Biblical Theology

  • AI in Theological Education: Reforming or Replacing Seminary Models?

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    1. Introduction: The Digital Disruption of Ministerial Formation Theological education, once confined to lecture halls, libraries, and long-form textbooks, now finds itself at a crossroads. Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping how theology is taught, accessed, and applied—offering personalised instruction, real-time language translation, automated grading, and curriculum generation. This raises urgent…

  • 1: Wesleyan Biblical Theology

    1. Theological Category and Placement Category: Biblical Theology Wesleyan Biblical Theology is firmly situated within the discipline of Biblical Theology because it emphasises understanding Scripture as an unfolding narrative that reveals God’s redemptive work progressively through history. It is grounded in a theological reflection that respects the historical context and…

  • 2: Dispensationalism

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    1. Theological Category and Placement Category: Biblical Theology Dispensationalism is categorised within Biblical Theology because it focuses on understanding the progressive revelation of God’s plan as disclosed through distinct historical periods or “dispensations” in Scripture. It interprets biblical history as a series of economies or administrations in which God relates…

  • 3: Canonical Criticism

    1. Theological Category and Placement Category: Biblical Theology Canonical Criticism belongs to Biblical Theology because it centres on the final form of the biblical canon as the primary source of theological reflection. Unlike historical-critical approaches that focus on the sources or historical development of texts, Canonical Criticism studies the Bible…

  • 4: Narrative Theology

    1. Theological Category and Placement Category: Biblical Theology Narrative Theology is placed within Biblical Theology because it approaches Scripture primarily as a unified, unfolding story centred on the person and work of Jesus Christ. Rather than focusing on isolated doctrines or propositional statements, Narrative Theology emphasises the biblical narrative as…