The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum Systematic Theology & Biblical Theology

Well Tom, I think your pastor friend has not got it right. I reject his description of "Systematic Theology" and its alleged subservience to "Biblical Theology". They are two distinct disciplines yet complementary and indispensable to a right understanding of the Scriptures. If you want to make a distinction between the two, you might say that Biblical Theology is the history of redemption and Systematic Theology is the encyclopedia that sets forth the definitions of the "players" and how that redemption is accomplished in detail.

So, it's good and necessary to have the "big picture", but it is no less good and necessary to understand the details of it.

In His grace,