Joshua D. A. Bloor, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Manchester), Visiting Lecturer in Church History and Biblical Studies, Nazarene Theological College.
Thesis title: ‘Purifying the Consciousness: Cult, Defilement, and the Perpetual Heavenly Blood of Jesus in the Epistle to the Hebrews.’ Published as Purifying the Consciousness in Hebrews: Cult, Defilement and the Perpetual Heavenly Blood of Jesus, LNTS (Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2023).
Joshua finished his doctoral thesis in 2021 under the supervision of Dr Svetlana Khobnya & Dr Kent Brower. His thesis argued that the purification of the consciousness of sin, via Jesus' perpetual heavenly blood offering, is a vital motif for understanding Hebrews' sacrificial argumentation, and vice-versa. It was published as Purifying the Consciousness in Hebrews.
Joshua is a Visiting Lecturer at Nazarene Theological College. He is also a Pastor in Manchester and the Leadership Programme Director for the Pioneer UK Network of Churches.
Select Publications:
Select Publications:
Bloor, Joshua D. A., ‘"Yet Without Apostasy"?: Rethinking Hebrews 4.15 and the Testing of Jesus.' New Testament Studies (in press).
Purifying the Consciousness in Hebrews: Cult, Defilement and the Perpetual Heavenly Blood of Jesus. The Library of New Testament Studies 675 (London: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2023).
“Lucas Cranach: A Hidden Face of the Reformation.” Seedbed (Nov 2017).
“New Directions in Western Soteriology.” Theology 118 (May-June 2015): 179–87.
“Revisiting Wesley’s Ethics and his Ministry to the Poor: Social, Economical, and Medical Solutions.” Wesleyan Theological Journal 50:2 (Autumn: 2015): 80–95.
Published Reviews:
‘Review of Embracing God in your Suffering, by Dave Furman.’ Premier Christianity (July 2025): 60.
‘Review of Gospel Stories, by Andrew Wilson.’ Premier Christianity (April 2025).
‘Review of The Letter to the Hebrews, by Sigurd Grindheim.’ Journal of Evangelical Theological Society 67.3 (2024): 596–99.
‘Review of Intercession of Jesus in Hebrews: The Background and Nature of Jesus’ Heavenly Intercession in the Epistle to the Hebrews by A.G. Urga.’ Journal for the Study of the New Testament 46.5 (2024): 77.
‘Review of Death, The End of History, and Beyond: Eschatology in the Bible by Greg Carey.’ Journal for the Study of the New Testament 46.5 (2024): 4
‘Review of The Cambridge History of Ancient Christianity, edited by Bruce W. Longenecker & David E. Wilhite.’ Journal for the Study of the New Testament 46.5 (2024): 96.
‘Review of The Baker Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words, edited by Tremper Longmann III & Mark L. Strauss. Journal for the Study of the New Testament 46.5 (2024): 102.
‘Review of The Second Testament: A New Translation, by Scot McKnight. Journal for the Study of the New Testament 46.5 (2024): 107.
‘Review of The Cambridge Companion to the Gospels, 2nd edn, edited by Stephen C. Barton & Todd Brewer. Journal for the Study of the New Testament 45.5 (2023): 17.
‘Review of What Can Love Hope for? Questions for Faith Seeking Understanding, by William Loader.’ Journal for the Study of the New Testament 44.3 (2022): 102–103.
‘Review of Passions of the Christ: The Emotional Life of Jesus in the Gospels, by F. Scott Spencer.’Journal for the Study of the New Testament 44.3 (2022): 16–17.
‘Review of The Evil Inclination in Early Judaism and Christianity, by James Aitken, Hector M. Patmore & Ishay Rosen-Zvi.’ Journal for the Study of the New Testament 44.3 (2022): 78–79.
‘Review of Pain and Paradox in 2 Corinthians: The Transformative Function of Strength in Weakness, by B.G. White.’ Journal for the Study of the New Testament 44.3 (2022): 56–57.
‘Review of Handbook on the Gospels, by Benjamin L. Gladd.’ Journal for the Study of the New Testament 44.3 (2022): 21–22
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