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The role of presuppositions and their impact on the process of biblical theology : = A case study of the Pauline theologies of James Dunn and Thomas Schreiner.

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Title/Author:	The role of presuppositions and their impact on the process of biblical theology :/
Reminder of title:	A case study of the Pauline theologies of James Dunn and Thomas Schreiner.
Author:	Herrelko, Edward J., III.
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Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 77-11, Section: A.
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Subject:	Biblical studies. -
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The role of presuppositions and their impact on the process of biblical theology : = A case study of the Pauline theologies of James Dunn and Thomas Schreiner.
Herrelko, Edward J., III.

The role of presuppositions and their impact on the process of biblical theology :A case study of the Pauline theologies of James Dunn and Thomas Schreiner. - 1 online resource (317 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 77-11, Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016.

Includes bibliographical references

The field of biblical theology has experienced a resurgence in the last few decades, in part because of the emphasis on the historical setting of Scripture, and the desire to uncover the original author's theology as exhibited in the text. By most definitions and explanations, biblical theology portends to be an inductive, descriptive, and historical endeavor. But if biblical theology is indeed inductive and descriptive, what explains the myriad of published works that claim to do biblical theology along inductive and exegetical avenues and to describe the theology of the text, yet still manage to come to divergent conclusions? Why are there so many competing biblical theologies being presented? Two authors, both of whom agree to a similar understanding of biblical theology as inductive and descriptive, can approach the same corpus of Scripture and present vastly different accounts of the theology contained within. This problem of two divergent conclusions that are predicated upon a similar method and understanding of the task highlights the tension between the theory of biblical theology and its practice. This dissertation investigates one potential issue behind this problem of diverse biblical theologies being put forth with a case study of two Pauline scholars and their Pauline theologies: James Dunn's massive undertaking of Pauline theology, The Theology of Paul the Apostle, and Thomas Schreiner's focused Pauline theology Paul, Apostle of God's Glory in Christ. The controlling thesis governing this investigation is that a scholar's presuppositions create a tension between the theory and the practice of biblical theology in that they exercise a significant impact upon the process of doing biblical theology-so much so that the portrayal of the original author's theology becomes something other than an unbiased inductive and descriptive historical account. Specifically, in shaping the purpose, methodology, and the hermeneutic employed, to determining the scope and validity of external sources and historical data, as well as imposing theological frameworks upon the text, a scholar's presuppositions ultimately end up preconditioning the end results. Not only is this cause and effect mechanism an unexplored area in the discipline, if the impact of presuppositions can be shown to go beyond merely influencing the task to actually introducing bias into the process of doing biblical theology, it would be at cross-purposes with the discipline's current self-attestation as an unbiased inductive and descriptive historical portrayal of theology. Presuppositions in the field of biblical theology are not often discussed, and when they are the focus is on world-view level presuppositions such as one's belief in God, or belief in the trustworthiness of Scripture or of history. Rarely are more specific scholastic presuppositions discussed, like those that dealing with methodology, hermeneutics, source material, academic pedigree, or dogmatic convictions. Yet scholars bring those sorts of presuppositions to the task of biblical theology. These predetermined beliefs then act as an influence on their task, perhaps even conditioning the conclusions they read. The issue is not so much that scholars have presuppositions, for that is a given; rather it is the manner in which they use presuppositions, often claiming them as a shared common-ground with their readers, or implying their truth and validity without evidence. In that regard, presuppositions can make it hard for readers to truly understand the conclusions that authors are reaching unless they share the tacit presuppositions. Using Dunn and Schreiner as a controlled case study, this dissertation will seek to show that presuppositions are influencing and perhaps even biasing the process of biblical theology, which would be at cross-purposes with the discipline's desire to be an inductive, descriptive, and historical retelling of the theology as understood by the original author(s). Both Dunn's and Schreiner's presuppositions will be identified, explained, and assessed for their impact on the final monograph form of their Pauline theology. Presuppositions are notoriously challenging to define and understand, but by drawing on the field of linguistics, where presuppositions are treated pragmatically, one can appropriate a working understanding of how presuppositions function in communication. By looking at the epistemological connection, one can see how pervasive and powerful presuppositions are in shaping the thought process required for biblical theology. Both scholars did indeed have presuppositions that influenced and biased the conclusions they reached about Paul. While that in itself is not overly problematic, for scholars are welcome to have presuppositions, the issue is that both scholars endeavored to present a biblical theology of Paul in holding with the current understanding of the task being inductive, descriptive, and historical. This clearly indicates a tension for the discipline between the theory it articulates and the practice it exhibits. It appears that biblical theology needs to deal with its own "myth of neutrality." (Abstract shortened by ProQuest.).

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
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2023

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ISBN: 9781339694511Subjects--Topical Terms:

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This problem of two divergent conclusions that are predicated upon a similar method and understanding of the task highlights the tension between the theory of biblical theology and its practice. This dissertation investigates one potential issue behind this problem of diverse biblical theologies being put forth with a case study of two Pauline scholars and their Pauline theologies: James Dunn's massive undertaking of Pauline theology, The Theology of Paul the Apostle, and Thomas Schreiner's focused Pauline theology Paul, Apostle of God's Glory in Christ. The controlling thesis governing this investigation is that a scholar's presuppositions create a tension between the theory and the practice of biblical theology in that they exercise a significant impact upon the process of doing biblical theology-so much so that the portrayal of the original author's theology becomes something other than an unbiased inductive and descriptive historical account. Specifically, in shaping the purpose, methodology, and the hermeneutic employed, to determining the scope and validity of external sources and historical data, as well as imposing theological frameworks upon the text, a scholar's presuppositions ultimately end up preconditioning the end results. Not only is this cause and effect mechanism an unexplored area in the discipline, if the impact of presuppositions can be shown to go beyond merely influencing the task to actually introducing bias into the process of doing biblical theology, it would be at cross-purposes with the discipline's current self-attestation as an unbiased inductive and descriptive historical portrayal of theology. Presuppositions in the field of biblical theology are not often discussed, and when they are the focus is on world-view level presuppositions such as one's belief in God, or belief in the trustworthiness of Scripture or of history. Rarely are more specific scholastic presuppositions discussed, like those that dealing with methodology, hermeneutics, source material, academic pedigree, or dogmatic convictions. Yet scholars bring those sorts of presuppositions to the task of biblical theology. These predetermined beliefs then act as an influence on their task, perhaps even conditioning the conclusions they read. The issue is not so much that scholars have presuppositions, for that is a given; rather it is the manner in which they use presuppositions, often claiming them as a shared common-ground with their readers, or implying their truth and validity without evidence. In that regard, presuppositions can make it hard for readers to truly understand the conclusions that authors are reaching unless they share the tacit presuppositions. Using Dunn and Schreiner as a controlled case study, this dissertation will seek to show that presuppositions are influencing and perhaps even biasing the process of biblical theology, which would be at cross-purposes with the discipline's desire to be an inductive, descriptive, and historical retelling of the theology as understood by the original author(s). Both Dunn's and Schreiner's presuppositions will be identified, explained, and assessed for their impact on the final monograph form of their Pauline theology. Presuppositions are notoriously challenging to define and understand, but by drawing on the field of linguistics, where presuppositions are treated pragmatically, one can appropriate a working understanding of how presuppositions function in communication. By looking at the epistemological connection, one can see how pervasive and powerful presuppositions are in shaping the thought process required for biblical theology. Both scholars did indeed have presuppositions that influenced and biased the conclusions they reached about Paul. While that in itself is not overly problematic, for scholars are welcome to have presuppositions, the issue is that both scholars endeavored to present a biblical theology of Paul in holding with the current understanding of the task being inductive, descriptive, and historical. This clearly indicates a tension for the discipline between the theory it articulates and the practice it exhibits. It appears that biblical theology needs to deal with its own "myth of neutrality." (Abstract shortened by ProQuest.).
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