NEW TESTAMENT
The New Testament Study Group of Tyndale Fellowship exists to promote evangelical scholarship that takes seriously the authority of the Bible and rigorous academic study by engaging with issues in our wider world.
We meet in-person at the annual Tyndale Fellowship conference, along with the Fellowship's other study groups.
Chair
Ian Paul
Tyndale Fellowship New Testament Study Group
2027 Call for Papers
The Book of Revelation and apocalyptic in the New Testament
The theme for the Tyndale Fellowship New Testament Study Group in 2027 is the Book of Revelation and apocalyptic in the New Testament. We hope to explore some of the key issues in reading the Book of Revelation as well as wider issues of apocalyptic in the New Testament. In relation to Revelation, some of the questions currently being explored include:
● Violence and the ethics of the Lamb’s victory.
● How “anti-imperial” is Revelation really, and how real was the crisis?
● Ecological hermeneutics of Revelation.
● Gender and the female figures.
● Reception history and contemporary political use.
In relation to apocalyptic in the New Testament, questions include:
● The “apocalyptic Paul” debate.
● Was the historical Jesus an apocalyptic prophet?
● The Synoptic apocalyptic discourse (Mark 13 and Matt 24)
● 2 Thessalonians 2 and the restrainer/man of lawlessness.
● The question of what constitutes “apocalyptic” in the New Testament.
● We also hope to include a book panel and discussion on a recent significant monograph
on Revelation.
We invite proposals of up to 200 words for papers on topics relating to the theme, addressing these issues or others of importance in the area. Please include a sentence of biography about yourself. We are anticipating that, depending on the range of subjects covered, the papers might well form the core of a publication following the conference. We also welcome proposals for papers on any NT topic for an open session.
Paper titles and proposals should be sent to Tyler Hoagland (tylerahoagland@gmail.com), by
Thursday 10 December 2026.
We plan to publish the full programme mid-January 2027.
In 2028, our subject will be women in the New Testament.
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Tyndale Fellowship Study Groups annual summer conference takes place Wednesday 30 June - Friday 2 July 2027 at High Leigh, Hoddesdon, UK. Registration and bursary applications will open on 15 January 2027. Early bird registration runs for 1 month, and bursary funds are usually fully allocated by March.
All seven study groups of the Tyndale Fellowship meet concurrently in the same venue, sharing mealtimes, coffee breaks, Tyndale Fellowship Lectures, a prayer meeting, worship service and members' meeting. Attendees are welcome to spend time in the other study groups during the conference.