Adjunct Faculty, New Testament.
Qualifications: BSc (UNSW), BD, MA (Theology) (Moore), PhD (Sydney).
Research interests: The Johannine Literature, 1-2 Thessalonians and the Petrine letters; New Testament Greek Syntax; the relationship between Judaism and Christianity in the First century; The New Testament’s use of the Old Testament; Biblical Theology.
Jensen, M. D., 1-2 Thessalonians. Matthias Bible Guide; Kingsford: Matthias Media, 2025.
‘Paul and the Thessalonian Church: Piecing the Puzzle Together’ in Christian Origins and the Formation of the Early Church, edited by S. E. Porter and D. I. Yoon, Leiden: Brill, 2024.
The Letters of John. Matthias Bible Guide; Kingsford: Matthias Media, 2024.
Living Stones: 1 Peter. Pathway Bible Guides; Kingsford: Matthias Media, 2023.
‘Introduction’ to H. D. McDonald, The New Testament Concept of the Atonement: The Gospel of the Calvary Event, Revised Edition; Cambridge: James Clarke & Co, 2022, 1-5.
That you May Know: 1 John. Pathway Bible Guides; Kingsford: Matthias Media, 2019.
‘A Jewish Denial: 1 John and Johannine Mission’ in Christian Origins and the Establishment of the Early Jesus Movement, edited by S. E. Porter and A. W. Pitts, Leiden: Brill, 2018, 412-425.
‘The Atonement in 1-3 John’ in T & T Clark Companion to the Atonement, edited by A. Johnson, New York: T & T Clark, 2017, 581-583.
‘Taking over the Heritage: Israel, Jesus, and his Church’ in Listen to Him: Reading and Preaching Emmanuel in Matthew edited by P. G. Bolt, London: Latimer Publications, 2015, 91-104.
‘The Gospel and the New Testament: Understanding the New Testament in Light of the Gospel Mission’ in Let the Word do the Work, edited by P. G. Bolt, Camperdown: Australian Church Record, 2015, 85-91.
Jesus Through Old Testament Eyes. Pathway Bible Guides; Kingsford: Matthias Media, 2013.
Alive with Christ. Pathway Bible Guides; Kingsford: Matthias Media, 2013.
For our Sins. Pathway Bible Guides; Kingsford: Matthias Media, 2013.
Affirming the Resurrection of the Incarnate Christ: A Reading of 1 John SNTSMS 153, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012.
‘‘You have overcome the evil one’: Victory over evil in 1 John’ in Christ’s Victory over Evil: Biblical Theology and Pastoral Ministry, edited by P. G. Bolt, Nottingham: Apollos, 2009, 104-122.
‘Being ‘Sons (children) of God’ in 1 John’ in Donald Robinson – selected works: Appreciation, edited by P. G. Bolt and M. D. Thompson, Camperdown: Australian Church Record, 2008, 197-203.
‘An End to the Silence: The Misuse of the “Argument from Silence”’, Bulletin of Biblical Research 33.3 (2023), 324-336.
‘The Jewish Audience of 1 Peter’, The Global Anglican 136.2 (2022), 161-170.
‘1 Thessalonians 2:13-16: A Review of Exegetical Options’, Currents in Biblical Research 18.1 (2019), 59-79.
‘Some Unpersuasive Glosses: The Meaning of ἀπείθεια, ἀπειθέω and ἀπειθής in the New Testament’, Journal of Biblical Literature 138.2 (2019), 391-412.
‘Justification in Jesus and Paul: Two voices in Unison’, Reformed Theological Review 77.3 (2018), 172-192.
‘The Fourth Gospel and the Apostolic Mission: John’s Common Evangelical Theology’, Unio cum Christo, 2.2 (2016), 195-208.
‘John is No Exception: Identifying the Subject of εἰμί and its Implications’, Journal of Biblical Literature 135.2 (2016), 341-353.
‘“Jesus is the Christ”: A New Paradigm for Understanding 1 John’, Reformed Theological Review 75.1 (2016), 1-20.
‘Noah, the Eighth Proclaimer of Righteousness: Understanding 2 Peter 2:5 in light of Genesis 4:26’, Journal for the Study of the New Testament 37.4 (2015), 458-469.
‘Jesus “coming” in the flesh: 2 John 7 and Verbal Aspect’, Novum Testamentum 56.3 (2014), 310-322.
‘The Structure and Argument of 1 John: Review of Proposals’, Currents in Biblical Research 12.2 (2014), 194-215.
‘The Structure and Argument of 1 John’, Journal for the Study of the New Testament 35.1 (2012), 54-73.
Review of ‘First and Second Thessalonians by Timothy A Brookins’, Bulletin of Biblical Research (2023), forthcoming.
Review of ‘Jesus Christ as the Son of David in the Gospel of Mark by Max Botner’, Bulletin of Biblical Research 33.3 (2023), 372-373.
Review of ‘Atonement and Ethics in 1 John: A Peacemaking Hermeneutic by Christopher Armitage’, Review of Biblical Literature published online 29/10/2023 (http://bookreviews.org).
Review of ‘Handbook on Acts and Paul’s Letters by Thomas R. Schreiner’, Review of Biblical Literature published online 1/10/2022 (http://bookreviews.org).
Review of ‘The Hope of Israel: The Resurrection of Christ in the Acts of the Apostles by Brandon D. Crowe’, Bulletin of Biblical Research 31.3 (2021), 436-438.
Review of ‘The Pseudepigraphal Letters to the Thessalonians by Marlene Crüsemann’, Review of Biblical Literature published online 10/9/2021 (http://www.bookreviews.org).
Review of ‘1 & 2 Thessalonians by Nijay K. Gupta’, Bulletin of Biblical Research 31.2 (2021), 275-277.
Review of ‘First and Second Thessalonians by Nathan Eubank, Bulletin of Biblical Research 31.1 (2021), 121-122.
Review of ‘Philo of Alexandria: An Intellectual Biography by Maren R. Niehoff, Bulletin of Biblical Research 30.3 (2020), 457-458.
Review of ‘Gospel Interpretation and the Q-Hypothesis edited by Mogens Müller and Heike Omerzu’, Bulletin of Biblical Research 30.1 (2020), 144-146.
Review of ‘The Son of Man Problem: Critical Readings by Benjamin E. Reynolds’, Bulletin of Biblical Research 29.2 (2019), 259-260.
Review of ‘The Divine Name in the Gospel of John by Joshua J. F. Coutts’, Bulletin of Biblical Research 29.2 (2019), 261-262.
Review of ‘The Price of Partnership in the Letter of Paul to the Philippians: “Make My Joy Complete” by Mark A. Jennings’, Bulletin of Biblical Research 28.3 (2019), 504-505.
Review of ‘The Christian World Around the New Testament: Collected Essays II by Richard Bauckham’, Bulletin of Biblical Research 28.3 (2019), 520-522.
Review of ‘The Testimony of the Exalted Jesus in the Book of Revelation by Sarah S. U. Dixon’, Bulletin of Biblical Research 28.1 (2018), 143-145.
Review of ‘The Institutions of the Emerging Church edited by Sven-Olav Bäck and Erkki Koskenniemi’, Bulletin of Biblical Research 27.4 (2017), 604-606.
Review of ‘1 & 2 Thessalonians by Andy Johnson’, Bulletin of Biblical Research 27.3 (2017), 442-443.
Review of ‘I & II Thessalonians: A Commentary by M. Eugene Boring’, Review of Biblical Literature published online 12/5/2017 (http://www.bookreviews.org).
Review of ‘The Gospel of the Lord: How the Early church Wrote the Story of Jesus by Michael F. Bird’, Bulletin of Biblical Research 26.3 (2016), 421-422.
Review of ‘Profiling Jewish Literature in Antiquity: An Inventory from Second Temple Texts to the Talmuds by Alexander Samely, Philip Alexander, Rocco Bernasconi, and Robert Hayward’, Bulletin of Biblical Research 26.2 (2016), 275-277.
Review of ‘Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries: How to Write their History by Peter J. Tomson and Joshua Schwartz’, Bulletin of Biblical Research 26.1 (2016), 148-150.
Review of ‘Theologizing in the Corinthian Conflict: Studies in the Exegesis and Theology of 2 Corinthians edited by Reimund Bieringer’, Bulletin of Biblical Research 26.1 (2016), 139-141.
Review of ‘Re-Thinking the Death of Jesus: An Exegetical and Theological Study of Hilasmos and Agape in 1 John 2:1-2 and 4:7-10 by Toan Do’, Bulletin of Biblical Research 25.4 (2015), 586-587.
Review of ‘Jesus Without Borders: Christology in the Majority World edited by Gene L. Green, Stephen T. Pardue, and K. K. Yeo’, Bulletin of Biblical Research 25.3 (2015), 430-431.
Review of ‘Mark by Mark L. Strauss’, Bulletin of Biblical Research 25.2 (2015), 265-266.
Review of ‘1-2 Thessalonians by Jeffrey A. D. Weima’, Bulletin of Biblical Research 25.2 (2015), 278-279.
Review of ‘Jewish Apocalypticism in Late First Century Israel. Reading “Second Baruch” in Context by Matthias Henze’, Bulletin of Biblical Research 24.3 (2014), 427-428.
Review of ‘Temple Purity in 1–2 Corinthians by Yulin Liu’, Bulletin of Biblical Research 24.1 (2014), 121-122.
Review of ‘Rethinking the Ethics of John edited by Jan G. van der Watt and Ruben Zimmermann’, Bulletin of Biblical Research 24.1 (2014), 117-119.
Review of ‘From Typology to Doxology: Paul’s Use of Isaiah and Job in Romans 11:34-35 by Andrew D. Naselli’, Bulletin of Biblical Research 23.2 (2013), 283-284.
Review of ‘Jesus Tradition in the Apostolic Fathers by Stephen E. Young’, Bulletin of Biblical Research 23.1 (2013), 146-147.
Review of ‘Mark by Mary Ann Beavis’, Bulletin of Biblical Research 22.4 (2013), 599-600.
Review of ‘Jesus among Friends and Enemies: A Historical and Literary Introduction to Jesus in the Gospels edited by Chris Keith and Larry W. Hurtado’, Bulletin of Biblical Research 22.3 (2012), 441-442.
Review of ‘They Went Out From Us: The Identity of the Opponents in First John by Daniel R. Streett’, Reformed Theological Review 71.2 (2012), 137-138.
Review of ‘The Kingship-Cross Interplay in the Gospel of John: Jesus’ Death as Corroboration of His Royal Messiahship by Mavis M. Leung’, Bulletin of Biblical Research 22.2 (2012), 286-287.
