From Exegesis to Theology: How to ensure your theology is firmly rooted in scripture

[@paulakahn9384]

Thank you Dr. Burling! By the way, many pastors have preached exegetically, verse by verse through the Bible in recent years. I can think of far too many to list all their names here. I'm so thankful I was taught like that as a new believer, so I could become familiar in a basic way with all 66 books, and fall in love with God's Word at a young age. Of course, how long it takes depends on how much you cover at a time, and how in depth. There is great benefit to moving fast enough that you can maintain a big-picture focus. Studying a shorter text in depth is valuable, but only in the context of the whole chapter and book in which it appears. Too many times I've met people confused by a verse, who then find clarity by simply reading in one sitting the book where it's found. Blessings! Keep up the good work!

[@bma]

Thanks Paula, You're right, many do preach expositionally through the New Testament but very few (just a handful to my knowledge) have preached through every New Testament book as they did. Reading through a whole book (multiple times even) is a great way to learn the message of a book and the context of a verse. Thanks for watching and your support!

[@SundayVibesmusic]

Absolutely brilliant breakdown. Cohesive and easy to comprehend🙏🏽

[@tyronneantatico8485]

THANK YOU SIR! I am from the Philippines, currently writing my MA Thesis, a Biblical studies student. I am focusing on the exilic theme in 1 Peter. I was reminded through this video that I need to put a section on my chapter 3 concerning the historical theology of the exilic theme in 1 Peter. Thank you. Hope to hear from you. I am building on MBuvi's statement on "the lingering exilic language" in 1 Peter. :-)

[@theoglossa]

Wow. That would be a great work. I am from the Philppines as well. Studying at BMA. - Jeff Chavez

[@tyronneantatico8485]

@@theoglossa Thanks bro.

[@hopeenglishtutorials7778]

Hi Dr. Burling. I'm in South Africa, KZN province. It's my first time coming across your powerfully and amazingly resourceful channel. As you speak I realize with much appreciation your sincerity, honesty, fairness, humility, respect of other scholars and institutions (which may be of different views), as well as your dynamic and charismatic way of delivering content (lecture). May the good Lord continue to bless you and your entire team.

[@geraldpolmateer3255]

It is good to hear you addressing the topic. So many have trouble with coming up with theological principles from the passages they study. One who does not understand the ancient Greek and Hebrew cultures are very limited in their understanding of scripture. A church that does not "go" then it is an Old Testament church.

[@bma]

Thanks for watching!

[@aneforeffort]

I have been having a hard time between different reformed and evangelical pastors because it simply takes a lot of time to exegete properly. To safeguard myself, I try to read the bible and have seen more and more value of reading whole books of it, not just parts I know. This year I will read chronologically which I personally enjoy a lot from the redemptive historical view. Gonna challenge my Greek learning and try to do these 5 steps all in Greek as a yearly goal now!!!

[@piercewilliams6284]

Thank you so much. I was wondering if I was on the wrong track focusing too much on languages rather than theological writings and practical application for my life. Now I have a clearer perspective.

[@marcbrule3205]

I love the comment on cultural syncretism! For Israel it was the surrounding nations. For us it's the prevailing culture. Both are forms of idolatry. This has become the defining line between progressive Christianity and historical Christianity. We so need these theological anchor points!

[@johnp121273]

Very helpful! Thank you Dr. B!

[@thebuzzsaw27]

This video was SUPER helpful. I really needed this. PLEASE make more like this!!!

[@nuggetoftruth-ericking7489]

This was interesting. Thanks.

[@bma]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@jamesdillavou680]

μὴ γένοιτο· γινέσθω δὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἀληθής, πᾶς δὲ ἄνθρωπος ψεύστης, καθάπερ γέγραπται Ὅπως ἂν δικαιωθῇς ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου καὶ νικήσεις ἐν τῷ κρίνεσθαί σε.

[@figgythereformer]

Excellent summary! Very helpful.

[@kinosmom]

Enjoyed this video very much!

[@bma]

Awesome, thank you!

[@CarlisleAfrica]

Thank you I recently stumbled onto your channel and I am enjoying it. 👍

[@jamesdillavou680]

σπούδασον σεαυτὸν δόκιμον παραστῆσαι τῷ Θεῷ, ἐργάτην ἀνεπαίσχυντον, ὀρθοτομοῦντα τὸν λόγον τῆς ἀληθείας.

[@robwagnon6578]

Sounds like a theological pentagon:) I see the bible as a 10 thousand piece puzzle that fits together to basically Quote, John 17:3; "Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent."

[@jimmorris1560]

Thank you.

[@iandacosta107]

Do you consider philosophy/logic as part of "Exegesis?" Or do is that an implicit layer below it? If we're honest, no one comes without some, and I don't think it's inherently wrong. It can be a problem though when you're talking with someone and they can't differentiate their own axioms from scripture.

[@bma]

Great question Ian! I treat philosophical assumptions in my hermeneutics course inside the membership. Exegesis is a subset of the broader hermeneutic task and philosophical presuppositions are part of that broader task.

[@theoglossa]

Semper Reformanda!

[@Occhiodiargento]

Can I recommend John Gill and both his commentary of all the Bible and his Body of Divinity? I think a man how wrote and entire commentarty of all the Bible and after that a Systemathic Theology should be usefull, just saying.

[@tonyb408]

He’s also a hyper-Calvinist, isn’t he?

[@Occhiodiargento]

@@tonyb408 Some believe so, others no so much. Try to read his commentary with your devotional and make your own conclusion, you won't regret it. And if you found some hipercalvinism just ignored and move on. Is online for free.

[@SheepofTheShepherd-nu3lz]

the interesting thing is that one can believe the things Calvinists do but don't have to be Calvinist like the T. U. L. I. P. Theology

[@barryweeks6229]

I really like reading his commentary. There's a lot of verbose, but God-glorifying prose. It's sometimes a little too wordy, as writers from his time could be (from our viewpoint, anyway), but I've often been brought to a great peace in the Lord as I've read his words.

[@bma]

I spent a bit of time working through Gill's works during my doctoral program. I didn't run across any hyper-calvinism, though he does have some edges I would call a little hard at times. He was a good thinker though, and I appreciated what I read of his, though I didn't agree with him on all points.

[@jamesdillavou680]

πάντα δὲ δοκιμάζετε, τὸ καλὸν κατέχετε·

[@top8305]

The First Layer, Brother, is Holy Mother Church. 1 Timothy 3:15. Anything else is false teaching. Question: What did the first Christians do prior to the Canon in the FOURTH Century? Have you read the Church Fathers? If so, where are they in your Practical/Systematic/Biblical/Exegetical and Historical Theology? Liturgy? Consecrated, Sacerdotal Priesthood, Episcopacy, Papacy? The Seven Sacraments? Blessed Virgin Mary? Communion of the Saints? Prayer for the Dead? Relics? Authority? Obedience? Pax Christi "The final formation of the wording of the various books did not take place until the third century CE. However, already in the second and first centuries BCE it is possible to distinguish the first traces of the development which ultimately led to a definition of which books were sacred. That is, long before actual canonization took place, the basis of it had been laid." Mogens Müller, The First Bible of the Church: A Plea for the Septuagint, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series, (Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1996), 206:25.