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Building Biblical Theology

  1. Lesson One
    What is Biblical Theology?
    3 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  2. Lesson Two
    Synchronic Synthesis of the Old Testament
    3 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  3. Lesson Three
    Diachronic Development in the Old Testament
    3 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  4. Lesson Four
    Contours of New Testament Biblical Theology
    3 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  5. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment
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Lesson Overview

Faithful Christians have always recognized the importance of the progress of biblical history, especially as it relates to humanity’s fall into sin and to God’s redemptive work. The discipline of biblical theology arose as a means to study this progress in responsible ways. Much like systematic theology, biblical theology organizes theological ideas in ways that increase our understanding of Scripture. But whereas systematic theology organizes its ideas according to topics, biblical theology organizes its findings in historical periods or epochs. Used rightly, biblical theology is a powerful and helpful tool for interpreting and applying the Bible.

Lesson Objectives

When you complete this lesson, you should be able to:

  • Express their thoughts and attitudes regarding biblical theology
  • Identify the following: a) the purpose and characteristics of Biblical Theology, b) the topics it studies, c) the similarities and differences between Systematic Theology and Biblical Theology d) the history of the discipline of Biblical Theology, and e) the relationship between act revelation and word revelation
  • Show how they have applied the teachings of the course to their own lives

Personal Reflection

As you proceed through this lesson have the following question in mind.
This lesson argues that Scripture does not just report God’s acts in history but gives theological significance to those acts. To what extent can we give theological significance to events that happen in everyday lives?