1 Scholarly Articles

(i) Theoretical Atomic Physics:

(a) “Di-electronic Recombination: I. General Theory.” Journal of Physics B: Atomic and Molecular Physics 18 (1985) 1589-1629 (with M.J. Seaton; my contribution 50%).

(b) “Convergence of the Coulomb-Bethe Approximation for Electron Impact Excitation of Positive Ions.” Journal of Physics B: Atomic and Molecular Physics 19 (1986) L95-97 (with M.J. Seaton; my contribution 50%).

(ii) New Testament, Old Testament, Judaism, Patristics, Systematic Theology:

(a) “Origen, Eusebius and an -oō Verb.” Journal of Theological Studies 44 (1993) 157-62.

(b) “Sin Offerings and Sinning with a High Hand.” Journal of Progressive Judaism 4 (1995) 25-59.

(c) “Teshubah: The Idea of Repentance in Ancient Judaism.” Journal of Progressive Judaism 5 (1995) 22-52.

(d) “Extra ecclesiam nulla salus? Is there a salvation other than through faith in Christ according to Romans 2.14-16?” In O. Hofius, S. Hafeman, and J. Ådna (ed.), Evangelium - Schriftauslegung - Kirche: Festschrift für Peter Stuhlmacher zum 65. Geburtstag, 31-43. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1997.

(e) Contributor for L. Ryken et al. (ed.), Dictionary of Biblical Imagery. Downers Grove, Illinois: IVP, 1998.

(f) “Sacrifice and Christology in Paul.” Journal of Theological Studies 51 (2002) 1-27.

(g) “Rom 5.18-19 and Universal Salvation.” New Testament Studies 48 (2002) 417-32.

(h) “The Myth of Adam and the Myth of Christ in Romans 5.12-21.” In A. Christophersen, C. Claussen, J. Frey, and B. Longenecker (ed.), Paul, Luke and the Roman World: Essays in Honour of Alexander J.M. Wedderburn, 21-36. JSNTSup 217. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2002.

(i) “Faith in Christ: Some Exegetical and Theological Reflections on Phil 3:9 and Eph 3:12.” In M. Bird and P. Sprinkle (ed.), The Faith of Jesus Christ: Exegetical, Biblical, and Theological Studies, 134-49. Milton Keynes: Paternoster/Peabody: Hendrickson, 2009.

(j) “On the Transfiguration: Some Reflections on the Relationship between ‘History’ and ‘Theological Symbol’ in the Light of Benedict’s Book.” In A. Pabst and A. Paddison (ed.), The Pope and Jesus of Nazareth, 159-75. London: SCM, 2009.

(k) “The Corrupt Mind and the Renewed Mind: Some Qualifications on the Grandeur of Reason from Pauline, Kantian and Schopenhauerian Perspectives.” In C. Cunningham and P. Chandler (ed.), The Grandeur of Reason, 197-217. London: SCM, 2010.

(l) “Reading Romans with Arthur Schopenhauer: Some First Steps toward a Theology of Mind.” Journal for the Study of Paul and his Letters 1 (2011) 41-56.

(m) “‘But We Have the Mind of Christ’: Some Theological and Anthropological Reflections on 1 Corinthians 2:16.” In S.E. Porter and M.R. Malcolm (ed.), Horizons in Hermeneutics: A Festschrift in Honor of Anthony C. Thiselton, 175-97. Grand Rapids, MI/Cambridge, UK: W.B. Eerdmans, 2013.

(n) “Demon, Devil, Satan.” In J. B. Green, J.K. Brown, and N. Perrin (ed.), Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, 193-202. Downers Grove, IL/Nottingham: IVP, 2013

(o) “Evil II: New Testament.” In D.C. Allison et al. (ed.), Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception, vol 8, 324-25. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2014.

(p) “Individual Eschatology.” In C. Heilig, J. Thomas Hewitt, and M.F. Bird (ed.), God and the Faithfulness of Paul: A Critical Examination of the Pauline Theology of N.T. Wright, 533-54. WUNT 413. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2016.

(q) “Why the bible Matters: A Pauline View.” In C.L. Crouch, R. Deines, and M, Wreford (ed.), Why does the Bible Matter? The Significance of the Bible for Contemporary Life, 26-33. London: Bible Society, 2016.

(r) “Besessenheit III. biblisch.” In H. Hempelmann and U. Swarat (ed.), Evangelisches Lexikon für Theologie und Gemeinde (Neuausgabe) vol 1, 809-10. Holzgerlingen: SCM R. Brockhaus, 2017.

(s) “Resurrection Appearances in 1 Corinthians 15.” In R. Deines and M. Wreford (ed.), Epiphanies of the Divine in the Septuagint and New Testament, 391-422. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck 2026.

(iii) Theology and Natural Science:

(a) “Romans 1.18-32 and the Question of Natural Revelation and Natural Theology.” In The Interplay between Scientific and Theological Worldviews: Studies in Science and Theology 6, 165-74. Yearbook of the European Society for the Study of Science and Theology. Geneva: Labor et Fides 1999.

(b) “Myths, Metaphors and Models: An Enquiry into the Role of the Person as Subject in Natural Science and Theology.” In Studies in Science and Theology, 115-36. Yearbook of the European Society for the Study of Science and Theology, 1999-2000. Aarhus: University of Aarhus 2000.

(c) “Science and Theology.” In M. Golshani (ed.), Can Science Dispense with Religion? Tehran: Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, first edn 1998, 13-18; second edn 2002, 31-36; third edn 2004, 37-42.

(d) “Science and the Bible: Adam and his ‘Fall’ as a Case Study.” In A. Paddison and N. Messer (ed.), The Bible: Culture, Community, Society, 31-46. London: T. & T. Clark, 2013.

(e) “The Concept of Matter in Christianity.” In C. Rachik and G. Tamer (ed.), The Concept of Matter in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2026 (forthcoming).

(iv) Theology and Wagner:

(a) “Are Wagner’s Views of ‘Redemption’ relevant for the Twenty-first Century?” In Sven Friedrich (ed.), Das Kunstwerk der Zukunft: Perspektiven der Wagnerrezeption im 21. Jahrhundert, 71-86. Wagner in der Discussion 11. Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann, 2014.

(b) “Wagner’s Siegfried Act III Scene 1: a study in ‘renunciation of the will’ and the ‘sublime.’” The Wagner Journal 10.2 (2016) 18-35.

(c) “Teleology, Providence and the ‘Death of God’: a New Perspective on the Ring Cycle’s Debt to G.W.F. Hegel.” The Wagner Journal 11.1 (2017) 30-45.

(d) “Richard Wagner’s Prose Sketches for Jesus of Nazareth: Historical and Theological Reflections on an Uncompleted Opera.” Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus 15 (2017) 260-90.

(e) “Richard Wagner.” In Matthias Grebe and Johannes Grössl (ed.), T & T Clark Handbook of Suffering and the Problem of Evil, 666-76. London T. & T. Clark, 2023.

(f) “G.W.F Hegel and Richard Wagner on the Death of Jesus Christ.” Hegel Bulletin (2024) 1-27.

(g) “Nietzsche on Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde.” In B. O’Connor and J. Torabi (ed.), The Wagner-Nietzsche Complex: New Perspectives. New York: Routledge (forthcoming, 10,000 words).

2     Book reviews        

(i) Standard reviews:

(a) “M. Meiser, Paul Althaus als Neutestamentler.” Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok 61 (1996) 153-55.

(b) “D. Bloesch, Holy Scripture: Revelation, Inspiration and Interpretation.” Journal of Religion 77 (1997) 636-38.

(c) “K. Grayston, The Epistle to the Romans.” Epworth Review 25 (1998) 120.

(d) “J. Bonda, The One Purpose of God.” Expository Times 110.9 (1999) 300.

(e) “R. Riesner, Paul’s Early Period. Chronology, Mission Strategy, Theology.” Classical Review 50.1 (2000) 322.

(f) “T. Peters, Science, Theology and Ethics.” Theological Book Review 16.2 (2004) 54

(g) “M.C. Mattes, The Role of Justification in Contemporary Theology.” International Journal of Systematic Theology 8 (2006) 237-39.

(h) “D. Novak, Talking with Christians; M. Wyschogrod, Abraham’s Promise.” International Journal of Systematic Theology 10 (2008) 97-99.

(i) “M.R. Lindsay, Barth, Israel, and Jesus: Karl Barth’s Theology of Israel.” International Journal of Systematic Theology 12 (2010) 78-80.

(j) “D.W. Rooke, Handel’s Israelite Oratorio Libretti.” Journal of Theological Studies 65 (2014) 173-77.

(k) “Marcel Hébert, Religious Experience in the Work of Richard Wagner.” Catholic Historical Review 103 (2017) 599-600.

(l) “L. Ann Jervis, Paul and Time: Life in the Temporality of God.” Expository Times 135.10 (2024) 438-39.

(m) “J. Stewart, An Introduction to Hegel’s Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion: The Issue of Religious Content in the Enlightenment and Romanticism.” Modern Believing 59.2 (2026)

(ii) Extended (research) reviews:

(a) “A.J. Guerra, Romans and the Apologetic Tradition.” Journal of Theological Studies 47 (1996) 226-30.

(b) “C. Landmesser, Wahrheit als Grundbegriff neutestamentlicher Wissenschaft.” Journal of Theological Studies 51.2 (2000) 631-37.

(c) “C. Bryan, A Preface to Romans.” Journal of Theological Studies 52 (2001) 812-16.

(d) “S. von Stemm, Der betende Sünder vor Gott.” Journal of Theological Studies 54.1 (2003) 212-18.

(e) “M. Theobald, Studien zum Römerbrief.” Journal of Theological Studies 55 (2004) 272-79.

(f) “A. Davison, Astrobiology and Christian Doctrine: Exploring the Implications of Life in the Universe.” Studies in Christian Ethics 38.3 (2025) 418-22.