Biography
David Johnston was recently awarded his PhD in the New Testament. His work on the book of Romans focused on the problem of Rom 7, where he argued that the problem that Paul was confronting was the Law of his opponents. In so doing, he set forth a new interpretation of both the Law and the speaker of this controversial passage. His research interests focus on the book of Romans, but they also include the historical occasion of Paul’s letters, Paul’s theology, discourse analysis, and the Koine Greek language. He has presented papers concerning his research at international conferences, is revising his thesis for publication, and is working on his second monograph.
Selected publications
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Book Review of Scot McKnight, Reading Romans Backwards: A Gospel of Peace in the Midst of Empire
Johnston, D. J., Nov 2020, In: Scottish Journal of Theology. 73, 4, p. 374-376 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
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Book Review of Ben C. Blackwell, John K. Goodrich, and Jason Maston, eds., Reading Romans in Context: Paul and Second Temple Judaism (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2015), pp. 192. 19.99.
Johnston, D. J., Jun 2016, In: Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. 59, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
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Book Review of Chris Tilling, ed., Beyond Old and New Perspectives on Paul: Reflections on the Work of Douglas Campbell (Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2014), pp. xiv + 341. 31.20.
Johnston, D. J., 7 Dec 2016, In: Review of Biblical Literature. 2016Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review