Glenn ButnerTheological method, sometimes called theological prolegomenon, is a formal account of how to do theology that pays attention to the objectives, categories of evidence, subdisciplines, and techniques of theology. While this definition may sound dry...
Mitch ChaseIn the end, God will make a new heaven and a new earth, the inheritance of his people. But to understand Scripture’s end, we must return to its beginning. Leading up to that end lies the whole sweep of Scripture’s story in which God creates and...
Wyatt GrahamIn 2 Samuel 7, God makes a covenant with David. Along with the other major covenants in the Bible, the Davidic covenant furthers God’s redemptive plan to bless the world through a coming offspring. The Davidic covenant stands as the key promissory...
Beth StovellIt was the week before my wedding, and I was excited! All of my thoughts were on that coming day, my wedding day, when my life would be forever changed. Excited, happy, and afraid, my head was full of all the aspects of the wedding: Would the...
Michael AllenThe word salvation, as used in Scripture and Christian theology, communicates God’s deliverance. Salvation addresses public threat or personal plight and pertains to both concrete sorrows and sinful corruptions. Whether regarding one’s soul or one’s...
Tobin PerryTheology is the world’s most important topic. The word “theology” may have only four syllables, but it’s a big word—a very big word. Theology is the study of God. But anytime you set out to study someone as large as the creator of the universe, it’s...
Alastair RobertsThe so-called Great Commission closes the Gospel narrative, while initiating the mission of the church that would follow. But it’s also powerfully evocative of earlier events, offering us a variety of frames for understanding the import of Jesus’s...
Christopher KouIt’s Monday. You wake up to another week. Yesterday was Sunday, but you missed church again for a pressing work project. Maybe on break you caught a recorded sermon, which you now find difficult to remember. At least you got in some football viewing...
Kirk E. MillerWhat does it really mean to take God’s name in vain? Is it just about using God’s name irreverently, or is there more to it? In this episode of What in the Word?, Kirk E. Miller is joined by Carmen Joy Imes, an expert in Old Testament studies, to...
Timothy LaniakThe discipline of biblical theology represents an effort to describe the major themes and concerns of biblical authors at a level beyond a single text. In a sense, it is exegetical theology. We are giving the ancient authors “voice” about the topics...
Jennifer GrishamWhat is biblical theology? There is actually more than valid, useful definition of “biblical theology,” and we’ll share why in a moment—but here’s an answer to help us get started. Biblical theology is characterized by two distinct but...
Jason StoneWhat you’ll see in this Logos Live episode Mark Ward interviews theologian and prolific author Michael Bird about how he chooses writing projects, his unique humor, his book Evangelical Theology: A Biblical and Systematic Introduction, and...
Karen EngleLearn what systematic theology means, the different areas of systematic theology, why Christians should study systematic theology, and more.
Katie FrenchWhen his childhood dream of being a major league baseball player bit bitter dust, Jim Hamilton realized he’d have to pick another career. He found a new passion: biblical theology, a passion that took off during his studies at The Southern Baptist...
Guest AuthorThe apostle Paul is arguably one of Christian history’s most formative thinkers and writers. Recently, Faithlife’s Daniel Motley spent some time chatting with Dr. Douglas Moo, one of the world’s leading Pauline scholars, about his landmark study: A...
Logos StaffDr. Nicholas Perrin discusses why it matters theologically that Jesus was the living temple (:10), and Todd Bishop gives viewers a Logos Pro tip (4:05). Develop a biblical theology of the kingdom of God Explore the kingdom through the parables of...
Michael S. HeiserHow should we think about Marxism and Biblical Theology? Does the New Testament support Marxism? *** I’m a biblical scholar by training, but what most people don’t realize is that I’m also a political junkie. My undergraduate degree is actually in...
Rick BrannanAn earlier post discussed how systematic theologies use the Bible to discuss the classic topics of systematic theology. We looked at the most frequent references found in contexts discussing the primary topics of systematic theology. It was a...
Biblical theology asks questions of the Bible—what does it teach or say about a topic, what is the significance of a repeated theme or event—and then carefully studies the text in context to find answers from the Bible itself. Here are 10 questions...
Mark WardLast week I asked a question that struck a chord in readers. I promised that your answer to that question would “reveal everything you believe about the Old Testament.” Who knew so many people cared so deeply—and had done so much thinking—about...
Answer me one question about an obscure story in Judges chapter 11, and I’ll tell you what your view of the whole Old Testament is. I’ve argued before that your view of the trees is determined by your view of the forest, and I think the story of...
jenniferguoLike perhaps the majority of Christians of my generation, my first Bible was an NIV. It was given to me when I became a Christian 10 years ago, but I very quickly abandoned it for an NASB. And not too long after that, I abandoned the NASB for the...
Many of us have a strong selection of systematic theologies in our libraries, but a paltry sampling of resources on biblical theology. That means we’re missing an opportunity to draw on scholarship that can help us understand some of the most...
Readers know that I’m a biblical scholar by training. What most won’t realize is that I’m a political junkie. My undergraduate degree is actually in History and Political Science. Since one of my graduate degrees is in history (albeit ancient...
Miles CustisNew Testament theology is a vast subject. It can be daunting to even know where to begin. The New Testament includes writings in several different genres by several different authors. Each book was written for a specific situation and has its own...
Jake MailhotMarch 14 marks Geerhardus Vos’ 153rd birthday. Now you can benefit from this profoundly influential work, newly translated into English. The father of Reformed biblical theology Geerhardus Vos was born in 1862 in Heerenveen in the Netherlands. At...
Aram L. DiGennarioThis article was originally part of The Paul Page, a site dedicated to academic study of the apostle, with special focus on the work of N.T. Wright. In many current milieux (I would describe mine as 21st century North American post/modern...