# Jon Paulien > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jon_Paulien > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jon_Paulien.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Paulien > Source revision: 1338561355 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Multiple issues| {{BLP sources|date=July 2021}} {{notability|Biography|date=March 2023}} }} {{short description|Seventh-day Adventist theologian}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox Christian leader | image = | name = Jon Paulien | caption = | birth_name = Jonathan K. Paulien | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1949}} | birth_place = [New York City, NY](/source/New_York_City%2C_NY) | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Professor, writer
[Seventh-day Adventist](/source/Seventh-day_Adventist_Church) [theologian](/source/Theology) | alma_mater = [Atlantic Union College](/source/Atlantic_Union_College)
[Andrews University](/source/Andrews_University) | salary = | networth = | website = | footnotes = }} {{Seventh-day Adventism}} '''Jonathan K. Paulien''' (born 1949) is a [Seventh-day Adventist](/source/Seventh-day_Adventist_Church) [theologian](/source/Christian_theology). ==Biography== Paulien has a [BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) from [Atlantic Union College](/source/Atlantic_Union_College), and an [M.Div.](/source/Master_of_Divinity) and [Ph.D.](/source/Doctor_of_Philosophy) from Andrews University. His doctoral thesis, ''Decoding Revelation’s Trumpets: Literary Allusions and Interpretation of {{bibleverse||Revelation|8:7-12|NIV}}'' 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](/source/New_York_City). He was professor of New Testament Interpretation at the [Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary](/source/Seventh-day_Adventist_Theological_Seminary) at Andrews University. He spent over two decades at Andrews.{{Cite web |url=http://qod.andrews.edu/presenters.html |title=Presenters :: Questions on Doctrine |access-date=13 July 2007 |archive-date=7 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007052019/http://qod.andrews.edu/presenters.html |url-status=dead }} 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."Paulien, "[http://revelation-armageddon.com/2010/08/03/stages-of-faith.aspx Stages of Faith] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127062733/http://revelation-armageddon.com/2010/08/03/stages-of-faith.aspx |date=2010-11-27 }}" blog, 8 March 2010. First of a series of blogs about the stages of faith ==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. {{Incomplete list|date=August 2008}} ===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](/source/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" - {{cite web |url= http://www.atsjats.org/publication_file.php?pub_id=25&journal=1&type=pdf |title= part 1 |access-date= 2006-12-03 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101126070628/http://www.atsjats.org/publication_file.php?pub_id=25&journal=1&type=pdf |archive-date= 2010-11-26 |url-status= dead }} ''[Journal of the Adventist Theological Society](/source/Journal_of_the_Adventist_Theological_Society)'' 14:2 (Fall 2003), p15–43; {{cite web |url= http://www.atsjats.org/publication_file.php?pub_id=243&journal=1&type=pdf |title= part 2 |access-date= 2006-12-03 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101126070623/http://www.atsjats.org/publication_file.php?pub_id=243&journal=1&type=pdf |archive-date= 2010-11-26 |url-status= dead }} ''JATS'' 17:1 (Spring 2006), p180–208 * "{{cite web |url= http://www.atsjats.org/publication_file.php?pub_id=174&journal=1&type=pdf |title= Revisiting the Sabbath in the Book of Revelation |access-date= 2006-12-03 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070318174351/http://www.atsjats.org/publication_file.php?pub_id=174&journal=1&type=pdf |archive-date= 2007-03-18 |url-status= dead }}". ''Journal of the Adventist Theological Society'' 9:1–2 (1998), p179–186 * "Armageddon" entry in ''[Anchor Bible Dictionary](/source/Anchor_Bible_Dictionary)'' I:394-5 == See also == {{Portal|Christianity|Biography|New York (state)|New York City}} * [Seventh-day Adventist Church](/source/Seventh-day_Adventist_Church) * [Seventh-day Adventist theology](/source/Seventh-day_Adventist_theology) * [Seventh-day Adventist eschatology](/source/Seventh-day_Adventist_eschatology) * [History of the Seventh-day Adventist Church](/source/History_of_the_Seventh-day_Adventist_Church) * [28 Fundamental Beliefs](/source/28_Fundamental_Beliefs) * [Questions on Doctrine](/source/Questions_on_Doctrine) * [Teachings of Ellen G. White](/source/Teachings_of_Ellen_G._White) * [Inspiration of Ellen G. White](/source/Inspiration_of_Ellen_G._White) * [Prophecy in the Seventh-day Adventist Church](/source/Prophecy_in_the_Seventh-day_Adventist_Church) * [Investigative judgment](/source/Investigative_judgment) * [Pillars of Adventism](/source/Pillars_of_Adventism) * [Second Coming](/source/Second_Coming) * [Conditional Immortality](/source/Christian_conditionalism) * [Historicism](/source/Historicism_(Christianity)) * [Three Angels' Messages](/source/Three_Angels'_Messages) * [Sabbath in seventh-day churches](/source/Sabbath_in_seventh-day_churches) * [Ellen G. White](/source/Ellen_G._White) * [Adventism](/source/Adventism) * [Seventh-day Adventist Church Pioneers](/source/Seventh-day_Adventist_Church_Pioneers) * [Seventh-day Adventist worship](/source/Seventh-day_Adventist_worship) * [Ellen G. White Estate](/source/Ellen_G._White_Estate) * [Loma Linda University](/source/Loma_Linda_University) ==External links== * [http://www.revelation-armageddon.com/ 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[http://revelation-armageddon.com/2006/11/27/first-thoughts.aspx Revelation – Armageddon: First Thoughts] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070125230829/http://revelation-armageddon.com/2006/11/27/first-thoughts.aspx |date=2007-01-25 }} * [http://www.thebattleofarmageddon.com/ The Battle of Armageddon.com], companion website, also by Paulien ** "Simply Revelation" [3ABN](/source/3ABN) interview ([http://www.thebattleofarmageddon.com/revelation_1.html part 1], [http://www.thebattleofarmageddon.com/revelation_2.html part 2]) ** [http://www.thebattleofarmageddon.com/revelation_translation_paulien.html Book of Revelation], a personal translation by Paulien * [https://archive.today/20121212193302/http://jewel.andrews.edu:82/search/?searchtype=a&searcharg=Paulien,+Jon Articles by Paulien] cataloged in the Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index (SDAPI) * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070221035803/http://www.andrews.edu/~jonp/jonhome.htm Andrews University faculty entry] * [http://www.llu.edu/llu/faculty/directory/faculty.html?id=jpaulien Loma Linda University faculty entry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927220846/http://www.llu.edu/llu/faculty/directory/faculty.html?id=jpaulien |date=27 September 2007 }} ==References== {{s-start}} {{succession box | before = [Ivan Blazen](/source/Ivan_Blazen) | title = President of the [Adventist Society for Religious Studies](/source/Adventist_Society_for_Religious_Studies) | after = [Jean Sheldon](/source/Jean_Sheldon) | years = 2004}} {{s-end}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Paulien, Jon}} Category:Seventh-day Adventist religious workers Category:Seventh-day Adventist theologians Category:20th-century Protestant theologians Category:1949 births Category:Living people Category:American Christian theologians Category:American Seventh-day Adventists --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jon Paulien](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Paulien) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Paulien?action=history)). 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