“… if you search for ‘52-week systematic theology’ on Amazon you will get dozens of hits on books that all say ‘52-week systematic theology’ somewhere in the title, have no real author or an author that is almost certainly AI-generated….
“Because biblical theology is the discipline that seeks to understand the entire canon as God’s word, we cannot draw legitimate theological conclusions from Scripture apart from it. In other words, biblical theology serves as the biblical warrant for systematic theology.” - Christ Over All
“Much confusion exists as to what biblical theology is. Various treatments of the subject posit anywhere from three to five competing definitions, some paragraphs long. Even liberal scholars have forwarded their own definition.” - BJU Seminary
This post comes in response to a brother in the Middle East who seems to be combating false teaching in this area. I hope that this helps. I have not included the apposite sections within the major Systematic Theologies, nor have I included the important critical studies of Dunn or Pannenberg (which are both worth reading). These books furnish a well-rounded portrait of the Jesus of the Bible and His identity as the God-Man.
Read the series.
Various studies over the past decade or so have found that increasing numbers of people think of themselves as “spiritual but not religious.”
“A growing number of evangelical scholars are embracing systematic theology as dogmatics, recovering the catholic heritage of the Reformation while engaging constructively with the global and historical traditions of the church.” - Michael Horton
Review of Stephen J. Wellum’s ‘Systematic Theology’ – “Healthy theology involves both reading Scripture and thinking about how to follow it. Therefore, Wellum refuses the false choice sometimes posed between biblical theology and systematic theology.” - TGC
“My main audience is not professional academics, but I attempt to be academically responsible. I aim to explain a complex topic simply but not simplistically.” - Naselli
“We will gravitate to one system or another, and this is not necessarily a terrible thing, if we are gracious with those who differ with us and acknowledge the difficulties with our own positions.”- P&D
