Acts–Revelation

Acts–Revelation in General

Apocalyptic Imagination and the New Testament,” by Thomas A. Wayment in Go Ye into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles, 31st Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2002).

The First Presidency of the Early Church: Their Lives and Epistles,” by Richard Lloyd Anderson (Provo, Utah: Maxwell Institute).

Go Ye into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles, 31st Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, eds. Ray L. Huntington, Patty Smith, Thomas A. Wayment, and Jerome M. Perkins (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2002).

The Law after Christ,” by Stephen E. Robinson in Ensign 13 (Sept. 1983).

New Testament Introduction: The Gospels and Acts,” by Donald Guthrie in BYU Studies 7 no. 1 (1965).

New Testament Manuscripts, Textual Families, and Variants,” by Carol F. Ellertson in How the New Testament Came to Be: The Thirty-fifth Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, ed. Kent P. Jackson and Frank F. Judd Jr. (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006).

The Occasional Nature, Composition, and Structure of Paul’s Letters,” by Eric D. Huntsman in How the New Testament Came to Be: The Thirty-fifth Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, ed. Kent P. Jackson and Frank F. Judd Jr. (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006).

Paul’s Inspired Teachings on Marriage,” by Kent R. Brooks in Go Ye into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles, 31st Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2002).

Paul’s Use of Old Testament Scripture,” by Jared W. Ludlow in How the New Testament Came to Be: The Thirty-fifth Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, ed. Kent P. Jackson and Frank F. Judd Jr.(Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006).

Plain and Precious Things: The Writing of the New Testament,” by Alexander B. Morrison in How the New Testament Came to Be: The Thirty-fifth Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, ed. Kent P. Jackson and Frank F. Judd Jr. (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006).

Scribes and Ancient Letters: Implications for the Pauline Epistles,” by Lincoln H. Blumell in How the New Testament Came to Be: The Thirty-fifth Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, ed. Kent P. Jackson and Frank F. Judd Jr. (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006).

Shedding Light on the New Testament: Acts–Revelation, ed. Ray L. Huntington, Frank F. Judd Jr., and David M. Whitchurch. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009.

The Seventy in Scripture,” by S. Kent Brown in By Study and Also by Faith, ed. by John M. Lundquist and Stephen D. Ricks, 25–45. Vol. 1 (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book; Provo, Utah: FARMS, 1990).

Submit Yourselves . . . as unto the Lord,” by Camille Fronk in Go Ye into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles, 31st Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2002).

Walking in Newness of Life: Doctrinal Themes of the Apostle Paul,” by Robert L. Millet in Sperry Symposium Classics: The New Testament, ed. Frank F. Judd Jr. and Gaye Strathearn (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006).

“‘When the World Will Be Converted,” by Spencer W. Kimball in Ensign 4 (Oct. 1974).

Acts

A Crisis, a Council, and Inspired Leadership,” by Robert J. Matthews in Ensign 25 (Oct. 1995).

The Book of Acts: A Pattern for Modern Church Growth,” by Jared W. Ludlow in Shedding Light on the New Testament: Acts–Revelation, ed. Ray L. Huntington, Frank F. Judd Jr., and David M. Whitchurch (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009).

Clothed with Salvation: The Garden, the Veil, Tabitha, and Christ,” by Daniel Belnap from Studies in the Bible and Antiquity 4 (2012).

Paul: The Long Road From Damascus,” by C. Wilfred Griggs.

Paul and the Athenian Intellectuals,” by Richard Lloyd Anderson (Provo, Utah: Maxwell Institute).

Paul as a Witness of the Work of God,” by Ted L. Gibbons in Go Ye into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles, 31st Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2002).

Paul the Apostle: Champion of the Doctrine of the Resurrection,” by J. Peter Hansen in Go Ye into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles, 31st Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2002).

The Temple in Luke and Acts,” by S. Kent Brown in Revelation, Reason, and Faith: Essays in Honor of Truman G. Madsen, edited by Donald W. Parry, Daniel C. Peterson, and Stephen D. Ricks (Provo, UT: FARMS, 2002).

Unto All Nations,” by Robert J. Matthews in SS 6:24–44.

The Western Text of the Book of Acts: A Mirror of the Doctrinal Struggles in the Early Christian Church,” by J. Philip Schaelling in Apocryphal Writings and the Latter-day Saints, ed. by C. Wilfred Griggs (Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, BYU, 1986).

Romans

The Olive Tree and the Work of God: Jacob 5 and Romans 11,” by James E. Faulconer. Reprinted by permission from The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5 (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book and FARMS, 1994).

Romans 1: Notes and Reflections,” by James E. Faulconer (Provo, Utah: FARMS, 1999).

Romans 11:17–24: A Bibliography of Commentaries,” by Gary P. Gillum in The Allegory of the Olive Tree, ed. Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book; Provo, Utah: FARMS, 1994).

Corinthians

The Book of Mormon and the Apocalypse of Paul,” by Steven W. Booras in The Book of Mormon and Other Hidden Books: Out of Darkness into Light (Provo, Utah: Maxwell Institute, 2000).

Gifts of the Spirit,” by Robert D. Hales in Ensign 32 (Feb. 2002).

Grounded, Settled, and Full of Hope,” by Elaine L. Jack in Ensign 26 (Mar. 1996).

The ‘I’s’ of Corinth: Modern Problems Not New,” by Mary Jane Woodger in Go Ye into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles, 31st Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2002).

‘Jesus Christ, and Him Crucified’: Paul’s Testimony of Christ,” by Gaye Strathearn in Jesus Christ:Son of God, Savior, ed. Paul H. Peterson, Gary L. Hatch, and Laura D. Card (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2002).

Paul and Marriage,” by C. Wilfred Griggs (Provo, Utah: Maxwell Institute).

Paul’s First Epistle to the Corinthians, by Richard D. Draper and Michael D. Rhodes (Provo, Utah: BYU Studies, 2015).

Paul’s Teachings in 1 Corinthians on Women,” by Sherrie Mills Johnson in Shedding Light on the New Testament: Acts–Revelation, ed. Ray L. Huntington, Frank F. Judd Jr., and David M. Whitchurch. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009

Paul’s Inspired Teachings on Marriage,” by Kent R. Brooks in Go Ye into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles, 31st Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2002).

The Stumbling Blocks of First Corinthians,” by Monte S. Nyman in Sperry Symposium Classics: The New Testament, ed. Frank F. Judd Jr. and Gaye Strathearn (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006).

‘Ye Are the Temple of God,” by Boyd K. Packer in Ensign 30 (Nov. 2000).

Galatians

Law and Liberty in Galatians 5–6,” by Gaye Strathearn in Sperry Symposium Classics: The New Testament, ed. Frank F. Judd Jr. and Gaye Strathearn (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006).

Ephesians

A Look at Ephesians 2:8–9,” by Allen W. Leigh in Dialogue 27 (Winter 1994).

Ephesians: Unfolding the Mysteries through Revelation,” by Matthew O. Richardson in Go Ye into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles, 31st Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2002).

Internal Divisions: Ephesians in Historical Context,” by Thomas A. Wayment in Shedding Light on the New Testament: Acts–Revelation, ed. Ray L. Huntington, Frank F. Judd Jr., and David M. Whitchurch (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009).

Unity and Atonement in Ephesians,” by Amy Blake Hardison in Go Ye into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles, 31st Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2002). 

Philippians

Did Paul Address His Wife in Philippi?” by John Gee and Thomas A. Wayment in Studies in the Bible and Antiquity 4 (2012).

New Testament Background: Philippians,” by J. Lewis Taylor.

The Condescension of God according to Paul,” by Frank F. Judd Jr. in Shedding Light on the New Testament: Acts–Revelation, ed. Ray L. Huntington, Frank F. Judd Jr., and David M. Whitchurch. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009.

 Hebrews

‘An Hebrew of the Hebrews’: Paul’s Language and Thought,” by C. Wilfred Griggs in Sperry Symposium Classics: The New Testament, ed. Frank F. Judd Jr. and Gaye Strathearn (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006).

Authorship of the Epistle to the Hebrews,” by Terrence L. Szink in How the New Testament Came to Be: The Thirty-fifth Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, ed. Kent P. Jackson and Frank F. Judd Jr.(Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006).

A Surety of a Better Testament,” by James E. Faust in Sperry Symposium Classics: The New Testament, ed. Frank F. Judd Jr. and Gaye Strathearn (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006).

Understanding Paul,” by Richard Lloyd Anderson in BYU Studies 24 no. 2 (1984).

James

‘As the Body without the Spirit’: James’s Epistle on Faith and Works,” by Brian M. Hauglid in Sperry Symposium Classics: The New Testament, ed. Frank F. Judd Jr. and Gaye Strathearn (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006).

Agency and Self-Deception in the Writings of James and 1 John,” by Terrance D. Olson in Go Ye into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles, 31st Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2002).

Discipleship and the Epistle of James,” by David M. Whitchurch in Go Ye into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles, 31st Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2002).

James, Epistle of,” by Thomas W. MacKay in Encyclopedia of Mormonism. 

‘The Tongue Is a Fire’: The Symbolic Language of James 3,” by Charles Swift in Shedding Light on the New Testament: Acts–Revelation, ed. Ray L. Huntington, Frank F. Judd Jr., and David M. Whitchurch. (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009).

 Peter

Peter’s Letters: Progression for the Living and the Dead,” by Richard Lloyd Anderson in Ensign 21 (Oct. 1991).

Peter’s Principles: An Approach to the First Epistle of Peter,” by Terry B. Ball in Go Ye into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles, 31st Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2002).

Peter, My Brother,” by Spencer W. Kimball BYU Speeches (13 July 1971).

Temple Imagery in the Epistles of Peter,” by Daniel B. McKinlay (Provo, Utah: Maxwell Institute) Reprinted by permission from Temples of the Ancient World: Ritual and Symbolism (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book and FARMS, 1994).

Think It Not Strange Concerning the Fiery Trial,” by Sherrie Mills Johnson in Go Ye Into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles, 31st Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2002).

John

Agency and Self-Deception in the Writings of James and 1 John,” by Terrance D. Olson in Go Ye into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles, 31st Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2002).

Jude

The Overlooked Epistle of Jude,” by Gaye Strathearn in Shedding Light on the New Testament: Acts–Revelation, ed. Ray L. Huntington, Frank F. Judd Jr., and David M. Whitchurch. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009.

Revelation

The Apocalyptic Witness of the Messiah,” by Richard D. Draper in Sperry Symposium Classics: The New Testament, ed. Frank F. Judd Jr. and Gaye Strathearn (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006).

Early Christian Millenarianist Interpretation of the Two Witnesses in John’s Apocalypse 11:3-13,” by Thomas W. Mackay in By Study and also by Faith Volume 1, eds. John M. Lundquist and Stephen D. Ricks (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1990).

Insights from the JST into the Book of Revelation,” by Gerald N. Lund in The Joseph Smith Translation: The Restoration of Plain and Precious Things, ed. Monte S. Nyman and Robert L. Millet (Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, BYU, 1985).

John, Revelation of,” by John N. Lund in Encyclopedia of Mormonism. 

Opening the Seven Seals: The Visions of John the Revelator, by Richard D. Draper (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006).

Revelation: The Plainest Book Ever Written,” by Reed C. Durham in New Era 3 (May 1973).

The Revelation of John the Apostle, by Richard D. Draper and Michael D. Rhodes (Provo, Utah: BYU Studies, 2014).

Seven Promises to Those Who Overcome: Aspects of Genesis 2-3 in the Seven Letters,” by Richard D. Draper and Donald W. Parry In The Temple in Time and Eternity, ed. Donald W. Parry and Stephen D. Ricks. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University.

Teaching the Book of Revelation: Five Considerations,”  by Richard D. Draper in Religious Educator 14, no. 1 (2013).

Understanding Images and Symbols in the Book of Revelation,” by Richard D. Draper in Shedding Light on the New TestamentActs–Revelation, ed. Ray L. Huntington, Frank F. Judd Jr., and David M. Whitchurch. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009.

Understanding the Book of Revelation,” by Bruce R. McConkie (Provo, Utah: Maxwell Institute).