Walt Russell, Ph.D.

Professor of New Testament at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University.

Publications

Books

• “Tracing the Blessing of God: A Survey of the New Testament and the Intertestamental Era” (U. S. Center for World Mission, 1997).
• “The Flesh/Spirit Conflict in Galatians” (Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1997).
• “Playing with Fire: How the Bible Ignites Change in Your Soul” (Colorado Springs, Co: NavPress, 2000).
• “The Grander Plan: A Mission-Sensitive Survey of the New Testament and Intertestamental Period” (in process).

Chapters in Books and Study Notes

• Introduction and Reference Notes on “Romans” and “Galatians” in The Life Recovery Bible (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 1992).
• “The Apostle Paul's View of the 'Sin Nature'/'New Nature' Struggle,” "A Response to David M. Ciocchi," and "A Response to Sherwood Lingenfelter" in Christian Perspectives on Being Human: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Integration, edited by J. P. Moreland and David M. Ciocchi (Baker Book House, 1993) 207-228, 112-114, and 147-149.
• “Literary Forms in the Hands of Preachers and Teachers,” in Cracking Old Testament Codes. A Guide to Interpreting the Literary Genres of the Old Testament, edited by D. Brent Sandy and Ronald L. Giese, Jr. (Nashville: Broadman/Holman Press, 1995) 281-298.
• “Romans” and "Galatians" in Top Picks of Commentaries on the New Testament (Biola University, 1999) 17-20, 25-28.
• “Kingdom Confusion: The Concern for Ethnocentrism in the Book of Acts,” in Institute of International Studies Reader (Pasadena, CA: Institute of International Studies, 2003) forthcoming.
• “What Does it Mean to Say, ”Jesus is Messiah?" in The Apologetics Study Bible, forthcoming.
• “Notes on Galatians,” in The Apologetics Study Bible, forthcoming.

Selected Magazine Articles

• “What does this verse mean to you?” Sundoulos (Winter, 1992).
• “What It Means to Me,” Christianity Today (October 26, 1992) 30-32. (reprinted in Herald of Holiness [November, 1993] 14-17; Vista Holiness Digest [October 23, 1994] 2;
• Pathways for Young Adults Student Guide [March, April, May, 1995] 8-11; What About the Bible? [Dialog Series Books; Kansas City, MO: Division of Sunday School Ministries, Church of the Nazarene, 1996]; Why Small Groups? [Study Book Series; Gaithersburg, MD: People of Destiny International, July, 1996] 121-127; Discover the Word. Reading the Bible for All Its Worth, Everett Leadingham, editor
• [Kansas City, MO: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, 1997] 83-90).
• “Matthew 24:14 - Do We Need to Evangelize ALL Peoples before Christ Returns?” in Adoption: A Practical Guide to Successfully Adopting a People Group, Bruce K. Camp, editor (Pasadena, CA: U.S. Center for World
• Mission--Mobilization Division, Nov., 1993) 10-12. (reprinted in Mission Frontiers Bulletin 16, nos. 7-8 (July-August, 1994) 14-16.) (also reprinted in Alliance Life [C & MA] 130, No. 2 [Jan. 18, 1995] 8-9, 12 under the title, "When Will Christ Come?").
• “My Theological Concerns about the Church Growth Movement,” in Sundoulos (Spring, 1997) 2-5.
• “How I Learned to Love God's Word,” Discipleship Journal 123 (May/June, 2001) page 59.
• “Avoid Every Appearance of Evil,” Biola Connections (Summer, 2003) 31.
• “Is There Healing in this Application?” in Christian Research Journal 27:1 (Feb., 2004) 58-59.
• “The Hazards of Reading on a Battlefield”, November 12, 2003 in Boundless.
• “'Indians Slay Tigers' and Braking for Genres”, December 18, 2003 in Boundless.
• “Overcoming Verse-bite Christian Culture”, January 22, 2004 in Boundless.
• “Grave Lessons about Application,” February 19, 2004 in Boundless. "Facing the Pain of Dementia," Biola Connections (Summer, 2004) 16-17.

Journal Articles

• “The Anointing with the Holy Spirit in Luke-Acts,” Trinity Journal 7 NS (Spring, 1986) 47-63.
• “An Alternative Suggestion for the Purpose of Romans,” Bibliotheca Sacra 145 (Apr.-Jun., 1986) 174-84.
• “The Holy Spirit's Ministry in the Fourth Gospel,” Grace Theological Journal 8 (1987) 227-239.
• “Who Were Paul's Opponents in Galatia?” Bibliotheca Sacra 147 (1990) 329-350. (also included in the anthology Vital New Testament Issues: Examining New Testament Passages and Problems [Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 1996] 146-164, 271-276; Roy B. Zuck, gen. ed.) A Review of Jouette M. Bassler, editor, Pauline Theology, Volume 1: Thessalonians, Philippians, Galatians, Philemon (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 1991)
• Steadfast 6:5 (March, 1992) 7.
• “Rhetorical Analysis of the Book of Galatians, Part 1,” Bibliotheca Sacra 150 (July-Sept., 1993) 341-58.
• “Rhetorical Analysis of the Book of Galatians, Part 2,” Bibliotheca Sacra 150 (Oct.-Dec., 1993) 416-439.
• “Does the Christian Have 'Flesh” in Galatians 5:13-26?" The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 36 (1993) 179-187.
• “Insights from Postmodernism's Emphasis on Interpretive Communities in the Interpretation of Romans 7,” The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 37 (1994) 511-527.
• “The Apostle Paul's Redemptive-Historical Argumentation in Galatians 5:13-26,” Westminster Theological Journal 57 (Fall, 1995) 333-357.
• “Forty Years of Church Growth: A View from the Theological Tower,” Journal of Church Growth 6 (1995) 17-41.
• “Is There Healing in this Application?” in Christian Research Journal 27:1 (Feb., 2004) forthcoming.

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