Biblical Theology - The Convergence of the Canon

Provides a detailed exegetically based study of Biblical theology, showing the canonical basis for later historical, systematic, and dogmatic theologies.

List of contents

1. A method to the madness; 2. The God of the Burning Bush; 3. The God of Golgotha; 4. The God of the Burning Heart; 5. The stars align in constellations - the storied world of the Bible: Part One; 6. The stars align in constellations - the storied world of the Bible: Part Two; 7. The passion play and its sequels without equal; 8. Covenanting and theologizing after the fall and before the incarnation; 9. Covenanting and theologizing after the incarnation and before pentecost; 10. New covenanting in the eschatological age of the spirit; 11. The election results; 12. Where the reformation went wrong; 13. Faith in the final future - the New Creation; 14. The threefold cord - theology, ethics, and praxis; 15. And so? A cautionary conclusion; Appendix A: Biblical theology and New Testament theology - a dialogue with Francis Watson; Appendix B: The death of sin in the death of Jesus: atonement theology.

About the author

Ben Witherington, III is Amos Professor of the New Testament for Doctoral Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary, Kentucky and Emeritus doctoral faculty at St Andrews University, Scotland.  A prolific author, he has written more than forty books and six commentaries, most recently Luke, with Amy-Jo Levine.

Product details

• Authors: III Witherington, Ben Witherington Iii
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2019
• EAN: 9781108712682
• ISBN: 978-1-108-71268-2
• No. of pages: 504
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Theology, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Judaism, New Testaments, Judaism: theology, Old Testaments