Loren L. Johns, PhD
Retired Professor of New Testament
About Loren
Loren Johns, PhD, is passionate about studying and teaching the Bible. His primary areas of research include the role of the Bible in the church, New Testament Greek, the letters of Paul, the Johannine literature, the development of the biblical canon, and eschatology. Prior to coming to bg真人 in 2000, he was a pastor, theology book editor and college Bible professor.
Loren retired from bg真人 in June 2019 after 19 years of service.
Publications
Dead Sea Scrolls: Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek Texts with English Translations. Volume 7: The Temple Scroll and Related Documents (Mohr Siebeck, 2011), assistant editor
鈥淒o Mark 16:9-20 and John 7:53鈥�8:11 Belong in Our Bibles? A Case Study in Scholarship Serving the Church,鈥� lecture, bg真人, November 2010
鈥淔aith and Historical Pursuits in Teaching,鈥� issue on 鈥淭eaching the Bible.鈥� Conrad Grebel Review (Spring 2010)
鈥淲as 鈥楥anon鈥� Ever God鈥檚 Will?: Applying Set Theory to Canonization in the Early Church鈥� in Jewish and Christian Scriptures: The Function of 鈥淐anonical鈥� and 鈥淣on-Canonical鈥� Religious Text (T & T Clark, 2010)
鈥淯nity and Diversity in the Canon: Implications for the Church鈥� in Vision: A Journal for Church and Theology (Spring 2010)
1 & 2 Timothy, Titus, by Paul M. Zehr (Herald, 2010), New Testament editor
鈥淎tonement and Sacrifice in the Book of Revelation,鈥� in The Work of Jesus Christ in Anabaptist Perspective (Cascadia, 2008)
鈥淚dentity and Resistance: The Varieties of Competing Models in Early Judaism,鈥� in Qumran Studies: New Approaches, New Questions (Eerdmans, 2007)
Even the Demons Submit: Continuing Jesus鈥� Ministry of Deliverance (Herald, 2006), co-editor
The Lamb Christology of the Apocalypse of John: An Investigation into Its Origins and Rhetorical Force (Mohr Siebeck, 2003)
Memberships and Associations
- , Goshen Ind.
- NAACP Elkhart County
- Active in worship and Sunday school