argued that biblical theology should be a historical concept—that is, that it should proceed from historical argument. Thus biblical theology could and should be pursued quite independently from the church’s dogmatic biases. By means of this strongly rationalist approach, Gabler’s historically driven notion of biblical theology was primarily descriptive in nature. Significant for Gabler was a critical judgment against a necessary connection between the religion of the OT and that of the NT. Committed
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