Biblical theology’s focus on revelation as a historical activity underlines the dynamic, rather than static, character of revealed truth. John Murray speaks of the “tendency to abstraction” on the part of systematic theology, the tendency to historicize, to arrive at “timeless” formulations in the sense of topically oriented universals. This danger becomes even more real [...]
My 1993 Westminster Theological Journal article “Creation and Re-Creation: Psalm 95 and Its Interpretation in Hebrews 3:1-4:13″ is now posted on the articles page. Scroll to the bottom of the page to find it.
I promised three reflections, one personal, another on Al as a biblical scholar, and now a third on Al as a Biblical Theologian.
I am finding that these three categories simply cannot be held apart for long. It was Al the person and biblical scholar that drove him to Biblical Theological reflections and on the nature [...]
This could be a snoozer for some of you, but hang with me. Some important things will be built off of it.
Biblical Theology (BT) means different things to different people. The idea has a long and honored history, going back at least to the 18th century, and at first was a way of responding to [...]
I don’t presume to be able to comment on something as amorphous as “Contemporary Christianity,” at least not in the depth that others are carrying out the discussion. Rather, I would like to put forth a recent experience I had that has helped confirm other experiences and observations I have had over the years, and [...]