Research

Books

Biblical Imagery for God.  Covenant Bible Studies.Elgin,IL: Brethren Press, 1995.

The Prophecy of Amos and Hosea.  Covenant Bible Studies.Elgin,IL: Brethren Press, 1997.

The Witness of the Hebrew Bible for a New Testament Church. Elgin, IL: Brethren Press, 2010. Co-edited with David A. Leiter and Frank Ramirez.

 

Book Chapter

“Translating the Hebrew Bible into English,” in Translation: Art, Craft, & Politics, edited by Martha C. Pennington, Elizabethtown College Papers, Vol. 1, Fall 2004.

“The Song of Songs and the ‘Enclosed Garden’ in Paintings and Illustrations of the Virgin Mary.” In Between the Text and the Canvas: The Bible and Art in Dialogue. Sheffield, England: Sheffield Phoenix, 2007.

“Love and Desire in the Song of Songs.” In The Witness of the Hebrew Bible for a New Testament Church. Edited by Christina Bucher, David A. Leiter, and Frank Ramirez. Elgin, IL: Brethren Press, 2010.

 

Journal Articles

“New Directions in Biblical Interpretation.” Brethren Life and Thought 28 (1983): 21-28.

“Brethren and the Bible in the Twentieth Century.”  Brethren Life and Thought 40 (1995): 178-186.

’People of the Covenant’ Small-Group Bible Study: A Twentieth-Century Revival of the Collegia Pietatis,Brethren Life and Thought 43 (1998): 47-58.

“Eschatology in Selected Brethren Doctrinal Texts, 1876-1919,” Brethren Life and Thought 46 (2001): 92-103.

“The Allure of God and the Lure of Love,” Brethren Life and Thought 54 (2009): 11-16.

 

Magazine Article

“Song of Songs: The Art of Love,” Messenger, November 2006, pp. 18-19.  [Republished in A Dunker Guide to the Bible. Elgin, IL: Brethren Press, 2010.]

“Lamentations: Mourning and Confession,” Messenger, February 2007, pp. 18-19. [Republished in A Dunker Guide to the Bible. Elgin, IL: Brethren Press, 2010.]

“Amos and Obadiah: Seeking Justice,” Messenger, July-August 2007, pp. 18-19. [Republished in A Dunker Guide to the Bible. Elgin, IL: Brethren Press, 2010.]

“Conrad Beissel and the Ephrata Cloister,” Messenger, February 2008, pp. 12-13. [Republished in A Dunker Guide to Brethren History. Elgin, IL: Brethren Press, 2010.]

 

Bible Study Curriculum

“From Slavery to Nationhood,” in A Guide for Biblical Studies: Church of the Brethren, 92.3 (1977).

“Judah’s Later History,” in A Guide for Biblical Studies: Church of the Brethren, 95.3 (1980).

“Wisdom Literature,” in A Guide for Biblical Studies: Church of the Brethren, 100 (1985).

“After the Exile,” in A Guide for Biblical Studies: Church of the Brethren, 106.3 (1991).

“Stories of God’s People,” Bible Insight section for Gather ‘Round. Published in Connect and Multiage Teacher’s Guide, Summer 2010. Elgin, IL: Brethren Press, and Scottdale, PA: Mennonite Publishing Network, 2010.