OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Expository Times is 0. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Revised, but New Commentary on Thessalonians	11
Worship Resources for October	5
Worship Resources for August	3
A Reformed Evangelical Engagement with the Thought of Karl Barth	3
3 ^rd August: 8 ^th Sunday after Pentecost	2
Origen’s Text of the of Acts of the Apostles	2
17 ^th August: 10 ^th Sunday after Pentecost	1
Worship Resources for February	1
Between Free Will and Determinism in Early Judaism KimWorld, Redescribing Moral Agency in Sirach, 4QInstruction, and the Hodayot: A Triadic Comparison, LSTS 102 (London / New York: T&T Clark, 2025	1
A Hermeneutical Diverse Matrix of Peace, Justice, and the Gospel	1
Women’s Subordination and Scripture	1
Ethnic and Religious Diversity in Myanmar	1
The Concept of ‘Calling’ in Paul’s Letters SavkovićFiva, The Calling Metaphor in Paul’s Epistles: A Study of Paul’s καλέω- Terminology in Light of Cognitive Metaphor Theory, WUNT 2.638 (Tübingen: Mohr	1
Book Review: Grounding Theology in the Hebrew Bible BackfishElizabethShafer-ElliottCynthia, Grounded Theology in the Hebrew Bible: Exploring the Cultural Context That Formed Ancient Israel (Grand Rapi	1
13 ^th July: 5 ^th Sunday after Pentecost	1
Bible, Theology, and Preaching BlackC. Clifton, Biblical Theology: Essays Exegetical, Cultural, and Homiletical (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans2024. $65.99/£50.99. pp. xx + 508. ISBN 978-0-8028-8444	1
A Call to Creative Engagement	1
Cruciform Unity in the Resurrected Lord in 1 Corinthians GormanMichael J., 1 Corinthians: A Theological, Pastoral, and Missional Commentary (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 2025. £30.99, pp. xxiii +	1
Index of Books Reviewed	1
Women’s Worship in Ancient Israel: Who, When, and Where?	0
A Tool for Reading Luke’s Gospel Thoughtfully	0
23 ^rd August - 13 ^th Sunday after Pentecost	0
5 ^th February: 5 ^th Sunday after Epiphany	0
A Fascinating New Reading of the Book of Jonah	0
Worship Resources for November: A Dialogue Between You and Jesus	0

9 ^th June: 3 ^rd Sunday after Pentecost: 1 Samuel 8.4–11, (12–15), 16–20, (11.14–15) and Psalm 138;	0
Index of Books Reviewed	0
15 ^th September: 17 ^th Sunday after Pentecost: Psalm 19	0
The Three Denials of Jesus by Peter: An Exegetical Study of Luke 22:54–62 using Redaction Criticism	0
An Investigation of the Compatibility of Baha’i Views with Religious Diversity	0
Abrahamic Hospitality SoltesOri Z.SternRachel, eds., Welcoming the Stranger: Abrahamic Hospitality and Its Contemporary Implications (New York: Fordham University Press, 2024. $35.00. pp. XVIII + 198.	0
14 ^th December: 3 ^rd Sunday of Advent Genesis 3	0
Matthew’s Apologia for a Suffering Messiah	0
12 ^th January: 1 ^st Sunday after Epiphany	0
Index of Books Reviewed	0
And Finally. . . “I Saw the Light”	0
15th March - 4th Sunday in Lent	0
Human Transformation in the Letters of Paul	0
Erasmus’ New Testament Prefatory Material MenchiSilvana SeidelLucariniCarlo Martino (eds), Opera Omnia Desiderii Erasmi Roterodam, Ordinis sexti tomus undecimus. Scripta minora ad Novum Testamentum pe	0
10 ^th November: 25 ^th Sunday after Pentecost: Psalm 127	0
Challenging Yet Hopeful Thoughts for Our Times	0
A Lutheran Understanding of Pneumatology	0
27 ^th November: 1 ^st Sunday of Advent	0
Does Paul Need a Historical Adam? Reassessing Romans 5:12–21	0
Eastern Christianity Reader	0
12 ^th April: 2 ^nd Sunday of Easter	0
Guide to Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi	0
Lev Shestov’s Angel of Death	0
11 ^th February: The Transfiguration: Psalm 50.1–6; 2 Corinthians 4.3–6; Mark 9.2–9	0
A Weighty Book for an even Weightier Topic: A Exhaustive Handbook on Suffering and Evil	0
Derrida Empowers the Believer in Romans	0
A Beginner’s Guide to the New Testament Canon	0
Animal thinkers and theologians	0
And Finally. . .	0
12 ^th February: 6 ^th Sunday after Epiphany: Deuteronomy 30.15–20 or Sirach [Ecclesiasticus] 15.15–	0
Book Review: Essays on Jesus as Teacher	0
7 ^th June - 2 ^nd Sunday After Pentecost	0
Empowerment in Word and Deed	0
The Earliest Christian Relics in China	0
New Pillar Commentary on Ephesians	0
The Secret Discipline: Time for a Revival?	0
26 ^th July - 9 ^th Sunday after Pentecost	0
27 ^th April: 2 ^nd Sunday after Easter	0
Theological Resources for Migrant Communities DeborstRuth PadillaCarroll R.M. DanielEchevarríaMiguel G., Reading the Bible Latinamente: Latino/a Interpretations for the Life of the Church (Grand Rapid	0
Reading Zephaniah Ecologically WerseNicholas R., Zephaniah: An Earth Bible Commentary (London: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2024. £85.00. pp. x + 156. ISBN: 978-0-567-70553-2).	0
Vines, Vineyards, and John 15	0
Faith Dimensions in the older Testament	0
Book Review: The Centrality of Love for Paul GuptaNijay K., The Affections of Christ Jesus: Love at the Heart of Paul’s Theology (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 2025. £26.99. pp: xvii + 241. ISBN:	0
29 ^th January: 4 ^th Sunday after Epiphany	0
24 ^th November: Reign of Christ: Samuel 23.1–7 and Psalm 132.1–12, (13–18); Daniel 7:9–10, 13–14 and Psalm 93; Revelation 1.4b–8; John 18.33–37	0
A History of Judaeo-Christian Religious Development	0
20 ^th April: Easter Sunday	0
The Fascination Of Chronology	0
Women leaders lost in translation? A Study in Romans 16:1–16	0
Index of Books Reviewed	0

Relocating World Christianity	0
Reasons to Trust the New Testament ShawBenjamin C. F., Trustworthy: Thirteen Arguments for the Reliability of the New Testament (Downers Grove, Illinois: IVP, 2024. $22.00. pp. xii + 142. ISBN: 978-1-	0
The Oxford Movement and the Laity KingBenjamin J., The Oxford Movement and the People of God: Enslavement, Education, and Empire (Oxford: OUP, 2025. $130.00/£99.00. pp. xii + 300. ISBN: 978-0-19-87395	0
A Theological Ontology of the Corporation BlackMichael T., The Spirit of the Corporation: A Theological History (London: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2024. £76.50. pp. viii + 276. ISBN: 978-0-567-71709-2	0
Index of Books Reviewed	0
The Gift of Wisdom for an Enthusiastic Entrepreneur	0
A Tool for Reading Luke’s Gospel Thoughtfully	0
‘Spiritual But Not Religious’ in Antiquity HortonMichael, Shaman and Sage: The Roots of ‘Spiritual but Not Religious’ in Antiquity (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 2024. $64.99/£50.99. pp. 528. ISBN	0
Catholic Commentary on Ezekiel KeatingDaniel A., Ezekiel, Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2024. $28.99. pp. 352. ISBN: 978-1-5409-6586-8).	0
Worship Resources for December	0
A New Greek Text of Revelation	0
11 ^th December: 3 ^rd Sunday of Advent	0
Worship Resources for January: A Word to the Preachers	0
Early New Testament Paratext	0
Index of Books Reviewed	0
A Contextualized Reading of the Johannine Writings	0
Wonder and Identity Through the Ancient Wilderness FeldtLaura, Ancient Mythologies of the Wilderness: Narrative, Nature, and Religious Identity Formation from the Babylonians to the Late Antique Chris	0
Priesthood and Participation	0
Index of Books Reviewed	0
26 ^th March: Passion Sunday: Ezekiel 37.1–14, Psalm 130, Romans 8.6–11, John 11.1–45	0
Paratext and Biblical Interpretation	0
Once More, Temple Language in Paul BashamDavid Anthony, Paul, the Temple, and Building a Metaphor, LNTS 710 (London: T&T Clark, 2025. £76.50. pp. xv + 168. ISBN: 978-0-567-71835-8).	0
Guide to the Synoptic Gospels	0
12 ^th March: 3 ^rd Sunday in Lent: Exodus 17.1–7; Psalm 95; Romans 5.1–11; John 4.5–42	0
15 ^th June: Trinity Sunday	0
Humility of the Eternal Son	0
How Should One Respond to ‘The Invitation’?	0
9 ^th August – 11 ^th Sunday after Pentecost	0
The Importance of Final Judgment for Paul	0
Pastoral Virtues for Artificial Intelligence	0
2 ^nd February: 4 ^th Sunday after Epiphany	0
The Species and Purpose of the ‘Young Man’ in Mark 14 and 16	0
Thinking After God’s Triune Being	0
16 ^th April: 2 ^nd Sunday of Easter: John 20.19–31	0
Revised Commentary on Colossians MooDouglas J., The Letters to the Colossians and to Philemon, 2nd ed. (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 2024. £39.99. pp. xlix + 478. ISBN: 978-0-8028-7937-0).	0
Index of Books Reviewed	0
And Finally . . . Clearing Space	0
18 ^th June: 2 ^nd Sunday after Trinity: Gen 18.1–15 or Exod 19; 2–8 a; Rom 5:1–8 ; Matt 9:35–10:8 [	0
7 ^th September: 13 ^th Sunday after Pentecost	0
Human Origins in Biblical and Scientific Perspectives	0
8 ^th February: Repairers of the Breach, Bearers of Light	0
Reading David Ethically	0
An Easter Monologue	0
The Future of Eschatology	0
Index of Books Reviewed	0
Index of Books Reviewed	0
Bodily Theology	0
13 ^th August: 11 ^th Sunday after Pentecost: Genesis 37.1–4, 12–28; Psalm 105.1–6, 16–22, 45	0
Major Resource for the Study of Paul	0
The Acts of God WaltonSteve, Acts 1-9:42, Word Biblical Commentary 37A (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2025. £57.00/$72.99. pp. 697. ISBN: 978-0-3105-9938-8).	0
And Finally. . . Deaconing a Deacon	0
23 ^rd February: 7 ^th Sunday after Epiphany	0
Faith Formation in Hebrews Amy Peeler, Hebrews, Commentaries for Christian Formation (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 2024. $39.99/£30.99, pp. xx + 482, ISBN: 978-0-8028-7738-3).	0
The Christology of Ignatius of Antioch LookadooJonathon, The Christology of Ignatius of Antioch, Studies in Early Christology (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2023. $32.00. pp. xvii + 229. ISBN: 978-1-6	0
Index of Books Reviewed	0
Worship Resources for November	0
19 ^th November: 25 ^th Sunday after Pentecost: Judges 4.1–7	0
Worshipping Jesus	0
Sacramental Anointing of the Sick BarberMichael Patrick, The Bible and the Anointing of the Sick: Healing in Christ (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2025. $22.99. pp. xvi + 272. ISBN: 978-1-54	0
The Reception of Psalms 73–151	0
Commentary on the Wisdom of Sirach WilsonWalter T., The Wisdom of Sirach, ECC (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 2023. $85.99/£69.99. pp. xvi + 620. ISBN: 978-0-8028-8176-2).	0
4 ^th February: 5 ^th Sunday after Epiphany: Isaiah 40.21–31; Psalm 147.1–11, 20(c); 1 Corinthians 9	0
The river of life or death? An African Eco-Theological Interpretation of Genesis 2:10-14 in the context of water pollution in Zambia	0
Exploring the Role of Women in the New Testament	0
Mixed marriage in Ezra 9-10: The Disappearance of Ezra as a mimic man for the Persian Empire	0
Bede on Jude	0
Book Review: Kingdom in Matthew	0
Single Women and Evangelical Churches GaddiniKatie, The Struggle to Stay: Why Single Evangelical Women Are Leaving the Church, (New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 2022. $35.00. pp. 304. ISBN: 97	0
What is a Gospel?	0
Worship Resources for December	0
What Does It Mean to Be a Christian? The Implications of Badiou’s, Butler’s, and Whitehead’s Views for Understanding the Christian Subject	0
3 ^rd November: All Saints’ Day	0
Resurrection in Acts	0
Biblical Theology and the Unity of the Bible GoldsworthyGraeme, In These Last Days: The Dynamics of Biblical Revelation: Biblical and Systematic Theology in the service of understanding Scripture (Lei	0
Manichaean Identity in Antique Egypt	0
6 ^th July: 4 ^th Sunday after Pentecost	0
And Finally. . .	0
Lament and Hope: The Function and Utilization of the Metaphors in Psalm 80	0
And Finally. . . Deliver us From Evil	0
Commentary on the Shepherd of Hermas	0

Index of Books Reviewed	0
Creative Transgressions	0
Index of Books Reviewed	0
25 ^th January: Trust	0
Bitesize Chapters Give a Feast of Insight	0
Women and Religion in Ancient Israel	0
Belling a Leviathan-Church: Rethinking Human Rights and Korean Protestantism	0
Challenging and Stimulating thoughts on Ministry in the Church Today	0
Manichaean Identity in Antique Egypt	0
Cataloguing the Euthalian Apparatus AllenGarrick V.FowlerKimberley A.ScieriEmanueleVenetskovMaxim (eds), The Euthalian Tradition of the New Testament: A Catalogue of Greek Manuscripts, NTTSD 67 (Leide	0
The Beatitudes and Disciples	0
And Finally. . .	0
Papyri and Philo	0
25 ^th February: 2 ^nd Sunday in Lent	0
Reading the Bible Lovingly	0
Prophetic Sermonizing	0
Pharisees without Bias	0
1 ^st January: New Year’s Day: Revelation 21.1–6a, Matthew 25.31–46	0
Facing up to New Testament Judeophobia RollensSarah E.Vanden EykelEric M.WarrenMeredith J. C. (eds), Judeophobia and the New Testament: Texts and Contexts (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 2025. £34.	0
And Finally. . .	0
Index of Books Reviewed	0
Small Books in Early Christianity KrugerMichael J., Miniature Codices in Early Christianity, OECS (Oxford: OUP, 2025. £84.00. pp. vii + 218. ISBN: 978-0-19-894039-5).	0
14 ^th June – 3 ^rd Sunday after Pentecost	0
8 ^th June: Pentecost	0
‘Bless Those Who Curse You’ (Luke 6:28)	0
Eating with Jesus and Luke	0
18 ^th January: Being ready	0
Canadian Pentecostal Reader	0
A Contemporary Defense of the Divinity of Christ BowmanRobert M.Jr.Ed KomoszewskiJ., The Incarnate Christ and His Critics: A Biblical Defense (Grand Rapids: Kregel Academic, 2024. $57.99. pp. 853. ISB	0
Prophets for our Own Age	0
Paul’s Metaphor of Death: Death as Salvation	0
Faith, Divine Grace, and Free Will in Thomas Aquinas	0
Welcome, Child of God 2: Let the children come!	0
Augustine’s Biblical Hermeneutics: Its Three Characteristics and Significance for Today	0
Introducing a Jewish Paul	0
24 ^th May – Pentecost	0
17 ^th November: 26 ^th Sunday after Pentecost	0
Index of Books Reviewed	0
And Finally. . . Rediscovering the Joys of Biblical Hebrew	0
New Perspectives and Fresh Questions for Paul	0
The Forgotten Wisdom Traditions Behind Early Christianity LutherKem, Nazorean: How a Jewish Wisdom Sect Gave Birth to the Church (Eugene, OR.: Wipf & Stock, 2024. $35.00/£27.00, pp: xii + 298, ISB	0
The Church and Its Bible	0
5 ^th April – Easter Sunday	0
24 ^th March: Palm Sunday	0
An Alternative Account of Forgiveness	0
Making Numbers Interesting	0
10th March: 4th Sunday in Lent	0
Look to Abraham Your Father!	0
Major Commentary on Hebrews	0
And Finally . . .	0
Index of Books Reviewed	0
Theological Anthropology Through the Lens of Fundamental Need McKirlandChrista L., God’s Provision, Humanity’s Need: The Gift of Our Dependence (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2022. $38.00. p	0
8 ^th December: 2 ^nd Sunday of Advent	0
Worship Resources for September	0
Digital Spirituality and Sacred Consciousness: Reclaiming Attention and Formation in the Age of AI	0
A Major Commentary on Revelation	0
Feasts for the Kingdom	0
Mysticism and Reformation Revisited	0
Demons and the Universal Church	0
5 ^th October: 17 ^th Sunday after Pentecost	0
Perspectives on Same-Sex Sexuality in the Bible KazenThomas, Dirt, Shame, Status: Perspectives on Same-Sex Sexuality in the Bible and the Ancient World (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 2024. £18.99.	0
Andrew Walls, the Pandemic, and the Reinterpretation of Christian Faith	0
The Next Quest for the Historical Jesus CrossleyJamesKeithChris (eds), The Next Quest for the Historical Jesus (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 2024. £50.99. pp. xix + 681. ISBN: 978-0-8028-8270-7).	0
From Sect to Denomination to Fragmentation	0
15 ^th October: 20 ^th Sunday after Pentecost: Exodus 32:1–14	0
Landmark Study of John the Baptist McGrathJames F., John of History, Baptist of Faith: The Quest for the Historical Baptizer (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 2004. $59.99. pp. xiii + 438 .ISBN: 978-	0
Narrating Faith and Displacement	0
Inherent Tensions of Early Christian Faith SpencerF. Scott, Seven Challenges That Shaped the New Testament: Understanding the Inherent Tensions of Early Christian Faith (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic,	0
Wisdom and Psalms for Faith AnsberryChristopher B., Reading Wisdom and Psalms as Christian Scripture: A Literary, Canonical, and Theological Introduction (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2024.	0
Perspectives on Being a Bishop’s Chaplain	0
The Gospels and the Restoration of Israel SloanPaul T., Jesus and the Law of Moses: The Gospels and the Restoration of Israel within First-Century Judaism (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2025	0
12 ^th October: 17 ^th Sunday after Pentecost	0
And Finally. . . A Reimagined Sabbath	0
Book Review: Renewal Through Bible Reading	0
Oliver O’Donovan on Politics and Eschatology in the Book of Revelation	0
Joshua – Hodder Commentary BeynonGraham, Joshua: The Hodder Bible Commentary (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2024. £22.99. pp. xv + 315. ISBN: 978-1-4736-9851-2).	0
An Important Contribution to Western Historical Theology from Wales	0
‘He put darkness between you’: A version of the Deliverance at the Sea Narrative in Exodus 14:20 and Joshua 24:7	0
Understanding Colossae through Material Culture	0
From Glory to Glory: Divine Perfection Shared	0
Sunday 26 ^th April: 4 ^th Sunday of Easter	0
Typology and Promise	0
Index of Books Reviewed	0
Luther and Grace Revisited	0
Oxyrhynchus Texts	0
A New Jerome Biblical Commentary	0
Setting All Thirteen Pauline Epistles into the Narrative of Acts ThielmanFrank, Paul, Apostle of Grace (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 2025. $49.99/£38.99. pp. xvii + 539. ISBN: 978-0-8028-7629-4).	0
The Promised Land: Art and Science in Hermeneutics	0
Public Scholarship on Eschatology	0
26 ^th November: Christ the King: Ezekiel 34.11–16, 20–24 and Psalm 100 or Ezekiel 34.11–16, 20–24 and Psalm 95.1–7a; Ephesians 1.15–23; Matthew 25.31	0
The Historical Books Read from Global Contexts	0
Translation of Significant German Commentary on Matthew	0
Ancient Letters and the New Testament	0
Paul’s Permissive Halakhah: Intermarriage, Children, and the Boundaries of Early Christian Identity in 1 Corinthians	0
Multiple Womanhoods in the Song of Songs	0