulletin.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
New article by Professor Alan Millard ✝ (Rankin Professor Emeritus of Hebrew and Ancient Semitic Languages, University of Liverpool) now available: Patriarchal Names in Context www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/1176...
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Patriarchal Names in Context | Published in Tyndale Bulletin
By Alan Millard. Comparison of Amorite and Patriarchal names suggests that the composer(s) of the Patriarchal and Exodus narratives, writing during or after the Hebrew monarchy, drew on reliable ancie...
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Tyndale Bulletin @tyndalebulletin.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
New article by Allen Hamlin Jr now available: Determining Implied Instructions in Joshua 3 and 7: A Contextual Hermeneutic of Consecration Activities 👇https://www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/117656-determining-implied-instructions-in-joshua-3-and-7-a-contextual-hermeneutic-of-consecration-activities
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Determining Implied Instructions in Joshua 3 and 7: A Contextual Hermeneutic of Consecration Activities | Published in Tyndale Bulletin
By Allen Hamlin Jr.. With reference to selected Pentateuchal instances of consecration, a hermeneutic is proposed to facilitate determining what may be implied by commands to consecrate oneself or oth...
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Tyndale Bulletin @tyndalebulletin.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Tyndale Bulletin is a peer-reviewed journal for biblical studies and related disciplines produced by Tyndale House, Cambridge; here are some reasons to consider publishing with us 👇
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Tyndale Bulletin @tyndalebulletin.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
New PhD dissertation summary: Dr Zhang Xinyu - The Formation of Israelite Identity in the Book of Chronicles www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/1223...
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The Formation of Israelite Identity in the Book of Chronicles | Published in Tyndale Bulletin
By Xinyu Zhang. A dissertation exploring identity formation in Chronicles, considering how the book shaped Israelite identity through symbolism, recorded memory, and narrative literary structure.
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Tyndale Bulletin @tyndalebulletin.bsky.social · 04/11/2024
New article by Travis Wright now available: Literalism and Left Dislocation in the Greek Pentateuch www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/1176...
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Literalism and Left Dislocation in the Greek Pentateuch | Published in Tyndale Bulletin
By Travis Wright. In the Greek Pentateuch, ‘literal’ translations of Hebrew ‘Left Dislocation’ constructions occurred because postclassical Greek’s corresponding construction best represented the disc...
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Tyndale Bulletin @tyndalebulletin.bsky.social · 25/10/2024
New article by Simon Gathercole (Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity, University of Cambridge) now available: “Another ‘I have come’ Saying from Ancient Judaism: A Note on De Sampsone 13” www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/1223...
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Another 'I Have Come' Saying from Ancient Judaism: A Note on De Sampsone 13 | Published in Tyndale Bulletin
By Simon Gathercole. An example of the formula ‘I have come’ + purpose occurs in the Pseudo-Philonic De Sampsone; used by angels in early Jewish literature, the formula has implications for pre-existe...
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Tyndale Bulletin @tyndalebulletin.bsky.social · 25/10/2024
New article by Jason Borges (Associate Director, Asia Minor Research Center) now available: Paul’s Economic Relationship with the Galatians: Burdensome Imposer or Welcomed Guest? www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/1176...
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Paul’s Economic Relationship With the Galatians: Burdensome Imposer or Welcomed Guest? | Published in Tyndale Bulletin
By Jason Borges. Contrary to a recent scholarly proposal, evidence suggests Paul’s relationship with the Galatians was welcomed rather than burdensome; Roman practices of requisitioning supplies from ...
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Tyndale Bulletin @tyndalebulletin.bsky.social · 26/09/2024
New article by Robin Routledge now available: The כִּי Clause in Exodus 19:5c and its Significance for an Old Testament Mission Theology www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/1176...
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The כִּי Clause in Exodus 19:5c and its Significance for an OT Mission Theology | Published in Tyndale Bulletin
By Robin Routledge. The clause introduced by the Hebrew particle כִּי in Exodus 19:5c is best understood as having causal force; this has implications for understanding God’s purpose in choosing Israe...
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Tyndale Bulletin @tyndalebulletin.bsky.social · 28/08/2024
New article by Paulus de Jong (lecturer in Biblical Studies at Windesheim University of Applied Sciences) now available: ‘The “King of Israel” in the Gospel of John’ www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/1181...
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The 'King of Israel' in the Gospel of John | Published in Tyndale Bulletin
By Paulus de Jong. John’s Gospel refers twice to Jesus as ‘King of Israel’; these texts allude to the two OT passages identifying YHWH as Israel’s king, implying that Jesus uniquely represents YHWH’s ...
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Tyndale Bulletin @tyndalebulletin.bsky.social · 28/08/2024
New article by Philip Church (Senior Research Fellow at Laidlaw College, NZ) now available: ‘The True Tabernacle’ of Hebrews 8:2: A Response to Nicholas J. Moore’ www.tyndalebulletin.org/article/1163...
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Tyndale Bulletin @tyndalebulletin.bsky.social · 19/12/2023
Tyndale Bulletin articles published in 2023 / volume 74 (links in following thread):
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