Craig Blomberg has noted four ways that systematic theology can trump biblical exegesis rather than having exegesis as the basis for our systematic theology.
- If the immediate, literary context of the verses is not examined
- When textual and contextual features are ignored
- When interpreters fail to observe differences between one biblical writer's or corpus's use of key words or concepts and another's
- If parallel accounts of the same teaching or event are inappropriately harmonized so as to lose sight of the distinctive message of each
Craig L. Blomberg with Jennifer Foutz Markley, A Handbook of New Testament Exegesis (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2010), 321.
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Thus we can err regardless of whether we trust systematic theology or biblical theology. Our only hope is to read the Bible with a view to do.
He who does the will of the Lord that he understands, will receive more understanding from the Lord.
Thanks for you comment. I am not sure I understand your point completely. So I may be misunderstanding you. In any case, I am not sure we can ditch systematic or biblical theology for simply reading and obeying the Bible, This is because we do not read or apply the Bible without at least a bit of theology, both systematic and biblical.
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