Christ and Canon

Mitch Chase and Justin Schell discuss how Biblical Theology can be used to inform, shape, and strengthen our ministry in the church, from preaching, to apologetics, to pastoral ministry.

Recommended Resources

- Roark and Cline, Biblical Theology: How the Church Faithfully Teaches the Gospel

- Lawrence, Biblical Theology in the Life of the Church

- Beale, Carson, Gladd, and Naselli, The Dictionary of the New Testament Use of the Old Testament

Mitch and Justin discuss themes in Biblical Theology. They discuss some of the most popular/helpful themes in BT and then spend time tracing the theme of priesthood and sacrifice through the Bible.

Resources Mentioned:

Shrock, The Royal Priesthood and the Glory of God

Scobie, The Ways of Our God

Hamilton, God's Glory in Salvation Through Judgement

Gentry and Wellum, Kingdom through Covenant

Extra Recommendation:

Hafemann and House, Central Themes in Biblical Theology

Mitch and Justin discuss typology - what it is? how to recognize it? how it differs from allegory? and what are some examples?

Further Reading

Chase 40 Questions about Typology and Allegory

Hamilton Typology: Understanding the Bible's Promised-Shaped Patterns

*Music by Caroline Cobb

How do the New Testament authors use and interact with the Old Testament? Prophecy, quotes, allusions, echoes?

To what end do they use the OT? Show fulfilment, exhortation, correction, exposition?

Mitch and Justin explore all of these, giving examples and discussing why the NT Authors can be trusted as faithful exegetes.

Resources to check out:

GK Beale Handbook on the New Testament use of the Old Testament

GK Beale, ed. Right Doctrine from the Wrong Text?

Beale and Carson Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament

Beale, Carson, Gladd, Naselli Dictionary of the New Testament Use of the Old Testament

*The excellent music for this episode is by Caroline Cobb

Mitch and Justin take a first stab at how to do Biblical Theology. They discuss linking exegesis in one text with the larger story and how the meta-narrative of Scripture shapes our work in individual texts. Finally, the talk about some of the best attempts at schema/frameworks of explaining the history of redemption including some of the below resources:

*Music from Caroline Cobb

Mitch and Justin begin to explore the relationship between hermeneutics and Biblical Theology considering issues like genre, background studies, canon, and rule of faith/regular fidei. What rules, practices, and presuppositions help us read the Bible as faithfully as possible?! That's the goal.

*The awesome intro/outro music is from Caroline Cobb.

What do inerrancy, clarity, inspiration, canon and more have to do with the task of Biblical Theology? Listen as Mitch and Justin discuss the Doctrine of Scripture and its relationship with and impact on Biblical Theology.

*The terrific intro music is from Caroline Cobb

Mitch and Justin explore the History of Biblical Theology, arguing that it is first practiced in the pages of Scripture, then by the early church fathers, the medieval theologians, the reformers, and today's evangelical Biblical scholars. Mitch helps us understand how enlightenment, critical studies sought to re-define the whole Biblical studies paradigm, but that Biblical Theology stands in a long line of faithful interpreters.

Resources discussed include Ireneaus' Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching and Craig Carter's Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition.

*Episode Music by the talented Caroline Cobb

Mitch and Justin discuss the relationship and differences between Biblical and Systematic Theology including recommended resources for both, the attitude we should have towards these differing approaches, and a metaphor to help understand their relationship.

Recommendations from this Episode

- Crossway Publishing's Short Studies in Biblical Theology

- Crossway Publishing's Short Studies in Systematic Theology

- Calvin's Institutes

- IVPress New Studies in Biblical Theology

Another great resource

- Union Publishing's Essentials Series

*Music provided by Caroline Cobb!

Mitch and Justin discuss various types and approaches to Biblical Theology including how the theology of a book/corpus/testament of the Bible relates to the theology of the Bible as a whole. They then spend some time discussing the approaches to Biblical Theology outlined in Klink and Lockett's Understanding Biblical Theology.

Klink and Lockett's Understanding Biblical Theology (https://www.wtsbooks.com/products/understanding-biblical-theology-edward-klink-iii-edward-klink-9780310492238?variant=10007163961391)

D.A. Carson responds to Klink and Lockett's taxonomy in a chapter called New Covenant Theology and Biblical Theology in the book God's Glory Revealed in Christ (https://tinyurl.com/festschriftschreiner)

* Music by Caroline Cobb. You can explore her work at