PANEL: SCRIPTURE & THEOLOGY 2025: EXPLORING METHODOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN BIBLICAL STUDIES AND SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY
10/07/2025 08:30 - 17:30
HALL: Elise Richter Hall

Proponent: Borowski M., Burger H., Elliott M.

Chair: Bokedal T., Wood D.

Speaker: Albertin A., Alfsvåg K., Borowski M., Burger H., Dekker J., Kalkman-Mahdi L., Kedir S., Nüssel F., Osto G., Sandler W., Versluis A., Villeneuve A.

The 2025 Scripture & Theology Panel invites scholars to submit papers that explore how Biblical Studies and Systematic Theology inform and shape one another. We seek contributions that analyze current or historical research methods, particularly those that highlight how such approaches can further develop the interaction between Biblical Studies and Systematic Theology. Descriptive or historical accounts are welcome, especially when they demonstrate ways to advance interdisciplinary methodologies.


Key questions to consider:
• How does research in Biblical Studies draw on insights from Systematic Theology?
• In what ways can Systematic Theology benefit from engagement with Biblical Studies?
• What methodological changes occur as a result of interactions between these two fields?
• What examples of best practices exist for engaging Biblical Studies and Systematic Theology in both historical and contemporary scholarship?


We encourage papers that reflect on these intersections and provide methodological insights, whether through theoretical exploration or by presenting a particular research approach. By examining the dynamic relationship between Biblical and Theological research, we aim to deepen our understanding of how these disciplines can challenge and enrich one another, leading to new academic insights.


Submissions are welcome from both junior and senior scholars across various faith traditions, with a special invitation for biblical scholars to contribute.


For more information about the Scripture & Theology Forum, including details about our members, ongoing projects, resources, and updates also on this panel, please visit scriptureandtheology.org. contact: michael.borowski@gmx.de


Click here for the full S&T program:
https://scriptureandtheology.org/panels/panels-2025/

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THE GOD OF THE OLD TESTAMENT: THEOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION AS PRACTICED BY WALTER R.L. MOBERLY

Dekker J. *

Professor of Biblical Studies and Christian Identity (Henk de Jong-Chair) at Theological University Utrecht ~ Utrecht ~ Netherlands
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NARRATIVE ETHICS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT AND ITS RELEVANCE FOR TODAY

Versluis A. *

Theological University of Apeldoorn ~ Apeldoorn ~ Netherlands
35.3
   
MAPPING VULNERABILITIES: A CASE STUDY OF AN EPISTEMIC ETHIC OF CARE BETWEEN BIBLICAL STUDY AND SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY

Kedir S. * [1] , Kalkman-Mahdi L. * [2]

Theological University of Utrecht ~ Utrecht ~ Netherlands [1] , Theological University of Apeldoorn ~ Apeldoorn ~ Netherlands [2]
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THEOLOGY 'FROM' SCRIPTURE? THE CHALLENGE BETWEEN SCRIPTURE AND THEOLOGY, ONCE AGAIN

Albertin A. *

Higher Institute of Religious Studies of Padua ~ Padua ~ Italy
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HOMOOUSIOS AS BIBLICAL HERMENEUTICS

Alfsvåg K. *

VID Specialized University ~ Stavanger ~ Norway
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REDEMPTION AS TRANSFORMATION - RESOURCE FOR SOCIETAL TRANSFORMATIONS. A DRAMATIC-KAIROLOGICAL OUTLINE

Sandler W. *

Department for Systematic Theology, University of Innsbruck ~ Innsbruck ~ Austria