Theology

Exegesis Meets Biblical Theology in These New Commentaries

on January 14, 2021

The Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary (EBTC) series reveals how every passage in the Bible fits into God’s drama of redemption—and the role you play in his story today. Scholarly exegesis, biblical theology, and life application come together in a new commentary series on every book of the Bible. The first four volumes in the EBTC

Reinvigorating Theological Psychology

on November 5, 2020

At some point, most of us will be faced with negative emotions such as fear, anger, anxiety, or despair. Then we will ask ourselves why we feel the way we do and whether we ought to feel this way. To answer these questions, we can adopt two culturally available but very different explanatory stories about

Watch This New Interview with Rafael Bello

on October 22, 2020

Did Christ assume a fallen human nature? In Sinless Flesh, Rafael Nogueira Bello argues that Karl Barth’s assertion that Christ assumed a fallen human nature is at odds with faithful theological and historical understandings of the incarnation. In this interview with Bello, we discuss the nature and extent of Christ’s work in assuming a human

What Does a Biblical Theology Commentary Look Like?

on September 15, 2020

The Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary (EBTC) series locates each biblical book within redemptive history and illuminates its unique theological contributions. The books, stories, poems, letters, and laws in Scripture have unique theological themes. As you examine those ideas with the EBTC, you’ll see how they all come together to form a unified mosaic of God’s

Contending with Abraham Kuyper’s Legacy

on August 27, 2020

Abraham Kuyper’s life and work remain relevant, perhaps due to the seemingly perpetual ferment regarding the proper role of Christians in public life. The child of a Dutch minister and himself a clergyman who rose to the office of prime minister 1901–5, Kuyper is an example of a “walking public theology.” “Public” theology can be

How Do We Make Sense of the Sinlessness of Christ?

on August 20, 2020

Karl Barth’s accounts of the assumption of the fallen human nature of Christ, his sinlessness, and the communication of graces are beautifully interwoven in several maneuvers that keep his dynamic reading of the Bible alive. The God who is for us without reservation is in solidarity so that “sinlessness was not therefore His condition.” To

The Clarifying Power of Biblical Theology

on August 18, 2020

What is biblical theology and why study it? The most basic answer is that biblical theology is, in essence, the theology of the Bible, expressed through the biblical writers in their own historical contexts. Biblical theology is an attempt to understand and embrace the interpretive perspective of the biblical authors. Biblical theology is also the

Introducing the Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary Series

on August 11, 2020

5 Reasons the Ascension of Jesus Is Neglected

on July 30, 2020

Many Christians reflect often on how the resurrection impacts the everyday life of believers. Because Jesus lives, we will live too. But what about the ascension of Jesus? Is it a doctrine we return to? In the following excerpt from Patrick Schreiner’s forthcoming book, The Ascension of Christ: Recovering a Neglected Doctrine, we see five reasons

The Task of a Modern and Confessional Theologian

on July 21, 2020

What is the task of the theologian in his relationship to the old and new? Most basic to Herman Bavinck’s identity and conception of the theological task was the concept of Reformed catholicity. For Bavinck, Reformed catholicity provided both the logic and ethic to be a modern theologian engaging with the most current questions the