Episode Details

Listen in as David Schrock and Stephen Wellum discuss Ardel Caneday's essay "The Sufficiency of Scripture in Doing Christian Theology by the Book."

Timestamps

• Intro - 00:44
• Going to Israel - 02:41
• Background Context: Is this Necessary? - 04:15
• How to Put the ‘Historical’ and ‘Grammatical’ Together - 7:12
• How Much Did Ancient Near Eastern Context Impact Kingdom Through Covenant? - 09:25
• What is the Doctrine of ‘Sufficiency of Scripture’ and How Does It Fit With the Rest of the Doctrine of Scripture? - 17:22
• Natural Revelation and Special Revelation - 21:40
• Is Special Revelation Dependent on Natural Revelation? What is the Order? - 24:53
• Who is Abraham Kuyper and What Was His Contribution? - 30:23
• What is a Proper Application of Tradition for Doing Theology? - 33:51
• What are the Challenges for How Scripture and Tradition are Working Together in Our Own Day? - 39:02
• The Concern of Allegorical Interpretation - 43:21
• N.T. Wright - 46:35
• Dr. Wellum’s Final Thoughts - 53:33
• Outro – 55:19

Resources to Click

• “The Sufficiency of Scripture in Doing Theology by the Book” – Ardel B. Caneday
• “Well, Well, Well: Look What We Have Here: A Marriage, A Mountain, and a Messiah (pt. 1) – A Sermon on John 4:1-18” – David Schrock
• “Well, Well, Well: Look What We Have Here: A Marriage, A Mountain, and a Messiah (pt. 2) – A Sermon on John 4:16-26” – David Schrock
• “Well, Well, Well: Look What We Have Here: A Marriage, A Mountain, and a Messiah (pt. 3) – A Sermon on John 4:27-42” – David Schrock
• “George Smeaton and Abraham Kuyper on the Universal Reign of Christ” – David Schrock
• Theme: Thinking God’s Thoughts After Him: Doing Theology by the Book
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Books to Read

• Systematic Theology Vol. 1: From Canon to Concept – Stephen J. Wellum
• Kingdom Through Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Understanding of the Covenants (2nd Ed.) – Peter J. Gentry & Stephen J. Wellum

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