Christ and Theology

Toward Typological Realism, a Synthetic Approach to Biblical Theology

Author: Scott Stine

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Tracing the relationship between Christ-centered biblical theology and the so-called Great Tradition, this book seeks to remedy often self-diagnosed weaknesses in evangelical (gospel-centered) hermeneutics. Meeting charges, first, that redemptive-historical approaches to Scripture tend to de-theologize the Bible, and second, that theological approaches tend to de-historicize the Bible, Scott Stine appropriates Calvin's famous ""spectacles"" metaphor to propose a hermeneutical method that orients the Scripture reader both upward (theologically) and forward (redemptive-historically). The outcome is a unique approach called typological realism, emphasizing that God reveals his good purposes along a typological trajectory, inviting believers to participate in the journey. This book does not seek to offer anything ""new"" to Christian interpretation of Scripture, but to join together features from oft-used approaches that not only fit together thematically but also remedy reductive tendencies. The goal is to help those listening to Scripture as God's shepherding voice to hear the fullness of his revelation, the purposeful process that culminates in the Beatific Vision.

Critic Reviews

"In Christ and Theology, Scott Stine offers a clear map for pastors and theology students who want to understand the current hermeneutical discussion that swirls around biblical theology as recovered by Vos, the discussion about the meaning of sola scriptura, and the Christo-centric focus found in the work of Graeme Goldsworthy, Greg Beale, and others. All of this he compares with Great Tradition as displayed in the work of Craig Carter. His work is clear. Yet, even beyond a primer in contemporary hermeneutics and biblical theology, Stine also offers the reader 'typological realism' as his proposal for an emergent hermeneutical principle that may prove quite fruitful."
--Richard A. Shenk, associate professor of theology, Bethlehem College and Seminary, Minneapolis

About the Author

Scott Stine holds a PhD from Columbia Biblical Seminary and is pastor of First Baptist Church, Newton, New Jersey, and a biblical worldview teacher at Northwest Christian School. This is his first book.