Joel B. Green

What Does Allegiance to Israel's God Look Like? Reflections on Mary's Song

What does it mean to serve God's royal rule? Listen to the Magnificat...

Up, Down, In, and Out: Luke’s Gospel Turns the World Upside-Down—3 Case Study Number Two: Luke and Children

Part Three of my three-part exploration of how Luke's narrative forms...

Talking Context in Theological Interpretation (1) A Conversation about Bo Lim's New Book

New post available: Part One of our Theological Interpretation Reading Group's discussion of Bo Lim's book, _Contextual Theological Interpretation_:

Up, Down, In, and Out: Turning the World Upside-Down and Inside-Out in Luke’s Gospel—2 Case Study Number One: The Up-Down, In-Out Story of Zacchaeus

Part 2 of my 3-part series -- this one on Zacchaeus (a wee little man, and a wee little man was he!).

"Mere Christian Hermeneutics": A Review (2) JBG Reviews KJV's Master Work

Here's part two of my review, in which I raise some questions regarding Kevin Vanhoozer's _Mere Christian Hermeneutics_.

Up, Down, In, Out: Luke's Gospel Turns the World Upside-Down—1 Narratives Form

Luke's verticality scheme ... overturning our taken-for-granteds!

"Mere Christian Hermeneutics": A Review (1) JBG Reviews KJV's Master Work

My review of Kevin Vanhoozer's _Mere Christian Hermeneutics_ (Part One).

Now Available: 2025 Index of Reflections/Essays Articles and reflections from a (mostly) retired New Testament professor.

Now available: An index of my reflections/essays on Substack...

Angelic Forces Bring Good News to Shepherds Reflections on Luke 2:8–14

Good news to the shepherds...a few comments on the "good news."

Reading the Annunciation with The Bible of the Poor Interpreting Luke 1:26–38

The Bible of the Poor ... and the Annunciation. A fascinating chapter in the history of interpretation!

Mary, Powerful in the Scriptures Luke Presents Mary as an Exemplary Believer

Mary, Powerful in the Scriptures: Luke's Portrait of Jesus's Mother...

Introducing the New Testament, 2nd ed. Some Comments on Using This Textbook

New textbook for New Testament intros. Here's a brief video: Marianne Meye Thompson, David Downs, and myself...

Poverty and Wealth in James—3 Finding a Home in James's Letter?

Part three—final post on poverty and wealth in James, this one oriented toward finding our home in his message...

Talking "Mere" Hermeneutics with KJV (5) Notes on Vanhoozer (5)

Final post on our group's discussion of Kevin Vanhoozer's _Mere Christian Hermeneutics_

Poverty and Wealth in James—2 Second, the Letter of James on "the Way of Wealth"

The Letter of James on poverty and wealth... Part 2 is on "the way of wealth"

The Death of Jesus—12 Final Thoughts on the Atonement

Final post in my series on the death of Jesus, this one with final thoughts on the atonement...

Poverty and Wealth in James—1 First, the Letter of James on Poverty

Who are the poor in the Letter of James? The answer is both straightforward and complex...

The Death of Jesus—11 What about Penal Substitutionary Atonement (Part 4)

More questions about penal substitutionary atonement....