logical order of systematic theology. It’s not as if the systematic theologian is bound by logic while the biblical theologian is free to be illogical and unsystematic. Rather, the difference between them lies in their two distinct ordering principles. Systematic theology is based on the logical order of the various doctrines, whereas biblical theology is based on the chronological order of the divine economy of salvation history. In short, the biblical theologian studies the inspired narrative in
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