What is theology? How do scholars and students “do theology” as part of Bible study? This course introduces students to why the enterprise of theology is important and what “doing theology” means. Professors Dr. Ronn Johnson, Dr. Carl Sanders, and Dr. Mike Heiser challenge students to think about the roles of divine revelation, the Bible, Christian tradition, logic and philosophy in articulating doctrine.
Prolegomena: What Is Theology?
Prolegomena: What Is Theology?
The Starting Point of Theology
5m
Types of Theology and Their Starting Points
6m
What Is Evangelical Theology?
4m
The Sources and Resources of Theology
6m
Why Theology? The Tasks and Limits of Theology
Why Theology?
2m
The Importance of Theology
2m
The Tasks and Limitations of Theology
4m
Objections to Theology
6m
Tradition and Theology
Tradition under Suspicion
3m
Three Approaches to Tradition
3m
Why Should We Value Tradition?
6m
Theological Method: Introductory Suggestions
Doing Theology: The Simple Way
3m
Millard Erickson’s Theological Method
3m
How to Do Theology
7m
How to Organize a System
3m
Theological Language
8m
Biblical and Systematic Theology
Introduction and History
2m
Biblical Theology Defined
4m
Systematic Theology Defined
5m
Biblical or Systematic Theology? An Example
5m
Spiritual Preparation
The Intellectual Virtues and Theology
4m
Preparation: Intellectual Virtue
2m
Virtue Epistemology
9m
Conclusion
3m
Postmodernism and Theology
Postmodernism
4m
The Rise of Postmodernism
6m
Responding to Radical Postmodernism
7m
The Doctrine of Revelation
Introduction to the Doctrine of Revelation
2m
How Has God Spoken? Part 1
10m
How Has God Spoken? Part 2
10m
Is Revelation Moral?
11m
What Are Our Challenges?
6m
How Is the Bible Revelation?
12m
The Doctrine of Inspiration
Three Areas of Discussion
2m
Inspiration: Misconceptions
4m
Phenomena of the Text: Historical Record
3m
Phenomena of the Text: Editing
2m
Phenomena of the Text: Author’s Agendas/Memory
3m
Phenomena of the Text: Sources
3m
Phenomena of the Text: Borrowed Material
3m
Phenomena of the Text: Changing Content
2m
Phenomena of the Text: Cultural Markers
2m
Phenomena of the Text: Literary Structures
2m
Phenomena of the Text: Incomplete Content
3m
Phenomena of the Text: Ancient Content
4m
Phenomena of the Text: Offensive Content
4m
Biblical Data for Inspiration
7m
Applying the Data: Historical Record
1m
Applying the Data: Editing
4m
Applying the Data: Author’s Agendas/Memory
2m
Applying the Data: Sources
2m
Applying the Data: Borrowed Material
4m
Applying the Data: Changing Content
2m
Applying the Data: Cultural Markers
4m
Applying the Data: Literary Structures
2m
Applying the Data: Incomplete Content
1m
Applying the Data: Ancient Content
3m
Applying the Data: Offensive Content
4m
Summary of the Doctrine of Inspiration
3m
Doctrine of the Bible: Inerrancy
Assumptions and Definitions
7m
Difficulty of Definition
4m
Four Important Areas to Understand
12m
Transmission and Translation
7m
Doctrine of the Bible: Canon and Canonicity
Terminology and Orientation
5m
Old Testament Canon
8m
New Testament Canon
9m
Concluding Thoughts on Canon
8m
Appendix: Screencasts
Looking up Theological Terms in Logos
5m
Creating a Collection for Creeds and Catechisms
7m
Using a Passage List to Study a Topic or Theme
8m
Using Logos Documents and Favorites to Organize Research
9m
Finding Different Gospel Harmonies
4m
Searching for Passages and Topics
4m
Highlighting Old Testament Genres with AFAT
7m
Understanding Original Language Words with Logos Guides and Tools
8m
Using a Collection of Systematic Theologies to Define Inspiration