Baptist Distinctives and the Old Testament
It has been suggested that being a Baptist and being an Old Testament scholar follow parallel but unconnected trajectories. This article considers why that may be, and explores the possibility of a baptistic approach to Old Testament studies. It affirms the commitment of Baptists to the authority of...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
Baptist quarterly
Year: 2025, Volume: 56, Issue: 3, Pages: 154-166 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KDG Free church |
| Further subjects: | B
unity in disagreement
B theological principles B further light B Baptist distinctives B Old Testament |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | It has been suggested that being a Baptist and being an Old Testament scholar follow parallel but unconnected trajectories. This article considers why that may be, and explores the possibility of a baptistic approach to Old Testament studies. It affirms the commitment of Baptists to the authority of both testaments and notes significant Baptist Old Testament scholars. However, it also points to the challenge of giving due weight to the Old Testament. It concludes that the linked notions of ‘further light' and ‘unity in disagreement’, which encourage an openness both to new ways of understanding the text and to one another in conversation together, alongside uncovering and applying theological principles found in the Old Testament, offer a way forward that, while not distinctively baptistic, is rooted in convictions that have long been important to Baptists. |
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| ISSN: | 2056-7731 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Baptist quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/0005576X.2025.2494372 |