Description
Book SynopsisExamines and compares the five major schools of thought regarding biblical theology.
Understanding Biblical Theology provides an expert and clarifying look at the catch-all term “biblical theology,” a movement that tries to remove the often-held dichotomy between biblical studies for the Church and as an academic pursuit.
Using a spectrum between history and theology, each of the five “types” of biblical theology are identified as landing somewhere on the continuum from “more theological” to “more historical” in concern and practice.
This text defines them in detail and gives a brief developmental history for each one, exploring each method through the lens of one contemporary scholar who champions it:
- Biblical Theology as Historical Description (James Barr)
- Biblical Theology as History of Redemption (D. A. Carson)
- Biblical Theology as Worldview-Story (N. T. Wright)
Table of Contents
Introduction Type One: Biblical Theology as Historical Description Chapter 1: Definition Chapter 2: James Barr Type Two: Biblical Theology as History of Redemption Chapter 3: Definition Chapter 4: D. A. Carson Type Three: Biblical Theology as Worldview-Story Chapter 5: Definition Chapter 6: N. T. Wright Type Four: Biblical Theology as Canonical Approach Chapter 7: Definition Chapter 8: Brevard Childs Type Five: Biblical Theology as Christological Construction Chapter 9: Definition Chapter 10: Francis Watson Conclusion: The Future of Biblical Theology
