In his influential address, “Discourse on the Proper Distinction between Biblical and Dogmatic Theology, and the Right Determination of the Aims of Each,” Johann Philipp Gabler (1753–1826) lodged the programmatic proposal that scholars ought to distinguish between biblical and systematic theology. In his lecture, delivered at the University of Altdorf in 1787 (the year the… Read More
Review: Spirit in the Writings of John: Johannine Pneumatology in Social-scientific Perspective
This book is a dissertation written under Professor R. Piper at the University of St Andrews. At the outset, the author acknowledges her debt to scholars such as Elliott and Malina for the method of social-scientific criticism and to Berger and Luckmann for the sociology of knowledge. She also notes her dependence on Philip Esler… Read More
Review: New Testament Theology: Many Witnesses, One Gospel
The appearance of a major New Testament Theology is always a welcome event, all the more when the author has a proven track record of publication in the field. Marshall’s work is based on the conviction that New Testament theology is essential missionary theology (following David Wenham) and that a synthetic New Testament theology is… Read More