Hobbs Faculty Books

The faculty of the Herschel H. Hobbs School of Theology and Ministry have authored numerous books covering various theological subjects. A listing of some of these books can be viewed below.

Dr. Rafael Bello

Sinless Flesh: A Critique of Karl Barth’s Fallen Christ

Dr. Matthew Y. Emerson

Baptists and the Christian Tradition: Toward an Evangelical Baptist Catholicity
Between the Cross and the Throne: The Book of Revelation
Christ and the New Creation: A Canonical Approach to the Theology of the New Testament
"He Descended to the Dead": An Evangelical Theology of Holy Saturday
The Story of Scripture: An Introduction to Biblical Theology

Dr. Mario Melendez

Covenant Evocations in Habakkuk: An Exploration of Intertextuality
Creation-Flood: Daily Devotions in the Biblical Languages Volume 1
Hebrew Grammar: Implicit Learning By Elaborative Encoding
Third Culture Faithful: Empowered Ministry for Multi-Ethnic Believers and Congregations

Dr. Brandon D. Smith

The Biblical Trinity: Encountering the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in Scripture
Taught by God: Ancient Hermeneutics for the Modern Church
The Trinity in the Book of Revelation: Seeing Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in John's Apocalypse
The Trinity in the Canon: A Biblical, Theological, Historical, and Practical Proposal

Dr. Heath A. Thomas

Exalting Jesus in 1 & 2 Samuel (Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary)
Faith Amid the Ruins: The Book of Habakkuk
Gospel of Our King
Great Is Thy Faithfulness?: Reading Lamentations as Sacred Scripture
Habakkuk (The Two Horizons Old Testament Commentary)
Holy War in the Bible: Christian Morality and an Old Testament Problem
A Manifesto for Theological Interpretation
The Minor Prophets: A Theological Introduction
Poetry and Theology in the Book of Lamentations: The Aesthetics of an Open Text