The Articles/Papers/Book Reviews
by Gary D. Collier
from
1980 to 2026
Conference Papers
Revelation
Challenging Parousia:
Does Revelation Offer a Corrective to Then-Existing
Views of the Coming of Jesus?
SCJC April 10, 2026
Matthew 16
Hiding in
Plain Sight:
'Simon Barjona' as
Wordplay and Theology
in Mt 16:17
SCJC April 7, 2018
Published Articles
1Cor 10
"That We Might Not Crave Evil":
The Structure and Argument of 1Cor 10:1-13
JSNT 55 (1994) 55-75
Hermeneutics
Bringing the Word to Life:
Biblical Hermeneutics in
Churches of Christ
CS 11:1 (1990): 18-40
Deuteronomy
The Problem of Deuteronomy:
In Search of a Perspective.
RQ 26:4 (1983): 215-33
Book Reviews
Paul's Letters
Book Review:
Longenecker and Still,
Thinking Through Paul: A Survey of His Life, Letters, and Theology
Sent June 2015 to SCJ.
Bible Intro
Book Review:
Arterbury, Bellinger,Dodson,
Engaging the Christian Scriptures: An Introduction to the Bible.
Sent June 2015 to SCJ.
Paul's Letters
Book Review:
James P. Ware (ed),
Synopsis of the Pauline Letters in Greek and English
SCJ 15 no. 1 (2012): 150-152.
NT
Book Review:
James G. D. Dunn,
Unity and Diversity in the New Testament
RQ 23:2 (1980): 121-126
The Great Alexandrian Library
Built in the early 3rd century BCE, under Ptolemy I Soter (developed further by Ptolemy II Philadelphus)
Flourished in the 3rd–2nd centuries BC (peak scholarly activity and collection growth)
Collected:
- Greek literature (Homer, tragedians, philosophers)
- Texts from across the Mediterranean and Near East
- Scientific works (math, astronomy, medicine)
- Effort to gather “all known books”—including translations (e.g., Hebrew texts into Greek)
Declined:
- No single event; gradual decline
- Major damage often linked to Caesar’s Alexandrian War (48 BC)
- Further losses over centuries (Roman period, later conflicts)
- By late antiquity (3rd–5th centuries AD), effectively gone
