Michael Bird

Books

Published Books

Jesus and the Origins of the Gentile Mission (LNTS 331; London: T&T Clark, 2006)

The Saving Righteousness of God: Studies in Paul, Justification, and the New Perspective (PBM; Carlise, UK: Paternoster, 2007).

A Bird’s Eye View of Paul: The Man, His Mission, and His Message (Nottingham: IVP, 2008) [Published as Introducing Paul IVP-USA].

With James G. Crossley, How did Christianity Begin? A Believer and Non-Believer Examine the Evidence (London/Peabody: SPCK/Hendrickson, 2008)

Are You the One Who is to Come? The Historical Jesus and the Messianic Question (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2009)

With Preston M. Sprinkle (eds.), The Faith of Jesus Christ: Exegetical, Biblical, and Theological Studies (Carlisle, UK/Peabody, MA: Paternoster/Hendrickson, 2009)

Colossians and Philemon: A New Covenant Commentary (Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2009).

Crossing over Sea and Land: Jewish Proselytizing Activity in the Second Temple Period (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2009).

Forthcoming Books

With Michael Pahl (eds.), The Sacred Text: Artefact, Interpretation, and Doctrinal Formulation (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2010).

First Esdras (Septuagint Commentary Series; Leiden: Brill, 2010).

With Joel Willitts (eds.), Paul and the Gospels: Christologies, Conflicts, and Convergences (LNTS; London: T&T Clark, 2011).

With John Lierman (eds.), Earliest Christianity: History, Literature, and Theology. Essays from the Tyndale Fellowship in Honour of Martin Hengel (WUNT; Tubingen: Mohr/Siebeck, 2011).

With Preston Sprinkle (eds.), Paul and the Second Century: The Legacy of Paul’s Letters, Life, and Teaching (LNTS; London: T&T Clark, 2011).

Messiah and Lord: Jewish Messianism and Divine Agency in the Christology of the Gospels and Acts (Carlisle, Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2012).

(ed.), The Apostle Paul: Four Views (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2013).

Romans (RFNT; Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2013)

A Theology of the New Covenant: Context, Community, and Canon (Nottingham: IVP, 2014).

An Anomalous Jew: Paul among Jews and Christians (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2015).

Books Scheduled for Publication

A Bird’s-Eye View of Luke-Acts (2016)

A Commentary on the Epistle to Diognetus (2017)

Journal Articles

Historical Jesus

“Mt. 23.15 - The Case of the Proselytizing Pharisees,” Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus 2.2 (2004): 117-37.

“Should Evangelicals Participate in the ‘Third Quest’ for the Historical Jesus?” Themelios 29.2 (2004): 4-14.

“Jesus and the Gentiles since Jeremias: Patterns and Prospects,” Currents in Biblical Research 4.1 (2005): 83-108.

“Jesus and the Revolutionaries: Did Jesus call Israel to Repent of Nationalistic Ambitions?” Colloquium: Australian and New Zealand Theological Review 38.2 (2006): 127-39.

“Is there really a ‘Third Quest’ for the Historical Jesus?” Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology 24.2 (2006): 195-219.

“The Peril of Modernizing Jesus and the Crisis of not Contemporizing the Christ,” Evangelical Quarterly 78.4 (2006): 291-312.

“The Criterion of Greek Language and Context: A Response to Stanley E. Porter,” Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus 4.1 (2006): 55-67.

“Who comes from the East and the West? The Historical Jesus and Matt 8.11-12/Luke 13.28-29,” New Testament Studies 52.4 (2006): 441-57.

“Textual Criticism and the Historical Jesus,” Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus 6 (2008): 1-24.

Gospel of Mark

“The Crucifixion of Jesus as the Fulfillment of Mark 9:1,” Trinity Journal 24.1 (2003): 23-36.

“Jesus is the Christ: Messianic Apologetics in the Gospel of Mark,” Reformed Theological Review 64.1 (2005): 1-15.

“The Marcan Community: Myth or Maze?” Journal of Theological Studies 57 (2006): 474-86.

Synoptic Gospels and Acts

“Mission as an Apocalyptic Event: Reflections on Lk. 10.18 and Mk. 13.10,” Evangelical Quarterly 76.2 (2004): 117-34.

“The Purpose and Preservation of the Jesus Tradition: Moderate Evidence for a Conserving Force in its Transmission,” Bulletin for Biblical Research 15.2 (2005): 161-85.

“The Formation of the Gospels in the Setting of Early Christianity: The Jesus Tradition as Corporate Memory,” Westminster Theological Journal 67.1 (2005): 113-34.

“Bauckham’s The Gospels for all Christians Revisited,” European Journal of Theology 15.1 (2006): 5-13.

“The Unity of Luke-Acts in Recent Research,” Journal for the Study of the New Testament 29.4 (2007): 425-48.

“Jesus is the ‘Messiah of God’: Messianic Proclamation in Luke-Acts,” Reformed Theological Review 66.2 (2007): 69-82.

Paul’s Letters and Theology

“Raised for our Justification: A Fresh Look at Romans 4:25,” Colloquium: The Australian and New Zealand Theological Review 35.1 (2003): 31-46.

“Incorporated Righteousness: A Response to Recent Evangelical Discussion Concerning the Imputation of Christ’s Righteousness in Justification,” Journal for the Evangelical Theological Society 47.2 (2004): 253-75.

“Justified by Christ’s Resurrection: A Neglected Aspect of Paul’s Doctrine of Justification,” Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology 22.1 (2004): 72-91.

“When the Dust Finally Settles: Reaching a Post-New Perspective Perspective,” Criswell Theological Review 2.2 (2005): 57-69.

“Justification as Forensic Declaration and Covenant Membership: A Via Media Between Reformed and Revisionist Readings of Paul,” Tyndale Bulletin 57.1 (2006): 109-30.

“Reassessing a Rhetorical Approach to Paul’s Letters,” Expository Times 119.9 (2008): 374-79.

With Preston M. Sprinkle, “Jewish Interpretation of Paul in the Last Thirty Years,” Currents in Biblical Research 6.3 (2008): 355-76.

“Judgment and Justification in Paul: A Review Article,” Bulletin for Biblical Research 18.2 (2008): 299-313.

“What if Martin Luther Had Read the Dead Sea Scrolls? Historical Particularity and Theological Interpretation in Pauline Theology: Galatians as a Test Case,” Journal of Theological Interpretation 3.1(2009): 107-25.

Early Christianity , Theology, and General Topics

“A Light to the Nations (Isa. 49.6): Inter-textuality and Mission Theology in the Early Church,” Reformed Theological Review 65.3 (2006): 122-31.

“Book of the Month: What Did the Cross Achieve?” Expository Times 119.12 (2008): 596-97.

With Robert Shillaker, “Subordination in the Trinity and Gender Roles: A Response to Recent Discussion,” Trinity Journal 29.2 (2008): 267-83.

With Michael R. Whitenton, “The Faithfulness of Jesus Christ in Hippolytus’ De Christo et Antichristo: Overlooked Patristic Evidence in the Pistis Christou Debate,” New Testament Studies 55.4 (2009): 552-62.

“New Testament Theology Re-Loaded: Integrating Biblical Theology and Christian Origins,” Tyndale Bulletin 60.2 (2009): 265-91.

With Robert Shillaker, “The Son Really, Really is the Son: A Response to Kevin Giles,” Trinity Journal 30 NS 2 (2009): 257-68.

Essays in Edited Works

With James Gibson, “Quest for an Authentically Evangelical Prolegomena to Theology,” in Proclaiming Truth, Pastoring Hearts: Essays in Honour of Deane J. Woods, eds. R. Todd Stanton and Leslie Crawford (Adelaide: ACM Press, 2004), 95-106.

“Obi-wan Kenobi, Neo, and Mark’s Narrative Christology,” in On Eagles’ Wings: An Exploration of Strength in the Midst of Weakness, eds. Michael Parsons and David Cohen (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2008), 51-62.

“Jesus the Law-Breaker,” in Who Do My Opponents Say that I Am? An Investigation of the Accusations Against Jesus, eds. Joseph B. Modica and Scot McKnight (LHJS; London: T&T Clark, 2008), 3-26.

“Tearing the Heavens and Shaking the Heavenlies: Mark’s Cosmology in its Apocalyptic Context,” in Cosmology and New Testament Theology, eds. Sean McDonough and Jonathan T. Pennington (LNTS; London: T&T Clark, 2008), 45-59.

“Re-thinking a Sacramental View of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper for the Post-Christendom Baptist Church,’ in Baptist Sacramentalism 2, ed. Anthony R. Cross (SBHT 5; Milton Keynes, UK: Paternoster, 2008), 61-76.

“Sectarian Gospels for Sectarian Christians? The Non-canonical Gospels and Bauckham’s Gospels for all Christians,” in The Audience of the Gospels: Further Conversation about the Origin and Function of the Gospels in Early Christianity, ed. Edward W. Klink III (ECCS; London: T&T Clark, forthcoming 2010).

“The Early Christians, the Historical Jesus, and the Salvation of the Gentiles,” in Jesus from Judaism to Christianity, ed. Tom Holmen (WUNT; Tubingen: Mohr/Siebeck, forthcoming 2010).

“Jesus and the Continuing Exile of Israel in the Writings of N.T. Wright,” in Jesus as Israel’s Messiah: Engaging the Work of N. Thomas Wright, eds. Robert L. Webb and Mark Allan Powell (LNTS; London:T&T Clark, forthcoming 2009).

“The Historical Jesus and the ‘Parting of the Ways’,” in The Handbook of the Study of the Historical Jesus, eds. Stanley E. Porter and Tom Holmen (4 vols.; Leiden: Brill, forthcoming 2010).

“Introduction: From Manuscript to MP3,” in The Sacred Text: Artefact, Interpretation, and Doctrinal Formulation, eds. Michael Bird and Michael Pahl (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, forthcoming 2010).

“Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles and Jews?” in Paul and His Social Relations, ed. Stanley E. Porter (PAST 7; Leiden: Brill, forthcoming 2010).

“Salvation in Paul’s Judaism,” in New Perspectives on Paul and the Jews, eds. Reimund Bieringer and Didier Pollefeyt (Leueven: Peeters, forthcoming 2010).

“Waiting for His Deliverance: The Soteriology of Judith,” in This World and the World to Come: Soteriology in Early Judaism, ed. Daniel M. Gurtner (LSTS; London: T&T Clark, forthcoming 2010).

“Justification: Progressive Reformed Review,” in Justification: Five Views, eds. Paul R. Eddy and James Beilby (Downers Grove, IL: IVP, forthcoming 2011).

“John the Baptist,” in Jesus Amongst His Friends and Enemies, eds. Larry Hurtado and Chris Keith (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, forthcoming 2011).

“Mark: Interpreter of Peter and Disciple of Paul,” in Paul and the Gospels: Christologies, Conflicts, and Convergences, eds. Michael F. Bird and Joel Willitts (LNTS; London: T&T Clark, forthcoming 2011).

“Paul meshing with John: Pauline Synthesis in the Epistle of Diognetus,”in Paul and the Second Century: The Legacy of Paul’s Letters, Life, and Teaching, eds. Michael F. Bird and Preston M. Sprinkle (LNTS; London: T&T Clark, forthcoming 2011).

Entries in Reference Works

Encyclopedia of Protestantism, ed. Hans Hillderbrand (New York: Routledge, 2003).
“Matthiis, Jan,” 3.1183-84.
“Theology, Twentieth Century, British,” 4.1874-79.

Encyclopedia of the Historical Jesus, ed. Craig A. Evans (New York: Routledge, 2008).
“Birth of Jesus,” 71-75.
“Gentiles,” 213-15.
“Mary Magdalene,” 393-94.
“Parousia,” 438-442.
“Passion Predictions,” 442-46.
“Temptations of Jesus,” 637-40.

Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary, eds. Tremper Longman III, Peter Enns, and Mark Strauss (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, forthcoming 2009).
“Christ, Christology”
“Galilee”
“Gerasa”
“Hellenists”
“Last Supper”
“Lord’s Prayer”
“Paphos”
“Paraclete”
“Perseverance”
“Priesthood of Christ”
“Proselytes”
“Rome and Roman Empire”
“Trial of Jesus”

On-line Publications

“Teaching the Bible in Babylon: Reflections on Joining the Biblical Studies Diaspora,” SBL Forum 5 (Feb 2007).

With Craig Keener, “Jack of All Trades and Master of none: the Case for ‘Generalist’ Scholars in Biblical Scholarship,” SBL Forum (May 2009).

“Article Review of Todd Penner, In Praise of Christian Origins,” The Bible and Critical Theory 3.1 (2007): 11.1-5.5.

“A Theology of the Gospel: The Gospel as Starting-Point and Integrating-Point for Biblical and Systematic Theology,” Beginning with Moses (December 2007).

Book Reviews

Book reviews by Michael Bird have appeared in Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Expository Times, Theology, Review of Biblical Literature, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, European Journal of Theology, Themelios, Scottish Bullet of Evangelical Theology, and Colloquium.