New Testament
I Have a Question: “Is anything beyond scripture known about the Christmas traditions of the wise men and the star?” The Ensign, October 1981
“Archaeological Evidences for the Garden Tomb,” Newsletter & Proceedings of the SEHA No. 148, April 1982. Originally presented as paper at the 30th annual Symposium on the Archaeology of the Scriptures and Allied Fields, 26 September 1981. Posted on the Ancient America Foundation web site. A slightly revised version was subsequently published as “The Garden Tomb,” The Ensign, April 1983.
“The Priestly Tithe in the First Century A.D,” BYU Studies 36/3 (1996-97). Simultaneously published in John F. Hall and John W. Welch, Masada and the World of the New Testament (Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 1997).
“What Do We Know about the Wise Men?” Insights: An Ancient Window 18/12 (December 1998). Revised version published as “Three Wise Men Still a Mystery,” Orem Daily Journal, 1 January 1999. Subsequently posted as “Who Were the Wise Men?” on the Meridian Magazine web site, 2002.
“When Was the First Christmas?” Orem Daily Journal, 13 December 1998
“Background on the Gospels,” Insights: An Ancient Window 19/1 (January 1999). Reprinted as “4 Gospels Vary in Their Accounts,” Orem Daily Journal, 31 January 1999
“When Will the New Millennium Begin?” Orem Daily Journal, 3 January 1999. Subsequently posted (2005) on the Meridian Magazine web site as “‘Twas the Year Before the Millennium.”
“Some Leaders Defended Jesus,” Orem Daily Journal, 17 January 1999
“The Sermon on the Mount: Restoration of the Higher Law,” Insights: An Ancient Window 19/2 (February 1999). Reprinted as “Restoration of the Higher Law,” Orem Daily Journal, 28 February 1999. A revised version was posted as “The Sermon on the Mount,” on the SHIELDS web site, 2003. Also posted on the Book of Mormon Research web site, 2008.
“The Lord Appointed Other Seventy Also,” Insights: An Ancient Window 19/4 (April 1999). Reprinted in Orem Daily Journal, 16 May 1999.
“John the Baptist and the Keys of Baptism,” Insights: An Ancient Window 19/6 (June 1999).
“The Higher and Lesser Laws,” in Donald W. Parry, Daniel C. Peterson, and Stephen D. Ricks, eds., Revelation, Reason, and Faith: Essays in Honor of Truman G. Madsen (Provo: FARMS, 2002)
“Salvation by Grace Alone?” posted on the FAIR web site, 2002
“Who Wrote the Gospels?” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, 2003.
“Pontius Pilate: Treachery Behind the Washed Hands,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, 2003. French version, “Ponce Pilate: Le Traitre qui s’en lavait les mains,” posted on the Idumea seb site.
I wrote the commentaries of the biblical Johannine literature (gospel of John, Revelation, and the epistles attributed to John), in Kevin L. Barney, ed., “Footnotes to the New Testament for Latter-day Saints,” posted on the Feast Upon the Word web site.
“New Testament Footnotes,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, December 2006.
“From the Foundation of the World,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, December 2006.
“Mary and Elizabeth,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, January 2007.
“Jesus’ Priesthood,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, January 2007.
“John the Baptist,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, 17 January 2007.
“Baptismal Symbolism of the Crossing of the Red Sea and the Jordan River,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, January 2007.
“Who Was Nicodemus?” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, January 2007.
“Jesus’ Apostles and Early Church Organization,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, February 2007
“Gospel Variants,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, February 2007.
“Sermon on the Mount,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, February 2007
“They Have their Reward,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, February 2007
“Slaves of Christ,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, February 2007
“A New Testament Parallel to Lehi’s Tree of Life Vision,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, March 2007
“On the Water,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, March 2007
“Keys of the Kingdom,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, March 2007
“The Light of the World,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, April 2007
“Healing the Blind,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, April 2007
“Treasure in Heaven,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, April 2007
“The Worth of Souls,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, April 2007
“The Raising of Lazarus,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, May 2007
“Jesus’ Triumphal Entry,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, May 2007
“Hyperbole in the New Testament,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, May 2007
“The Kingdom Parables,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, May 2007
“Symbolism of the Sacrament,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, June 2007
“Christ’s Love,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, June 2007
“That Ye Enter Not Into Temptation,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, June 2007
“Pontius Pilate,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, June 2007
“The Translation of the Apostle John,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, July 2007
“Pentecost,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, July 2007
“Variants in the Stories of the First Vision of Joseph Smith and the Apostle Paul,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, July 2007
“Unto Every Nation,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, July 2007
“Paul’s Non-Biblical Sources,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, August 2007
“In the Spirit,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, August 2007
“The Temple of God,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, August 2007
“Three Degrees of Glory,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, August 2007
“Sorrow and Suffering,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, August 2007
“Symbolism of Baptism,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, September 2007
“The Apostle and High Priest of our Profession,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, September 2007
“The Perils of Paul,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, September 2007
“The Armor of God,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, October 2007
“Tychicus, Onesimus, and Philemon,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, October 2007
“Let No Man Despise Thy Youth,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, October 2007
“James-an Epistle of Straw?” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, October 2007
“God is Love,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, November 2007
“Born of God,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, November 2007
“Alpha and Omega,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, November 2007
“Living Waters,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, December 2007
“The Priesthood of John the Baptist,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, June 2009.