Biblical theology is the study of God as revealed through the history of the Bible. It looks at individuals passages and books of the Bible and asks what is revealed about God within this section. ^2df742 ## Quotes > Biblical Theology occupies a position between Exegesis and Systematic Theology in the encyclopaedia of theological disciplines. It differs from [[Systematic Theology]], not in being more Biblical, or adhering more closely to the truths of the Scriptures, but in that its principle of **organizing the Biblical material is historical rather than logical**. Whereas **Systematic Theology takes the Bible as a completed whole and endeavours to exhibit its total teaching in an orderly, systematic form**, Biblical Theology deals with the material from the historical standpoint, seeking to exhibit the organic growth or development of the truths of Special Revelation from the primitive pre-redemptive Special Revelation given in Eden to the close of the New Testament canon. Vos, G. (2003). [_Biblical Theology: Old and New Testaments_](https://ref.ly/logosres/bblclthntstmnts?ref=Page.p+v&off=1128&ctx=y+be+abandoned+now.%0a~Biblical+Theology+oc) (pp. v–vi). Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers. > To summarize, by the phrase biblical theology I mean the interpretive perspective reflected in the way the biblical authors have presented their understanding of earlier Scripture, redemptive history, and the events they are describing, recounting, celebrating, or addressing in narratives, poems, proverbs, letters, and apocalypses. Hamilton, James M., Jr. _What Is Biblical Theology? A Guide to the Bible’s Story, Symbolism, and Patterns_. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2014. > Biblical Theology. Branch of theological inquiry devoted to identifying distinctive themes in various sections of the Bible (e.g., the OT or the writings of the apostle Paul), tracing them from one section to another, and discovering any overall unifying theme that draws the whole Bible together. > The task of the biblical theologian is thus (1) to discern the particular emphases of individual writers (such as the social justice of Amos or human love in the Song of Solomon); (2) to compare and contrast treatments by different writers of a single theme (e.g., the different approaches to salvation in John’s Gospel and Hebrews); and (3) to attempt to integrate into a single comprehensive whole all the various emphases of the biblical writers. > Biblical theology studies in detail the progressive self-revelation of God in Scripture. It focuses on the meaning of a biblical passage in the life situation at the time of its writing, rather than on its meaning or application today. Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible ## Influential thinkers - [[Johann Gabler]] - Childs -