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In Christian theology, redemption (Ancient Greek: Ἀπολύτρωσις, apolutrosis) refers to the deliverance of Christians from sin and its consequences. [1] Christians believe that all people are born into a state of sin and separation from God, and that redemption is a necessary part of salvation in order to obtain eternal life. [2]
The Biblical-Theological movement originated in Germany under the liberal teaching and writing of Johann Philipp Gabler, who emphasized the historical nature of the Bible over against an overly dogmatic reading of it. Nearly a century later, Princeton Theological Seminary inaugurated its first professor of biblical theology, Geerhardus Vos.
The Idea of Biblical Theology as a Science and as a Theological Discipline: The Inauguration Of the Rev. Geerhardus Vos, Ph.D., D.D., as Professor Of Biblical Theology. New York: A. D. F. Randolph. OCLC 8838483. ——— (1903). The Teaching of Jesus Concerning the Kingdom of God and the Church. New York: American Tract Society. OCLC 3919537.
Christian theology is the theology – the systematic study of the divine and religion – of Christian belief and practice. [1] It concentrates primarily upon the texts of the Old Testament and of the New Testament, as well as on Christian tradition. Christian theologians use biblical exegesis, rational analysis and argument. Theologians may ...
Biblical theology is the study of the Bible's teachings as organic developments through biblical history, as an unfolding and gradual revelation, with increasing clarity and definition in the latter books, and embryonic and inchoate in form in the earlier books of the Bible. [3]
Biblical theology (inquiry into how divine revelation progressed over the course of the Bible). 2. Historical theology (study of how Christian theology develops over time): The Patristic Period (1st through 8th centuries) The Ante-Nicene Fathers (1st to 3rd centuries) The Nicene Fathers (4th century) The Post-Nicene Fathers (5th to 8th centuries)
It is the mandate to cultivate and develop the creation. [6] There is a historical development and cultural unfolding. Some neo-Calvinists hold that the Cultural Mandate is as important as the Great Commission. [7] Creation, fall and redemption. God's good creation has been disrupted by the fall. Redemption is a restoration of creation. [8]
Biblical hermeneutics is the study of the principles of interpretation concerning the books of the Bible.It is part of the broader field of hermeneutics, which involves the study of principles of interpretation, both theory and methodology, for all nonverbal and verbal communication forms. [1]