Beth’s Publications

Released Publications

Books
	Making Sense of Motherhood: Biblical and Theological Perspectives. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2016.
	Biblical Hermeneutics: Five Views. Grand Rapids: InterVarsity Press, 2012. Co-edited with Dr. Stanley E. Porter. Reviews: Journal for the Study of the New Testament 35:5 (Aug 2013), 150. New Horizons (July 2013), 20-21. Themelios 38:1 (April 2013), 115-16. Review of Biblical Literature (March 2013). Interpretation 67:1 (Jan 2013), 107. Society of Vineyard Scholars (November 2012). Bible Study Magazine (September/October 2012), 48.
	Mapping Metaphorical Discourse in the Fourth Gospel: John’s Eternal King. Leiden⁠: Brill, 2012. Nominated for the 2012 and 2013 F. W. Beare Award of the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies. Reviews: Themelios 38:3 (November 2013), 482-83.

Chapters in books
	“Yahweh as Shepherd-King in Ezekiel 34: Linguistic-Literary Analysis of Metaphors of Shepherding.” In Modeling Biblical Language: Papers from the McMaster Divinity College Linguistics Circle. Edited by Stanley E. Porter, Christopher Land, and Greg Fewster. Leiden: Brill, 2016.
	“Can We Really Make Sense of Motherhood? An Explorative Introduction.” and “The Birthing Spirit, the Childbearing God: Metaphors of Motherhood and Their Place in Christian Discipleship.” and “Conclusion: Motherhood Made Complex.” In Making Sense of Motherhood: Biblical and Theological Perspectives. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2016.
	“‘I Will Make Her Like a Desert’: Intertextual Allusion and Feminine and Agricultural Metaphors in the Book of the Twelve.” In The New Form Criticism and the Book of the Twelve. Edited by Mark J. Boda, Michael Floyd, and Colin Toffelmire. Ancient Near Eastern Monograph Series 10. Atlanta, GA: Society of Biblical Literature, 2015.
	“Haggai 1:9: Running to Our Own Houses.” and “Ezekiel 34:16: God Feeds His Sheep with Justice.” In Devotions on the Hebrew Bible. Edited by Lee Fields, Milton Eng, and Verlyn Verbrugge. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2015.
	“Hearing God’s Prophets.” and “Who is the Suffering Servant?” In Read Scripture Deeply. Edited by Richard S. Hess and E. Randolph Richards. Fort Worth, TX: IRLBR 2015.
	“Kingdom Pneumatic Hermeneutics.” In Holy Spirit: An Unfinished Agenda. Edited by Johnson T. K. Lim. Singapore: Word N Works/Armour Publishing, 2014.
	“Seeing the Kingdom of God, Seeing Eternal Life: Comparing Cohesion and Prominence in John 3 and the Apocryphal Gospels in Terms of Metaphor Use.” Pages 439-467 in The Language of the New Testament: Context, History and Development. Edited by Stanley E. Porter and Andrew W. Pitts. LBS 6. Boston: Brill, 2013.
	“A Mother’s Perspective on the ‘Born Again’ Theme and the Birthing Metaphor [in John 3]” and “A Goth Reading of Revelation 19-21.” Pages 278-79 and 342-343 in Global Perspectives on the Bible. Edited by Mark Roncace and Joseph Weaver. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2013.
	“‘Eat of My Body and Drink of My Blood’: Johannine Metaphor, Gothic Subculture, and the Undead.” Pages 209-226 in The Undead and Theology. Edited by Kim Paffenroth and John Morehead. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2012. Finalist for the 2012 Bram Stoker Award, Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction category, awarded by the Horror Writers Association.
	“Rivers, Springs, and Wells of Living Water: Metaphorical Transformation in the Johannine Corpus.” Pages 461-91 in The New Testament in its Hellenistic Context. Volume 2: Christian Origins and Hellenistic Judaism: Social and Literary Contexts for the New Testament. Edited by Stanley E. Porter and Andrew W. Pitts. TENT 10. Boston: Brill, 2012.
	“Deliverance,” “Good Shepherd,” “Lamb of God,” and “Sheep.” Pages 115-16, 191-92, 284, and 485 in Dictionary of the Bible and Western Culture: A Handbook for Students. Edited by Mary Ann Beavis and Michael Gilmour. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2012.

Journal articles and book reviews
	“The Birthing Spirit, the Childbearing God: Metaphors of Motherhood and Their Place in Christian Discipleship.” Priscilla Papers 26:4 (Autumn 2012): 9-14.
	Review of The New Testament in Antiquity: A Survey of the New Testament within its Cultural Context, by Gary M. Burge, Lynn H. Cohick, and Gene L. Green (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2009). Priscilla Papers 25:2 (Spring 2011): 29.

Non-Referred Publication, Devotional Materials, and Adult Education Resources
	“The Power of God’s Presence [A Devotional Study on Ezekiel 1-11 and Luke 19:28-40].” Closer to God (Jan-Mar 2015): 100-107.
	“Day 38: Beth and Jon.” Worth the Wait: A 40-Day Devotional for Single Women. Edited by and Primarily Authored by Jamila Rauf Jackson. Bloomington, IN: Crossbooks, 2014.

Forthcoming and in progress publications

Books

Minor Prophets II (Nahum-Malachi): A Commentary. The Story of God Commentary Series: Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, in progress, 2022.
Minor Prophets I (Hosea-Micah): A Commentary. The Story of God Commentary Series: Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, in progress, 2022.
Ezekiel. The Baker Commentary on the Old Testament: Prophetic Books. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, in progress, 2022.
Theodicy and Hope in the Book of the Twelve. Co-Edited with Colin Toffelmire. LHBOTS; Bloomsbury T&T Clark, forthcoming 2021.
Performance, Voicing, and Metaphor in Poetic Prophesy. Co-Edited with Carol Dempsey and Elizabeth Hayes. LHBOTS; Bloomsbury T&T Clark, In progress.

Chapters in books

“The Form Behind the Forms: The Form Criticism of C. H. Dodd.” In Pillars in the History of New Testament Interpretation: Old and New. Edited by Stanley E. Porter and Sean Adams. McMaster New Testament Studies Series. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, forthcoming.
“Divine Warrior and Shepherd as an Echo of Exodus in Isaiah 40:10-11: Contributing Voice,” in Isaiah. Edited by and Primarily Authored by Carol J. Dempsey. The Wisdom Bible Commentary Series. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, forthcoming.
“Poetry of Presence: Divine Presence and Divine Spirit in the Book of the Twelve.” In Poetry of the Prophets. Edited by Elizabeth Hayes, Carol Dempsey, and Beth M. Stovell. LHBOTS. New York: T & T Clark, in progress.
“C. H. Dodd.” In Milestones in Johannine Literature: Great Scholars. Edited by Stanley E. Porter. Johannine Studies Series (JOST). Leiden: Brill, in progress.
“Love One Another and Love the World: The Love Command and Jewish Ethics in the Johannine Community” in Christian Origins and the Establishment of the Early Jesus Movement. Edited by Stanley E. Porter and Andrew Pitts. Early Christianity in its Hellenistic Context (ECHC) 4. TENT. Leiden: Brill, in progress.
“Who’s King? Whose Temple? Divine Presence, Kingship, and Contested Space in John 1, 12, and 19,” in Johannine Prologue. Edited by Stanley E. Porter and Andrew Pitts. Johannine Studies Series (JOST). Leiden: Brill, in progress.
“Sources for Johannine Metaphor,” in John’s Gospel and Its Sources. Edited by Stanley E. Porter and Andrew Pitts. Johannine Studies Series (JOST). Leiden: Brill, in progress.
“Kingship in Second Temple Judaism.” In The T & T Clark Companion to Second Temple Judaism. Edited by Loren T. Stuckenbruck and Daniel M. Gurtner. New York: T & T Clark, in progress.
“The Gospel as Good News for the Poor: God as the King of Justice and Reconciliation,” in Is the Gospel Good News? Edited by Stanley E. Porter and Hughson Ong. McMaster New Testament Studies Series. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, in progress.
“Exploring Kingdom Pneumatic Hermeneutics,” and "The Spirit in Inner-Biblical Allusion" in The T & T Clark Handbook to the Spirit in the Interpretation of Scripture. Edited by Kevin L. Spawn, Archie T. Wright, and Ron Herms. New York: T & T Clark, in progress.
“Framing the Framework: The Impact of Dodd’s According to the Scriptures on His Subsequent Scholarship and the Scholarly Guild” in The Argument and Influence of C. H. Dodd’s According to the Scriptures: Appreciative and Critical Responses. Edited by Seth Elhorn. In progress.
“The Courage of Kindness in Biblical Scholarship.” In A Little Book For New Biblical Scholars. Edited by E. Randolph Richards and Joseph R. Dodson. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, forthcoming.