George Affleck
TOL Subscriber
It has been in my thinking lately how biblical theology and history are so completely and inextricably linked.
From creation, to the flood, to Babel, the giving of the law, the prophetic utterances, the exile, the birth of Christ, His life, death and resurrection; it all takes place in history. And it is only because it is history that we can organize our study of God and His purposes.
Apart from the anchor of these historical events, all theology is adrift in speculation.
"Historical fact and theological message belong inseparably together because salvation history is
real history. The message of Jesus’ resurrection is crucial, and this historical fact is our only hope for eternal life."
Jiri Moskala
I maintain that God, in His wisdom, designed these things to be played out and recorded in history. Notably, the greatest attacks on the Church in the last two centuries have been on the historicity of the Bible.
From creation, to the flood, to Babel, the giving of the law, the prophetic utterances, the exile, the birth of Christ, His life, death and resurrection; it all takes place in history. And it is only because it is history that we can organize our study of God and His purposes.
Apart from the anchor of these historical events, all theology is adrift in speculation.
"Historical fact and theological message belong inseparably together because salvation history is
real history. The message of Jesus’ resurrection is crucial, and this historical fact is our only hope for eternal life."
Jiri Moskala
I maintain that God, in His wisdom, designed these things to be played out and recorded in history. Notably, the greatest attacks on the Church in the last two centuries have been on the historicity of the Bible.