"I cannot imagine a responsible theological library
that would want to be without this journal."
D.A. Carson, Professor of New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Since 1938, The Westminster Theological Journal has published scholarly articles and book reviews. As the first issue stated, it is "founded upon the conviction that the Holy Scriptures are the word of God, the only infallible rule of faith and of practice, and that the system of belief commonly designated the Reformed Faith is the purest and the most consistent formulation and expression of the system of truth set forth in the Holy Scriptures." (vol. 1, p. 1). Its editors are appointed by the faculty of Westminster Theological Seminary, and it has the purpose of publishing scholarly work that defends and advances understanding the Bible's teaching and its implications for the larger world. The Journal is currently edited for the faculty of Westminster Theological Seminary by Dr. Vern Poythress, Professor of New Testament Interpretation. Annual subscription rates are $35.00 for institutions, $20.00 for individuals, and $15.00 for students. Table of Contents - Fall 2009 Sample Articles Jason B. Hood, The Cross in the New Testament: Two Theses in Conversation with Recent Studies (2000-2007) The significance of the cross in the NT and in Christian theology makes the cross a perennial target of scholarly and popular texts, particularly among evangelicals.... This article...is intended to function as an exploration of two significant gaps in response to recent study of the biblical message of the cross. In particular these theses are presented with the intent of highlighting intriguing angles for scholars as well as pastors concerned with ‘‘the state of the question,’’ particularly that which is often missing in evangelical and Reformed literature. Books published since the turn of the millennium will function as the primary conversation partners for the present article. + FULL ARTICLE
Benjamin L. Gladd, The Last Adam as the "Life-Giving Spirit" Revisited: A Possible Old Testament Background of One of Paul's Most Perplexing Phrases In 1 Cor 15:45b Paul declares, “So also it is written, ‘The first man, Adam, became a living soul.’ The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.” Christ becoming a “life-giving Spirit” surprises the reader. We expect the phrase “living Spirit,” paralleling the first Adam “becoming a living being.”... From whence does Paul derive his hermeneutic? This article explores the notion that the Genesis narrative, specifically Gen 5:3, has indeed shaped Paul’s thinking with regard to Christ becoming a “life-giving Spirit.” Adam’s impartation of his image to Seth typologically parallels the last Adam’s impartation of his image to believers. + FULL ARTICLE
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