David G. Peterson

As I update my website, I have chosen to give prominence again to the first of the four major biblical commentaries I have written. This was a labour of love for me over about fifteen years, before it was published in the Pillar New Testament Commentary Series in 2009. The…

There are many ways to be lost in life, but the most serious is to be lost to God. Luke’s Gospel introduces us to a range of people who met Jesus, understood his message, and experienced his saving power. For the last four years I have been writing a commentary…

My commentary on Romans, which was published in 2017 by Holman in Nashville , has been republished by Lexham Press in Bellingham. They have picked up the whole series and renamed it Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary. Everything remains the same, except that they have used a different type-face for headings…

My commentary on Hebrews in the revised series of the Tyndale New Testament was published by IVP UK in 2020 and IVP USA in 2021. Recollecting the impact that earlier versions of the Tyndale commentaries have had on my own development as a Christian and my ability to expound biblical texts,…

A recent post on the Gospel Coalition website by Trevin Wax gave a helpful review of my book Possessed by God. A New Testament Theology of Sanctification and Holiness. This was published in 1995 by InterVarsity Press (USA) and Apollos (UK) as the first in the New Studies in Bible Theology…

Presbyterian and Reformed have now published Encountering God Together and I look forward to receiving reviews and comments. I hope that many people will find this book theologically challenging and practically helpful, especially those who plan and lead church services. It is easy to slip into familiar ways and not think…

In 2013 IVP UK published my latest book Encountering God Together: Biblical Patterns for Ministry and Worship. This paperback was written to help everyone involved in planning and leading church services think more biblically and creatively about this important ministry. Questions for review and reflection at the end of each chapter…

Jonathan Griffiths has edited an important new paperback called The Perfect Saviour (Nottingham: Inter-Varsity, 2012). Eight biblical scholars have combined to write a chapter each on key themes in Hebrews: Peter O’Brien (The new covenant and its perfect mediator); Jonathan Griffiths (The word of God: perfectly spoken in the Son); Richard…

Transformed by God: New Covenant Life and Ministry has now been published by IVP in the UK and by InterVarsity Press in the US. This book is intended to be a sequel to Possessed by God. Graham Cole, Anglican Professor of Divinity, Beeson Divinity School, has kindly made this comment in…