no.1 Paradise lost: reading the former prophets by the rivers of Babylon/ Ar C. Leder--pp. 9-27 Rahab of Canaan and Israel: the meaning of Joshua 2/ John H. Stek-- pp.28-48 Preaching texts of terror in the book of Judges: how does the history of interpretation help?/ John L. Thompson-- pp. 49-61 Reading Samuel to hear God/ Stanley D. Walters--pp.62-81 The former prophets and the practice of Christian worship/ John D. Witvliet--pp.82-94 Scholia et Homelitica Vengeance and the fair trial venue: a sermon on Joshua 20/ William T. Koopmans--pp.95-98 Guile and grief in Gideon's gold: a sermon on Judges 8:27/ William T. Koopmans--pp.99-102 The costly gift: a monologue sermon on 2 Samuel 24/ Stanley D. Walters--pp.103-112 A response to John Bolt's "common grace and the Christian reformed synod of Kalamazoo (1924)"/ Harry Boonstra--pp.113-116 A reply to Harry Boonstra/ John Bolt-- pp.117-119 no.2 Infants, nursing mother, and father: Paul's portrayal of a pastor/ Jeffrey A.D. Weima--pp.209-229 Taking up the cross and following Jesus: discipleship in the Gospel of Mark/ Marvin Meyer-- pp. 230-238 Covenant and pentecost/ James C. VanderKam-- pp. 239-254 Alleged rationalism: Francis Turretin on reason--pp.255-269 Reflecting theologically on popular culture as meaningful: the role of sin, grace, and general revelation/ Theodore A. Turnau, III--pp.270-296 Calvin bibliography: 2002/ Paul Fields--pp.297-317 Scholia et Homiletica Calvin, theologian of sweetness/ I.John Hesselink--pp.318-332 Can the prayers of Jesus be understood Christologically? a review essay/ Dean B. Deppe--pp.333-337