Jon Paulien

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Field	Value
name	Jon Paulien
birth_name	Jonathan K. Paulien
birth_date
birth_place	New York City, NY
occupation	Professor, writer
Seventh-day Adventist theologian
alma_mater	Atlantic Union College
Andrews University
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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

References

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References

1. "Presenters :: Questions on Doctrine".
2. Paulien, "[http://revelation-armageddon.com/2010/08/03/stages-of-faith.aspx Stages of Faith] {{webarchive. link. (2010-11-27 " blog, 8 March 2010. First of a series of blogs about the stages of faith)
3. [http://revelation-armageddon.com/2006/11/27/first-thoughts.aspx Revelation – Armageddon: First Thoughts] {{webarchive. link. (2007-01-25)

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