Carson has authored and edited over 60 books. He is the editor of many series including the New Studies in Biblical Theology (NSBT), the Pillar New Testament Commentary, the NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible, Studies in Biblical Greek, and more. He has served as editor for a variety of academic journals. In the past, he served as editor of the "Trinity Journal" (1980–86) and book review editor of the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (1979–1986). From 1991 to 1996, he served as the co-chair of the Biblical Greek and Linguistics section of the Society of Biblical Literature.