Christian Theology

Adam Harwood

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• Philosophie et théologie
• Christian theology
• Theology
• Christianity

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• Publié par: Lexham Press
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 0001
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• EAN13: 9781683596066
• Langue: English
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CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY
Biblical, Historical, and Systematic
Adam Harwood
Christian Theology: Biblical, Historical, and Systematic
Copyright 2022 Adam Harwood
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To Laura,
“Many women do noble things,
but you surpass them all.”
(Prov 31:29)
CONTENTS
Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
Preface
1. Theological Method
Part I. The Doctrine of Revelation
2. General Revelation
3. Special Revelation
Part II. The Doctrine of God
4. The Doctrine of the Trinity
5. God’s Name
6. God’s Attributes
7. Creation
8. Providence and Evil
9. Angels, Satan, and Demons
Part III. The Doctrine of Humanity
10. Human Identity and Constitution
11. God’s Design for Human Sexuality
12. Sin
13. Original Sin
A Biblical, Historical, and Theological Analysis
Part IV. The Doctrine of Christ
14. The Person of Christ
New Testament Survey
15. The Person of Christ
Doctrinal Development and Theological Issues
16. The Work of Christ
Death and Resurrection; Biblical Survey of the Atonement
17. The Work of Christ
Historical Survey of Atonement Models
18. The Work of Christ
Theological Issues
Part V. The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit
19. Biblical Survey of the Holy Spirit’s Person & Work
20. Historical Survey of the Holy Spirit’s Person and Work
21. Theological Survey of the Holy Spirit’s Person and Work
Part VI. The Doctrine of Salvation
22. Biblical Survey of Salvation
Key Words and Images
23. Predestination and Election
24. Historical Survey and Issue in the Doctrine of Salvation
Part VII. The Doctrine of the Church
25. Biblical and Historical Survey
The Nature and Marks of the Church
26. Ministries and Ordinances
27. Structures within and among Churches
Part VIII. The Doctrine of Last Things
28. Death, Afterlife, and the Christian Hope
29. Thy Kingdom Come
30. Hell and Heaven
Selected Bibliography
Bibliography of Ancient through Reformation Sources
Subject Index
Name Index
Scripture Index
ABBREVIATIONS
AB
Anchor Bible
ANF
The Ante-Nicene Fathers . Edited by Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson. 1885–1887. 10 vols. Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Company, 1885–1887; reprint, Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1994.
BDAG
Danker, Frederick W., Walter Bauer, William F. Arndt, and F. Wilbur Gingrich. Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature . 3rd ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000.
BECNT
Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament
BFM
The Baptist Faith and Message: A Statement Adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention June 14, 2000 . Nashville: LifeWay, 2000.
FC
Fathers of the Church
FET
Foundations of Evangelical Theology
ICC
International Critical Commentary
JBTM
Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry
JETS
Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
L&N
Louw, Johannes P., and Eugene A. Nida, eds. Greek English-Lexicon of the New Testament: Based on Semantic Domains . 2nd ed. New York: United Bible Societies, 1989.
LCC
Library of Christian Classics
LW
Luther’s Works
NAC
New American Commentary
NICNT
New International Commentary on the New Testament
NICOT
New International Commentary on the Old Testament
NIGTC
New International Greek Testament Commentary
NPNF 1
The Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1 . Edited by Philip Schaff. 1886–1889. 14 vols. Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Company, 1886–1889; reprint, Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1994.
NPNF 2
The Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2 . Edited by Philip Schaff and Henry Wace. 1890–1900. 14 vols. Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Company, 1890–1900; reprint, Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1994.
NSBT
New Studies in Biblical Theology
PG
Patrologia Graeca
PGM
The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation, Including the Demotic Spells . 2nd ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996.
TNTC
Tyndale New Testament Commentaries
TOTC
Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
UBSHS
UBS Handbook Series
WSA
Works of Saint Augustine
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
M any colleagues and friends graciously invested their time to read portions of this manuscript and offer suggestions for improvement. Though all the shortcomings are mine, the careful reading and wise feedback from these readers no doubt strengthened the book. Thank you to David Allen, Angel Anayaestrada, Jeff Audirsch, James Borland, Page Brooks, Matthew Bryant, Rex Butler, Chris Date, Hoyt Denton, Ernest DeSoto, Joe Early, Mike Edens, Matt Endris, Leighton Flowers, Norris Grubbs, Lloyd Harsch, Andrew Hollingsworth, Kurt Jaros, Danny Johnson, Marvin Jones, Ken Keathley, John Laing, John Peckham, Dennis Phelps, Jeremy Pippen, Johnathan Pritchett, Rhyne Putman, Charlie Ray Jr., Charlie Ray III, Wyman Richardson, Michael Staton, Michael Steinmetz, Bob Stewart, Obbie Todd, Dustin Turner, Rustin Umstattd, and Bill Warren.
I am also grateful for the sabbatical granted by the trustees of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary during the 2019–2020 academic year, which provided extended time for research and writing to complete this project. I am grateful for the presidents under whom I have served at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Chuck Kelley and Jamie Dew, as well as administrators and colleagues who encouraged and supported my research and writing. Thank you to Brannon Ellis, Jesse Myers, Tim Perry, Elliot Ritzema, and others on the team at Lexham Press for the opportunity to publish this book. Thanks also to the team of volunteers, whose assistance on the indexes was an answer to prayer: Landon Adams, Randy Edwards, Jonathan Harwood, Laura Harwood, Conner Hinton, Jonathan Jenkins, Della Lago, Alana Robinette, Corbin Smith, Alex Wendel, and Missie Wiedman. Thank you also for the many prayers offered up for this project by family, friends, colleagues, and students. I acknowledge with gratitude my family, who supported the effort to complete this task to which I sense God called me. Family support includes my parents, Jim and Kay; mother-in-law, Betty Holland (and in memory of John, who is with the Lord); siblings and their families; and my children, Anna and Luke Pixler, Nathan, Jonathan, and Rachel. Finally, I thank Laura, who is the wife of my youth, the mother of our children, and my best friend. God made this book possible through the support and encouragement of the people listed above and others I neglected to mention, but especially through Laura.
PREFACE
T he title of this book reveals its aim, Christian Theology: Biblical, Historical, and Systematic . First, the book is about Christian theology. The term “Christianity” refers to the movement that identifies with the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. In its broadest sense, the term encompasses the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant traditions. In this study, I attempt to present Christian theology, or beliefs held by Christians, as derived from the Bible, informed by the discussions among the community of theologians in church history, and checked for logical coherence. I aim to address most doctrines through a biblical survey, historical survey, and systematic treatment. My goal is to answer these questions: What does the Bible reveal about this doctrine? What has the church believed about this doctrine? What questions arise and what models aid for understanding this doctrine? Although the book is a systematic theology and might be assigned as a textbook in systematic theology courses, my aim is to write a Christian theology, which should be biblical and historical as well as systematic.
A word about the author’s perspective is in order. Although my travels to various ministry posts around the world have fostered an awareness of the variety of contexts for the Christian worldview, I do not attempt to interact in this book with contemporary Christian theologians or movements from the Global South or East. Also, despite my attempts to treat other views with accuracy and fairness, no theologian writes from an Archimedean (objective and total) perspective. Thus, I recognize and acknowledge the limitations of my cultural, contextual, and theological perspective. I am a lifelong Baptist. I am grateful for this theological perspective, have been shaped by it, and will interact with some thinkers from that tradition. However, I will not be limited to the views or writings of Baptists. Instead, most of my conversation partners in the book are from the wider Christian tradition because it is older and the body of literature is larger.
Sometimes it is helpful to say what one is not writing to clarify the nature of a work. This book is not intended to provide comprehensive explanations of Bible passages. Although biblical texts are referenced throughout the work, and entire chapters are devoted to a biblical survey of a doctrine, readers seeking detailed explanations of every word of particular texts should consult biblical commentaries. Also, this book is not meant to provide practical assistance for engaging in ministry. However, good theology will undergird and strengthen one’s ministry. This book is meant to aid readers as they seek to clarify their beliefs about God, his world, and his ways. Studying theology can and shoul