Jon Paulien

Jon Paulien
Jonathan K. Paulien (born 1949) is a Seventh-day Adventist theologian.
Biography
Paulien has a BA from Atlantic Union College, and an M.Div. and Ph.D. from Andrews University. His doctoral thesis, Decoding Revelation’s Trumpets: Literary Allusions and Interpretation of was completed in 1987. Prior to his Ph.D., he worked as a Seventh-day Adventist church pastor for several years in New York City.
He was professor of New Testament Interpretation at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University. He spent over two decades at Andrews. In 2007, he became dean of the Faculty of Religion at Loma Linda University, a position he held until 2019.
He and his wife Pamella have three children.
Theology
Paulien stated he has found material on the "stages of faith" to be "the most life-changing material I have ever learned or shared."
Publications
Paulien writes primarily for a Seventh-day Adventist audience. The majority of his books and articles have been published by non-academic publishing houses and magazines owned by the Seventh-day Adventist church. His scholarly articles also have been largely published by Seventh-day Adventist journals.
Non-Academic Books
2008. Armageddon at the Door: An Insider's Guide to the Book of Revelation
2008. Everlasting Gospel, Ever-Changing World
2004. The Deep Things of God: An Insider's Guide to the Book of Revelation
2003. John: The Beloved Gospel
2002. The Day That Changed the World: Seeking God After September 11
2001. Everyday Faith: How to Have an Authentic Relationship With God in the Real World
1999. The Millennium Bug: Is This the End of the World As We Know It
1995. John: Jesus Gives Life to a New Generation (The Abundant life Bible amplifier) with George R. Knight
1994. End Time (full title (As speculation builds, let's keep our eyes focused on) What the Bible says about the end-time)
1993. Present Truth in the Real World: The Adventist Struggle to Keep and Share Faith in a Secular Society
Articles
"The End of Historicism? Reflections on the Adventist Approach to Biblical Apocalyptic" - Journal of the Adventist Theological Society 14:2 (Fall 2003), p15–43; JATS 17:1 (Spring 2006), p180–208
"". Journal of the Adventist Theological Society 9:1–2 (1998), p179–186
"Armageddon" entry in Anchor Bible Dictionary I:394-5
See also
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Seventh-day Adventist theology
Seventh-day Adventist eschatology
History of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
28 Fundamental Beliefs
Questions on Doctrine
Teachings of Ellen G. White
Inspiration of Ellen G. White
Prophecy in the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Investigative judgment
Pillars of Adventism
Second Coming
Conditional Immortality
Historicism
Three Angels' Messages
Sabbath in seventh-day churches
Ellen G. White
Adventism
Seventh-day Adventist Church Pioneers
Seventh-day Adventist worship
Ellen G. White Estate
Loma Linda University
External links
Revelation-Armageddon.com, Paulien's blog, which has as its purpose "to provide sane, evidence-based information about the Bible’s Book of Revelation" in today's context
The Battle of Armageddon.com, companion website, also by Paulien
"Simply Revelation" 3ABN interview (part 1, part 2)
Book of Revelation, a personal translation by Paulien
Articles by Paulien cataloged in the Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index (SDAPI)
Andrews University faculty entry
Loma Linda University faculty entry
References
Seventh-day Adventist religious workers
Seventh-day Adventist theologians
20th-century Protestant theologians
1949 births
Living people
American Christian theologians
American Seventh-day Adventists