Dr. Joseph (Joey) Dodson is the Dr. Craig L. Blomberg Endowed Chair of New Testament. He studied at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland and the University of Tübingen in Germany. In addition to numerous academic and devotional essays, he has written several articles for top-tier, peer review journals such as Harvard Theological Review, Novum Testamentum, the Journal for Jewish Studies, and Catholic Biblical Quarterly. His most recent books include Paul the Rabbi Philosopher, 2026; the award-winning Conquerors Not Captives, 2024; Paul and the Giants of Philosophy, 2019, co-edited with David E. Briones; and A Little Book for New Bible Scholars with E. Randolph Richards, 2017. Dr. Dodson’s current research includes a Romans commentary in the Brill Exegetical Commentary Series and a Colossians-Philemon commentary in The Christian Standard Commentary Series.
Engage360 Episode 44: New Testament Scholarship
The Dr. Craig L. Blomberg Endowed Chair of New Testament Lecture: Interpretations of Romans 7
Edited
- Paul and the Giants of Philosophy: Reading the Apostle in Greco-Roman Context, IVP Publishing, 2019.
Articles
- The Many Faces of Metaphor in Colossians 2:15 in Bulletin for Biblical Research 31.4 (2021): 497-515, 2021.
- “The Yonder Man and the Hypocrite in Seneca’s Epistle 59 and Paul’s Letter to the Romans.” https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14020235. 2023
Pauline theology, NT theology, and hermeneutics.
Books Authored, Co-Authored, and Co-Edited
- Introduction to Biblical Interpretation, 3rd. ed. Co-authored with Craig L. Blomberg and Robert L. Hubbard, Jr. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2017. A workbook and DVD course also accompanies this textbook.
- The New Chosen People: A Corporate View of Election. Revised and expanded edition. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2015.
- Handbook for Personal Bible Study Second Edition. Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 2021.
- Become What You Are. Spiritual Formation According to the Sermon on the Mount. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2006.
- “Ephesians.” In Expositor’s Bible Commentary. Gen. ed. T. Longman, III and D. E. Garland, Vol. 12, 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006, 19-173.
- Ephesians: An Annotated Bibliography. New York: Garland Publishing, 1996.
Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Articles
- “Can You Worship Anyplace? Reflections on How the New Testament Answers the Question.” In Midwestern Journal of Theology 9/2. (Fall 2010): 96-121.
- Notes on “Romans” and “Ephesians.” In the Apologetics Study Bible. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2007.
- “Exegetical Rigor with Hermeneutical Humility: The Calvinist-Arminian Debate and the New Testament.” In New Testament Greek and Exegesis. Essays in Honor of Gerald F. Hawthorne, ed. A.M. Donaldson and T.B. Sailors. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003, pp. 23-36.
- “Evangelical Hermeneutics.” In Initiation into Theology. Ed. Adrio König. Pretoria, South Africa: J. L. Van Schaik, 1998.
- “Reading Ephesians: The Glory of Christ in the Church,” Southwestern Journal of Theology 39/1 (Fall, 1996), pp. 14-19.
- “The Sermon at Nazareth (Luke 4:14-22).” In Christian Freedom: Essays in Honor of Vernon C. Grounds, ed. K. W. M. Wozniak and S. J. Grenz. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1986.
- “Noisy Gong or Acoustic Vase? A Note on 1 Corinthians 13.1.” New Testament Studies 32/2 (1986): 286-289.
- “Paul’s Use of kalein: A Proposal.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 27/1 (1984): 53‑64.
Other Articles
- “Bless Your Persecutors.” Moody Magazine 100/5 (May/June 2000), pp. 33-40.
- “Think on These Things.” Moody Magazine 99/1 (September/October 1998), pp. 31-34. Reprinted in The Christian Reader, July/August 1999, pp. 59-62.
- “Do All Need Christ?” Moody Magazine 98/1 (September/October 1997), pp. 27-29.
- “Don’t Love the World (1 John 2:15-17).” Decision 38/6 (June 1997), pp. 31-35.
- “Faith.” The Sermon Builder 2/1 (Spring, 1993) 10.
- “Behold the Man: Angry!” Moody Monthly 91/7 (March, 1991): 18-19.
- “The Tale of the Tree and the Temple.” Moody Monthly 85/4 (December, 1984): 92ff. [includes side-bar suggesting helps for doing narrative sermons].
- “When Does Praying Become Pestering?” Moody Monthly 85/3 (November, 1984): 30ff.
- Articles in The Small Group Letter (Navigators): “Mathētēs,” Vol. 1/1 (April, 1984); “Präys,” Vol. 1 / 2 (May, 1984); “Gonypeteō,” Vol.1 / 4 (July-Aug. 1984); “Philadelphia,” Vol. 1/5 (September, 1984); “Hypokrisis,” Vol. 1/6 (October, 1984); “Eusebeia,” Vol. 1/7 (Nov./Dec., 1984); “Palingenesia,” Vol. 1/8 (January, 1985); “Auxanō,” Vol. 1/9 (February, 1985).
Dictionary & Encyclopedia Entries
- “Sacred Texts: Hermeneutics.” In Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics – Second Edition, 14 volumes. Editor-in-chief, Keith Brown. Amsterdam et al.: Elsevier, 2006, Vol. 10: 723-29.
- Seven articles in Dictionary of Biblical Imagery. Ed. Tremper Longman, III, et al. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1998.
- “Election.” In Dictionary of the Later New Testament and Its Developments. Ed. R. P. Martin and P.H. Davids. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1997.
- “Perfect, Mature.” In Dictionary of Paul and His Letters. Ed. G. Hawthorne and R. P. Martin. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1993, pp. 699-701.
- Eighteen articles for Nelson’s Bible Dictionary. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1986.
Book Reviews & Other Work
- Numerous book reviews in various journals including: Ashland Theological Journal, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Westminster Theological Journal, Themelios, Scottish Journal of Theology, Denver Journal, The Bible Translator, et al.
- Chief exegetical consultant and chairman of exegetical committee for the New Testament edition of Eugene Peterson’s, The Message. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1993.
- Served as editorial consultant for several New Testament epistles in the revision of The New Century Version. Dallas: Word, 1986-87.
- Produced the October, November, and December 1979 issues of “The Daily Walk,” the devotional guide published by Walk Thru the Bible Ministries.