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The Drama of Doctrine: A Canonical-Linguistic Approach to Christian Theology is unavailable, but you can change that!

Observing a strange disappearance of doctrine within the church, Kevin Vanhoozer argues that there is no more urgent task for Christians today than to engage in living truthfully with others before God. He details how doctrine serves the church—the theater of the gospel—by directing individuals and congregations to participate in the drama of what God is doing to renew all things in Jesus Christ....

Consider Jesus’ “exegesis” of God the Father (John 1:18), by way of contrast. One can study the life of Jesus from a number of angles, to be sure, but if one misses this one—his making God the Father known—one misses what is arguably the whole point. A similar point could be made with regard to the Gospels, which are theological “exegeses” of Jesus. Again, it is possible to read the Gospels from a number of angles, and for a variety of purposes; but if one misses their theological interpretation
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