Jan A. Sigvartsen

Publicatons

ACADEMIC BOOKS

Sigvartsen, Jan A., ed. Maccabees. Themes and Issues in Biblical Studies. Sheffield: Equinox, under contract.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. Afterlife and Resurrection Beliefs in the Apocrypha and Apocalyptic Literature. Jewish and Christian Texts 29. London: Bloomsbury T & T Clark, 2019.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. Afterlife and Resurrection Beliefs in the Pseudepigrapha. Jewish and Christian Texts 30. London: Bloomsbury T & T Clark, 2019.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. Messiah ben Joseph: A Type in Both Jewish and Christian Traditions. GlossaHouse Studies in Text & Language Monograph Series 1. Wilmore, KY: GlossaHouse, 2018. 

Sigvartsen, Leanne M., Jan A. Sigvartsen, and Paul B. Petersen. Beyond Beliefs 1: Results. Berrien Springs, MI: Andrews University's Religion and Biblical Languages ​​Department, 2014. 

 Sigvartsen, Leanne M., Jan A. Sigvartsen, and Paul B. Petersen. Beyond Beliefs 1: Cohort 1, Full Report. Berrien Springs, MI: Andrews University's Religion and Biblical Languages ​​Department, 2014. 

ACADEMIC ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS

 Sigvartsen, Jan A. "God in the Apocrypha." Chapter in Ancient Literature for New Testament Studies: The Apocrypha and Septuagint. Edited by Bruce W. Longenecker and James K. Aitken. Ancient Literature for New Testament Studies 1. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2026. Solicited manuscript, accepted for publication, publication forthcoming.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. “Who in the World was the Priest-King Melchizedek? From Old Testament Obscurity to Second Temple Period Eschatological Prominence. Part 3 – Melchizedek in the New Testament.” Spes Christiana 37.1 (Spring 2026): forthcoming. Solicited manuscript.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. “Who in the World was the Priest-King Melchizedek? From Old Testament Obscurity to Second Temple Period Eschatological Prominence. Part 2 – Melchizedek and the Qumran Community.” Spes Christiana 37.1 (Spring 2026): forthcoming. Solicited manuscript.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. "Conflicting Eschatological Visions? The Messianic Kingdom in the Old, the New Testament, and Seventh-day Adventist Eschatology." Pages 51-76 in The Kingdom of God is at Hand – Adventist Interpretations of Biblical Apocalyptic. Edited by Rolf J. Pöhler and Kerstin Maiwald. Adventistica – Studies in Adventist History and Theology – New Series 4. Friedensau, Germany: Theologische Hochschule Friedensau, 2025.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. “Who in the World was the Priest-King Melchizedek? From Old Testament Obscurity to Second Temple Period Eschatological Prominence. Part 1 – Melchizedek in the Old Testament.” Spes Christiana 34.1 (Spring 2023): 49-90.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. "Creation in the Second Temple Period." Pages 71-92 in The Genesis Creation Account and Its Reverberations in the New Testament. Edited by Thomas R. Shepherd. Berrien Springs, MI: Andrews University Press, 2022.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. "Two Separate Eschatological Resurrection Events – One for the Righteous and Another for the Wicked." Spes Christiana 32.2 (Fall 2021): 71-106.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. "The Biblical Law of Niddah and Its Muslim Parallels." Pages 55–80 in Searching the Scriptures: Andrews University Seminary Emerging Scholars Pay Tribute to Their Professors. Edited by Slavisa Jankovic. Berrien Springs, MI: Department of Old Testament, Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, Andrews University, 2018.

Sigvartsen, Leanne M., and Jan A. Sigvartsen. "The Dawn of the Battle of the Sexes - Genesis 3:16." Pages 19–38 in Searching the Scriptures: Andrews University Seminary Emerging Scholars Pay Tribute to Their Professors. Edited by Slavisa Jankovic. Berrien Springs, MI: Department of Old Testament, Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, Andrews University, 2018.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. "The Mashal 'The Treasure' in Early Judaism." Pages 213–235 in Biblical Parables: Essays in Honor of Robert M. Johnston. Edited by Thomas R. Shepherd and Ranko Stefanovic. Berrien Springs, MI: New Testament Department, Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, Andrews University, 2016.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. "The Creation Order: Hierarchical or Egalitarian?" Andrews University Seminary Studies 53.1 (Spring 2015): 127-142.

Sigvartsen, Leanne M., and Jan A. Sigvartsen. "Ellen G. White and the Influence of Colonial Australian Women." Andrews University Seminary Studies 53.1 (Spring 2015): 55-63.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. "An Overview of John H. Walton's Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate." Andrews University Seminary Studies 49.1 (Spring 2011): 173-175.

ACADEMIC PAPER PRESENTATIONS

Sigvartsen, Jan A. “Why a plethora of afterlife and resurrection views?” Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts & Letters, Alma College, February 28, 2025.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. “Job’s Wife: Nasty Woman or Traumatized Mother?” Paper to be presented at the Annual Society of Biblical Literature Meetings, San Diego, CA, November 14, 2024.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. “The Crucial Function of the Non-Apocalyptic Material in the Apocalyptic Book of Daniel.” Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts & Letters, Lawrence Technological University, March 8, 2024

Sigvartsen, Jan A. “Temporal Messianic Kingdoms of the Second Temple Period.” Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts & Letters, Andrews University, March 17, 2023.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. “Biblical Heroes, Reluctant Leaders, and Flawed Rulers.” Paper presented at the Christian Leadership Conference 2022, Oslo, Norway, May 20, 2022.

Sigvartsen, Jan A.  "Conflicting Eschatological Visions? The Messianic Kingdom in the Old, the New Testament, and Seventh-day Adventist Eschatology." Paper presented at the IAS Symposium, Friedensau, Germany, April 27, 2021.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. "The Uniqueness of Seventh-day Adventist Eschatology" Paper presented at the Fourth International Bible Conference for Bible Teachers and Theologians, Rome, Italy, June 12, 2018. (Link to Paper)

Sigvartsen, Leanne M., Jan A. Sigvartsen, and Paul B. Petersen. "The Trinity: Millennial Young Adults' Response to Fundamental 2 - Nice Guy, Or Guys, But Is There One God or Three?" Paper presented by Jan A. Sigvartsen at The Triune God - Case Symposium of the Adventist Theological Society, San Antonio, TX, Nov 19, 2016.

Sigvartsen, Leanne M., Jan A. Sigvartsen, and Paul B. Petersen. "Millennials and their responses to Fundamental 23 - Marriage and the Family: Would Millennials raise their children as Seventh-day Adventists; What do you think about ideal marriage ? both males and females? "Paper presented by Jan A. Sigvartsen at Marriage & the Family - Case Symposium of the Adventist Theological Society, Atlanta, GA, Nov 21, 2015.

Sigvartsen, Leanne M., Jan A. Sigvartsen, and Paul B. Petersen. "The Beyond Beliefs Study: What do Millennials young adults really think of 28 Fundamentals? Do they even know what They are? How did they respond to 90 sociocultural, behavioral, and religious topics? A discussion of some of the critical findings from the Beyond Beliefs study. "Paper presented by Jan A. Sigvartsen at 2015 NAD Pastoral Family Convention. Austin, TX, June 30, 2015.

Sigvartsen, Leanne M., and Jan A. Sigvartsen. "Beyond Beliefs 3: Our Dataset - What It Is In, How We Got It Cheaply, How We're Taking It Globally, How You May Be Able To Use It, Or Use Our Strategies To Obtain Your Own Dataset Quickly And Cheaply." Paper presented at 2015 Andrews Research Conference: Early career researchers in the social sciences. Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI, 14 May 2015.

Sigvartsen, Leanne M., Jan A. Sigvartsen, and Paul B. Petersen. The Beyond Beliefs Study: What Do Millennial Young Adults Really Think Of Their Church's Official Beliefs? Do They Even Know What These Beliefs Are? Andrews University, Berrien Springs, March 13, 2015. Jan. Sigvartsen at Michigan's Academy of Arts and Sciences Conference.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. "The Afterlife in the Apocalyptic Literature of Second Temple Period Judaism." Paper presented at the Midwest Regional Society of Biblical Literature, Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL, 8 February 2015.

Sigvartsen, Leanne M., Jan A. Sigvartsen, and Paul B. Petersen. Millennial Young Adults and their responses to the Ordination of Women within the Seventh-day Adventist Church. " Presented by Leanne M. Sigvartsen at the 11th Annual Seminary Scholarship Symposium. Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI, February 6, 2015.

Sigvartsen, Leanne M., Jan A. Sigvartsen, and Paul B. Petersen. "Millennial Young Adults and their responses to the Creation Fundamental." Presented by Jan A. Sigvartsen at the 11th Annual Semester Scholarship Symposium, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI, 6 February 2015.

Sigvartsen, Leanne M., Jan A. Sigvartsen, and Paul B. Petersen. "Beyond Beliefs - What Millennial Young Adults Really Think of the 28 Beliefs of Adventism." Paper presented at the Andrews University Faculty Institute, Berrien Springs, MI, August 2014.

Sigvartsen, Leanne M., Jan A. Sigvartsen, and Paul B. Petersen. "Seventh-day Adventist Identity Among Millennial Young Adults." Paper presented by Jan A. Sigvartsen at Adventism at the Crossroads: Adventist Identity and Eschatology. Spring Symposium of the Adventist Theological Society, Collegedale, TN, 18 April 2014.

Sigvartsen, Leanne M., Jan A. Sigvartsen, and Paul B. Petersen. "The Beyond Beliefs Study - Cohort 1: An Investigation Into the Knowledge and Attitudes of Young Adults Have the 28 Beliefs of Adventism." Leanne M. Sigvartsen and Jan A. Sigvartsen at the 10th Annual Seminary Scholarship Symposium, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI, 7 February 2014.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. "Repentance and Personal Responsibility in Ezekiel 18 and Its Inner-Textual and Intertextual Contexts." Paper presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Providence, RI, 20 November 2008.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. "The Concept of 'The Chosen People' in the Three Monotheistic Religions." Paper presented at the 2nd Annual Seminary Scholarship Symposium, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI, February 2006.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. "The Biblical Law of Nidah and Its Muslim Parallel." Paper presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Toronto, Canada, 21 November 2002.

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ACADEMIC BOOK REVIEWS

Sigvartsen, Jan A. “Review of Resurrection of the Dead in Early Judaism, 200 BCE-CE 200. [Review of Resurrection of the Dead in Early Judaism, 200 BCE-CE 200].” Andrews University Seminary Studies 57.2 (Fall 2019): 405-408.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. "Review of Apocalypse, Prophecy, and Pseudepigrapha: On Jewish Apocalyptic Literature." [Review of Apocalypse, Prophecy, and Pseudepigrapha: On Jewish Apocalyptic Literature]." Andrews University Seminary Studies 55.2 (Fall 2017): 303-305.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. "Review of What Did the Ancient Israelites Eat? Diet in Biblical Times. [Review of What Did the Ancient Israelites Eat? Diet in Biblical Times]." Andrews University Seminary Studies 48.1 (Spring 2010): 140-143.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. "Review of the Eden Narrative: A Literary and Religious-Historical Study of Genesis 2-3. [Review of the Eden Narrative: A Literary and Religio-Historical Study of Genesis 2-3]." Andrews University Seminary Studies 46.2 (Fall 2008): 291-293.

ENCYCLOPEDIA & COMMENTARY ENTRIES

Sigvartsen, Jan A. “Maccabean Revolt and Maccabees.” In SDA Biblical-Theological Dictionary. Forthcoming.

Sigvartsen, Jan A.  "Hasmoneans." Pages 1383-1385 in Archaeology and Cultural Background Study Bible (NKJV). Madrid, Spain: Safeliz, 2022.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. "Intertestamental Period." Pages 1375-1377 in Archaeology and Cultural Background Study Bible (NKJV). Madrid, Spain: Safeliz, 2022.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. "Ptolomies." Pages 1386-1388 in Archaeology and Cultural Background Study Bible (NKJV). Madrid, Spain: Safeliz, 2022.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. "Seleucids." Pages 1389-1390 in Archaeology and Cultural Background Study Bible (NKJV). Madrid, Spain: Safeliz, 2022.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. "Septuagint." Pages 35-36 in Archaeology and Cultural Background Study Bible (NKJV). Madrid, Spain: Safeliz, 2022. 

NON SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS

Sigvartsen, Jan A. “Creation in the Second Temple Period Literature.” Forthcoming chapter in Creation in the New Testament. Edited by Gary B. Swanson and Thomas Shepherd. Nampa, ID: Pacific Press, forthcoming.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. “Did the Hebrews believe in an afterlife?” Pages 234-237 in The Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) in Five Minutes. Edited by Philippe Guillaume and Diana Edelman. Sheffield: Equinox Publishing, 2024.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. “Afterlife and Resurrection Beliefs in the Second Temple Period.” The Bible and Interpretation: News and Interpretation on the Bible and Ancient Near East. The University of Arizona. Source: https://bibleinterp.arizona.edu/articles/afterlife-and-resurrection-beliefs-second-temple-period. Published: January 2020.

Sigvartsen, Leanne M., Jan A. Sigvartsen, and Paul B. Petersen. “Adventism Through Millennials’ Eyes: How Millennials relate to doctrine.” Adventist Review. Source: https://www.adventistreview.org/1510-51. Published: April 08, 2015.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. “Beyond Beliefs Study Surveys What Millennials Really Think of the 28.” Spectrum Magazine. Source: https://spectrummagazine.org/article/2015/03/03/beyond-beliefsstudy-surveys-what-millennials-really-think-28. Published: March 03, 2015.