A Covenantal Christology

Can One Be Both a Dispensational and “ Covenantal ” Apologist ?

K. Scott Oliphint’s recent volume on apologetics is, on its own merits, a noteworthy and useful work.2 Its importance does not rest in its novelty, and that by design. Oliphint acknowledges in his introduction that “this book will...translate the language, concepts, and ideas set forth in [Cornelius] Van Til’s Reformed apologetic into language, terms, and concepts that are more accessible.”3 Wh...

Unity or Diversity in Wisdom Theology? a Canonical and Covenantal Perspective1

Recent publications on Old Testament wisdom literature perpetuate the theory of a ‘crisis in wisdom’ and leave unresolved the question of its provenance within Old Testament theology. Despite considerable diversity within the wisdom corpus, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Job are in basic agreement regarding wisdom’s limitations and benefits, as well as regarding divine freedom and retribution. Thu...

karl rahner’s transcendental christology

each part of karl rahner’s theology is in deep relation to his understanding of human situation. he believes that god has communicated himself with man. this self-offering of god to human needs a response from man. such an existential part has certain effects on the concrete human life and seeks its true and ultimate realization. this attitude to human leads to transcendental christology. chris...

Continuity and Discontinuity between ”Jesus” and ”Christ”. The possibilities of an Implicit Christology

The article discusses the central issue of the relationship between the “Historical Jesus” and the “Christ of Faith” and especially the question whether there is a continuity between the Jesus of history and later theological views, in Paul, the Gospels, and the creed of the church. Initially, the author traces the origins of the question in enlightenment thought (Reimarus, Lessing) and explain...

Feminine Images of Jesus: Later Medieval Christology and the Devaluation of the Feminine