Two Future Trends in Biblical Scholarship

Two Future Trends in Biblical Scholarship


Two Future Trends in Biblical Scholarship

Dr. Paul Raabe explores the current trends in biblical scholarship and how the church should respond. “The next generation of biblical scholars is not doing “source-form-redaction criticism”…scholars are now following what is called a “synchronic” approach, taking the biblical texts as they stand in a more holistic way.”

Concordia Journal Fall 2023

Concordia Journal Fall 2023


Concordia Journal Fall 2023

Browse the interactive version above or download this issue as a pdf. The full catalog of back issues of the Concordia Journal (1975-present), along with the indexed volumes of its predecessor Concordia Theological Monthly (1949-1974), are available online at AtlaSerials® (Atlas®). Atlas is an online full-text collection of major religion and theology journals used by libraries, librarians, scholars, theologians, clergy, ..

Meet the Professor: Rev. Joel Fritsche

Meet the Professor: Rev. Joel Fritsche


Meet the Professor: Rev. Joel Fritsche

Concordia Seminary Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden takes some time to introduce new faculty member Rev. Joel Fritsche. Fritsche recently joined the Seminary as assistant professor of Exegetical Theology and director of Vicarage and Deaconess Internships. For more than two decades, Fritsche served The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) as a pastor, ..

Meet the Professor: Dr. Stephen Pietsch

Meet the Professor: Dr. Stephen Pietsch


Meet the Professor: Dr. Stephen Pietsch

Concordia Seminary Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden chats with Dr. Stephen Pietsch, who recently joined the faculty as associate professor of Practical Theology. Pietsch is a respected scholar with expertise in pastoral care and counseling from the Australian Lutheran College (ALC) in North Adelaide, South Australia, where he taught undergraduate, graduate ..

Meet the Professor: Dr. Adam Hensley

Meet the Professor: Dr. Adam Hensley


Meet the Professor: Dr. Adam Hensley

Concordia Seminary Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden sits down with Dr. Adam Hensley, who recently joined the faculty as associate professor of Exegetical Theology. He previously served as professor at Australian Lutheran College (ALC) in North Adelaide, South Australia (SA), Australia, a college of the University of Divinity (2017-22), where he ..

Book Blurbs: David Peter, Organizing for Ministry and Mission

Book Blurbs: David Peter, Organizing for Ministry and Mission


Book Blurbs: David Peter, Organizing for Ministry and Mission

Concordia Seminary’s Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden sits down with Professor of Practical Theology and Dean of Faculty Dr. David Peter about his recent book, Organizing for Ministry and Mission (Concordia Publishing House, 2022), in this Concordia Journal Book Blurbs segment. Peter said he wrote the book after hearing from pastors ..

Concordia Journal Summer 2023

Concordia Journal Summer 2023


Concordia Journal Summer 2023

Browse the interactive version above or download this issue as a pdf. The full catalog of back issues of the Concordia Journal (1975-present), along with the indexed volumes of its predecessor Concordia Theological Monthly (1949-1974), are available online at AtlaSerials® (Atlas®). Atlas is an online full-text collection of major religion and theology journals used by libraries, librarians, scholars, theologians, clergy, ..

Book Blurbs: Tyler Arnold, Pastoral Visitation for the Care of Souls

Book Blurbs: Tyler Arnold, Pastoral Visitation for the Care of Souls


Book Blurbs: Tyler Arnold, Pastoral Visitation for the Care of Souls

Concordia Seminary’s President Dr. Thomas J. Egger talks with Dr. Tyler Arnold, about his recent book, Pastoral Visitation for the Care of Souls (Lexham Press, 2023), in this Concordia Journal Book Blurbs segment. Arnold, the pastor of Village Lutheran Church in Ladue, Mo., received a Master of Divinity from Concordia Seminary in 1999. He also ..

Book Blurbs: Abjar Bahkou, Shining the Gospel Light on the Quran

Book Blurbs: Abjar Bahkou, Shining the Gospel Light on the Quran


Book Blurbs: Abjar Bahkou, Shining the Gospel Light on the Quran

Concordia Seminary’s Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Erik Herrmann talks with Dr. Abjar Bahkou, associate professor of Practical Theology, about his recent book, Shining the Gospel Light on the Quran: Understanding and Engaging Muslims (Concordia Publishing House, 2021), in this Concordia Journal Book Blurbs segment. Born in Syria, Bahkou converted to Lutheranism after ..

Book Blurbs: Bruce Schuchard, The Word from the Beginning

Book Blurbs: Bruce Schuchard, The Word from the Beginning


Book Blurbs: Bruce Schuchard, The Word from the Beginning

Concordia Seminary’s Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Erik Herrmann talks with Dr. Bruce Schuchard, professor of Exegetical Theology, about his new book, The Word from the Beginning: The Person and Work of Jesus in the Gospel of John (Lexham Academic, 2022), in this Concordia Journal Book Blurbs segment, Schuchard began studying John as ..

Meet the Professor: Dr. Vilson Scholz

Meet the Professor: Dr. Vilson Scholz


Meet the Professor: Dr. Vilson Scholz

Concordia Seminary Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Erik Herrmann sits down with Dr. Vilson Scholz. Scholz, who is from São Leopoldo, RS, Brazil, is currently serving as a visiting professor of Exegetical Theology. His course load includes a hermeneutics class, “Interpreting and Communicating the Word,” a Greek lab and courses on Philippians, Luke ..

Review: Common Callings and Ordinary Virtues

Review: Common Callings and Ordinary Virtues


Review: Common Callings and Ordinary Virtues

“Common Callings and Ordinary Virtues deserves a wide reading if for no other reason than to help those of us who live in an age of hyperbole and what is purported to be extraordinary and unprecedented events to be simple people who follow Christ in the everyday and who excel at being boring in the best possible way.” Dr Joel Biermann from his review of COMMON CALLINGS AND ORDINARY VIRTUES: Christian Ethics for Everyday Life by Brent Waters

Book Blurbs: David Peter, Opening the Scriptures

Book Blurbs: David Peter, Opening the Scriptures


Book Blurbs: David Peter, Opening the Scriptures

Concordia Seminary’s Gregg H. Benidt Memorial Professor of Homiletics and Literature Dr. David Schmitt interviews Professor of Practical Theology Dr. David Peter about his new book, Opening the Scriptures: Expository Preaching in the Lutheran Tradition from Concordia Seminary Press in this Concordia Journal Book Blurbs segment. The book is the second title in The Conversations in Preaching Series. The book ..

Christology Illustrated

Christology Illustrated


Christology Illustrated

Dr. David Maxwell lays out a clear and concise description of Lutheran Christology. He maintains that its fundamental point is to emphasize the unity of Christ. In this article, he explores the 3 different kinds of statements that the Scriptures make about Christ: the genera of communication of attributes