ABOUT THE EPISODE

Biblical Theology and Theological Interpretation of Scripture (TIS) are two dominant ways of reading the Bible. In this article, Colin Smothers compares and contrasts both exegetical methods, showing how readers should be cautious of TIS.

Resources to Click

• “Biblical Theology and Theological Interpretation of Scripture” – Colin Smothers
• The Chicago Statement of Inerrancy (1978)
• “Inauguration of the Rev. Geerhardus Vos as Professor of Biblical Theology” – Princeton Theological Seminary
• Theme of the Month: Essential Not Optional: Retrieving Biblical Theology
• Give to Support the Work

Books to Read

• Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments: Theological Reflection on the Christian Bible – Brevard S. Childs
• Against Heresies in Ante-Nicene Fathers: Vol. 1 – eds. Alexander Roberts, James Donaldson & A. Cleveland Coxe
• “Exegesis and Hermeneutics,” by Kevin Vanhoozer inNew Dictionary of Biblical Theology, – T. Desmond Alexander, Brian S. Rosner, D. A. Carson, and Graeme Goldsworthy
• The Eclipse of the Biblical Narrative: A Study in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Hermeneutics – Hans W. Frei
• “An Oration on the Proper Distinction Between Biblical and Dogmatic Theology and the Specific Objectives of Each” by Johann Philipp Gabler, in Old Testament Theology: Flowering and Future – ed. and trans. Ben C. Ollenburger
• Biblical Theology in Crisis – Brevard S. Childs
• Understanding Biblical Theology: A Comparison of Theory and Practice – Edward W. Klink III and Darian R. Lockett
• Brazos Theological Commentaries – ed. Daniel Trier
• Reformed Catholicity: The Promise of Retrieval for Theology and Biblical Interpretation – Michael Allen & Scott R. Swain
• Covenant and Eschatology: The Divine Drama – Michael Horton