Systematic Theology versus Biblical Theology
What is Biblical Theology and How Does it Relate to Systematic Theology?
Dennis A. Wright, DMin
Theology is the study of God, God’s character, God’s actions in relation to the cosmos, and especially God’s relationship to humanity (the character and history of humankind) in its responsive relationship to God within the panorama of the world and history, space and time.
Kinds of Biblical Theology
Vern Sheridan Poythress
In 1976 Dr. Richard B. Gaffin Jr. published a programmatic article on “Systematic Theology and Biblical Theology,” building especially on the work of Geerhardus Vos and John Murray. Much has happened since then, so Poythress reassesses the present-day possibilities for biblical theology’s relation to systematic theology.
What are the Various Ways in which Christian Theology can be Classified?
Don Stewart
Christian theology, or the study of God from a Christian perspective, can be classified into various categories. Don Stewart lists ten of them and gives a brief explanation of each.
Biblical versus Systematic Theology
Donald Macleod
Systematic Theology is often contrasted unfavourably with the relatively new discipline of Biblical Theology. The very terminology immediately sets Systematics at a disadvantage, as if Biblical Theology alone were “biblical” and anything that sets out to be “systematic” should be viewed with profound suspicion. Excellent article!
Biblical and Systematic Theology: A Digest of Reformed Opinion on Their Proper Relationship
Lee Irons
An excellent, though rather brief, examination of Reformed opinion regarding the proper relationship between Biblical Theology and Systematic Theology.
Ten Things You Should Know about Biblical Theology
Chris Bruno, PhD
When some hear “biblical theology,” they might assume that I’m talking about theology that is faithful to the Bible. While its goal is certainly to reflect biblical truth, the discipline of biblical theology is different from other theological methods.
Ten Things You Should Know about Systematic Theology
Scott R. Swain, PhD
Theology in its essence is “wisdom”—a knowledge that is ordered to love (practical wisdom), and a love that rests in knowledge (contemplative wisdom). More specifically, theology is wisdom about God and all things in relation to God.
The Relationship Between Biblical Theology and Systematic Theology
Roger du Barry
There is considerable unease in English evangelicalism about biblical theology, especially among those who have a background in systematic theology. In some ways biblical theology has not penetrated evangelical circles in the UK
to the same extent that it has in the USA, in Australia, or even South Africa. For this reason there is uncertainty here about its validity and its orthodoxy.
Love Biblical Theology, but Don’t Neglect Systematic Theology
Tim Shorey
I love how biblical theology emphasizes the overarching narrative of Scripture. It rescues us from a coldly cerebral study of Scripture by seeing the Word through the eyes of God’s eternal, sovereign, and triumphant love.
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