Publications
Contributions to Books:
“Was Ethnic Israel’s Mission Transferrable?” In The Future Restoration of Israel: A Reply to Supersessionism. Edited by Stanley Porter and Alan E. Kurschner, 177–94. Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick Publications, 2023.
“Judah Monis: ‘First’ American Jewish Believer.” In Upholding God’s Word, Reaching God’s Chosen: A Festschrift in Honor of Dr. Mitchell L. Glaser. Edited by Jim Melnick, Zhava Glaser, Gregory Hagg, et al, 229–42. New York: KIFM Publications, 2022.
“Ecclesiology: Jews and Gentiles in the Gospels.” In A Handbook on the Jewish Roots of the Gospels. Edited by Craig Evans and David Mishkin, 274–85. Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers 2022.
“The Prophet Like Moses.” In The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy.
Edited by Michael Rydelnik and Edwin Blum, 325–41. Chicago: Moody Press, 2019.
“Jewish Groups in the First Century.” In A Handbook of the Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith. Edited by Craig A. Evans and David Mishkin, 123–30. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 2019.
“The Jewish Disciples in the Book of Acts.” In A Handbook of the Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith. Edited by Craig A. Evans and David Mishkin, 206–13. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 2019.
“Paul’s View of Israel and the Nations.” In A Handbook of the Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith. Edited by Craig A. Evans and David Mishkin, 244–49. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 2019.
“Introduction to Ecclesiastes,” in Holy Scriptures: Tree of Life Version (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2016).
“Finding a Congregational Home: Messianic Jews May Join Bible-believing Churches.” In Voices of Messianic Judaism: Confronting Critical Issues Facing a Maturing Movement. Edited by Dan Cohn-Sherbok, 55–62. Baltimore: Lederer Books, 2001.
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles:
“‘You Talkin’ to Me?’ 1 Peter 2:4–10 and a Theology of Israel.” Southwestern Journal of Theology 59:1 (Fall 2016): 59–75.
“Israel and the Gospel of Peter, Paul, and Abraham.” Bibliotheca Sacra 173:689 (2016): 18–31.
“Has the Church Put Israel on the Shelf? The Evidence from Romans 11:15.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 58:3 (2015): 571–81.
“Judah Monis: The ‘First’ Jewish Believer.” Faith & Mission 20:2 (2003): 60–73.
“‘On the Record’: Official Statements of Southern Baptists Regarding the Jewish People.” Mishkan 36 (2002): 55–60.
“Christianity Vis-à-Vis Judaism.” Southwest Journal of Theology 44:2(2002): 24–43.
“Trends in Jewish Evangelism in Israel.” Mishkan 10 (1989).
Other Published Articles:
“Serving Moses, Serving Yeshua.” Ariel Magazine, December 2023.
“The (Almost) Forgotten Connection Between First Baptist Church of Dallas and Ministry in Israel, Pathway to Victory. October 2023. https://ptv.org/the-history-of-first-baptist-church-of-dallas-ministry-in-israel/
“The Upside-Down Grace of God: Jonah and Israel.” Life in Messiah
“The Canceled Messiah.” Devotional for FBC Dallas
“Meet Jesus, the Prophet Like Moses.” Heart’s Cry 11:6 (January 2022) CMJ-USA (The Church’s Ministry Among Jewish People, The Anglican Church of North America).
“Sinai and the Sermon on the Mount.” Heart’s Cry 11:7 (February 2022) CMJ-USA.
“The Temptation in the Wilderness.” Heart’s Cry vol 11:8 (March 2022) CMJ-USA.
“The Last Supper.” Heart’s Cry 11:9 (April 2022) CMJ-USA.
“The Transfiguration.” Heart’s Cry 11:10 (May 2022) CMJ-USA.
“The Storm of Revelation.” Heart’s Cry 11:11 (June 2022) CMJ-USA.
“Water for an Israelite.” Heart’s Cry 11:12 (July 2022) CMJ-USA.
“A Journey of Discovery.” Heart’s Cry 12:1 (August 2022) CMJ-USA.
“Here Comes the Judge.” Heart’s Cry 12:2 (September 2022) CMJ-USA.
“A Visit to Cana.” Heart’s Cry 12:3 (October 2022) CMJ-USA.
“The Lesson of the Loaves.” Heart’s Cry 12:4 (November 2022) CMJ-USA.
“A Moose in the Manger.” Heart’s Cry 12:5 (December 2022) CMJ-USA.
“The Wolff and the ‘Moon’: The Testimonies of Lilli Wolff and Peter Plotkin,” published in Russian in КОЛЬ ХЕСЕД. (Kol Chesed, meaning “Voice of Grace”), No.1, 27 (2021),
“Felix Pratensis and Jacob Ben Chaim Ibn Adonijah.” Olive Press Research Paper #33. Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire, UK: CMJ UK, 2018
“Messianic Believers: Pioneers of Photography in Israel,” One For Israel website
“How Two 16th Century Messianic Jews Impacted Rabbinic Bible Study,” One For Israel website
“What If Peter Was Writing to Jews? The Evidence and the Implications,” One For Israel website
“The ‘Lost Gospel’ of Jerusalem.” LCJE Bulletin 121 (2015):13–9. [Also presented at the Lausanne Consultation on Jewish Evangelism (LCJE) 10th International Conference, August 2015, Jerusalem, Israel.
“W. A. Criswell: Friend of Israel.” Messianic Perspectives March/April, 2013: 8–9.
“Success and Failure in Ministry: What I Have Learned from Both” and “Material and Methods in Jewish Evangelism.” LCJE Bulletin 67 (2002): 3–5, 10–11.
“Interfaith Evangelism Belief Bulletin: Judaism.” Alpharetta, GA: North American Mission Board, Southern Baptist Convention, 1998, 2001.
“John Hagee, Final Dawn over Jerusalem: A Review Article.” Interfaith Witness Division, North American Mission Board, SBC, 1999.
“Lottie Moon and Jewish Evangelism.” SBC Life, August 1999.
“The Mission of Yeshua,” Theory and Practice. Me’et Le’et [Hebrew] 16 December 1993.
Review article: Our Father Abraham (Marvin Wilson). Criswell Theological Review 5:1 (1990).
Review article: Our Father Abraham (Marvin Wilson). Mishkan 11 (1989).
Dissertation
“The Blindness of Israel and the Mission of the Church,” PhD Dissertation, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, December 2012.
Unpublished Papers
“Messianic Jews in Ottoman Jerusalem.” Messianic Study Group, Evangelical Theological Society, November 2020.
“The ‘Cinderella’ of Messianic Prophecy.” Pre-Trib Research Center, December 2019.
“The Theological Significance of the Remnant of Israel.” Israel-Korea Theological Consultation, Israel College of the Bible, 2017.
“Messianic Jews in Ottoman Jerusalem.” Tour Guide Seminar. Israel College of the Bible, August 27, 2018.
“The Theological Significance of the Remnant of Israel.” Paper presented at the first Israel-Korea Theological Conference, held at Israel College of the Bible; Netanya, Israel; September 2016.
“The Wolff and the ‘Moon’: The Testimonies of Lilli Wolff and Peter Plotkin,” Paper presented at the Lausanne Consultation on Jewish Evangelism, North America Chapter Annual Meeting, February 2016, Arlington, Texas.
“Felix Pratensis and Jacob ben Chaim ibn Adonijah.” Paper presented at the Lausanne Consultation on Jewish Evangelism (LCJE) 10th International Conference, August 2015, Jerusalem, Israel.
“The Rejection of Israel? The Evidence from Romans 11:15.” Paper presented at the Lausanne Consultation on Jewish Evangelism, North America Chapter Annual Meeting, 20–22 April 2015, Vancouver, British Columbia.
“The Lost Gospel of Jerusalem.” Paper presented at the Lausanne Consultation on Jewish Evangelism, 10th International Conference, 16-21 August 2015 Jerusalem, Israel
“The Importance of Academic Work for Jewish Evangelism,” Paper presented at the Fourth International CEO Conference, Lausanne Consultation on Jewish Evangelism [LCJE], St. Chrischona, Basel, Switzerland, 30 May 2013.
“The Role of Women in Jewish Ministry: The Southern Baptist Convention,” Paper presented at the Fourth International CEO Conference, LCJE, St. Chrischona, Basel, Switzerland; 30 May 2013.
“Looking Back on Thirty Productive Years of the North American LCJE: 2008–2011.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the Lausanne Consultation on Jewish Evangelism, March 6, 2013.
“To the Jew of Course! A Response.” Ninth International LCJE Conference, High Leigh, UK. 7-12 August, 2011.
Report for LCJE North America 2007–2011. Ninth International LCJE Conference, High Leigh, UK. 7-12 August, 2011.
“W. A. Criswell: Friend of Israel.” Paper presented at Criswell Lecture Series, Criswell College, January 2010.
With Tuvya Zaretsky: “Programmes for Jewish Studies–What’s Available and What’s Missing?” Third LCJE CEO Conference, Hotellerie Notre-Dame de Lumières, Provence, France, 18–22 May 2009.
“‘For Zion’s Sake’: The Palestine Mission of Parsons and Fisk.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the Lausanne Consultation on Jewish Evangelism, Boston, Massachusetts, 2008.
“Obstacles to Jewish Evangelism.” Paper presented at the 8th International Conference of the Lausanne Consultation on Jewish Evangelism, Lake Balaton, Hungary, 22 August 2007.
“‘Hear O Israel’: Spiritual Obduracy and the Jewish People.” Paper presented to the 51st Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Danvers, MA: November 17–19, 1999.
“The Blindness of the Jewish People.” Paper presented to the Southern Baptist Messianic Fellowship Training Conference, Simpsonwood Conference Center, Atlanta, GA, July 1998.
“The Southern Baptist Convention and Jewish Evangelism.” A Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Lausanne Consultation on Jewish Evangelism, North America; 4 March 1997.
“The Future of Jewish Evangelism in the Southern Baptist Convention.” Paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the Southern Baptist Messianic Fellowship, New Orleans, LA, June 10, 1996.
“Update of Trends in Israeli Society toward Messianic Jews.” Paper presented to the Fifth International Conference of the Lausanne Consultation on Jewish Evangelism (LCJE), Jerusalem, Israel, June 1995.
“The Birthplace of Jewish Evangelism.” Paper presented for the Fifth International Conference of the Lausanne Consultation on Jewish Evangelism, Jerusalem, Israel, June 1995. This was preparatory for an outdoor seminar, on location (Royal Portico, Solomon’s Stables, Al-Aqsa al Qadima, and the “Broad Staircase”).
“Christian Zionism and Israeli Congregations.” Paper presented to the European chapter of LCJE, Adelboden, Switzerland, September 1992. [Also presented at the North America chapter meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March, 1993.]
“The Great Conviction Behind the Great Commission: ‘To the Jew First.’” Paper presented to the Southern Baptist Messianic Fellowship, August 3, 1992, Dallas, TX.