ABOUT THE EPISODE

Listen in as Trent Hunter and Brad Green interview Colin Smothers on his Christ Over All Longform Essay, "Biblical Theology and Theological Interpretation of Scripture".

Timestamps

• 00:22 – Intro
• 02:00 – Orientation, History, & Defining Terms for Biblical Theology
• 12:35 – Geerhardus Vos’ Contribution
• 18:40 – How Does Biblical Theology Change After Vos?
• 23:00 – What is New About Theological Interpretation of Scripture?
• 25:10 – The Space Between the Text and the Reformation
• 30:41 – Why Did TIS Become Important in the Evangelical World?
• 39:11 – Encouragements for Readers
• 40:36 – Outro

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