In broadest terms, the Bible can be summarized in four words: creation, fall, redemption, restoration.God\'s Glory in Salvation through Judgment: A Biblical Theology (p. 57). Crossway. Kindle Edition.
Biblical theology seeks to understand the Bible in its own terms,44 in its own chronology, as reflected in its canonical form. One of the key tasks of biblical theology is to trace the connections between themes and show the relationships between themGod\'s Glory in Salvation through Judgment: A Biblical Theology (p. 52-53). Crossway. Kindle Edition.
One obstacle facing those committed to the unity of the Bible is a certain disdain some biblical scholars have for systematic theology. A strong desire to avoid the charge that one's prior theological conclusions control one's exegesis, coupled with a vague sense that "belief has a distorting effect on historical inquiry,"25 leads many to prefer to "let the tensions stand," indefinitely postponing legitimate and necessary theological synthesis.God\'s Glory in Salvation through Judgment: A Biblical Theology (p. 49). Crossway. Kindle Edition.