ET, Wow! Anderson weaves a rich tapestry of NT Theology to portray the biblical drama of salvation history from creation to the ECM. My first contact with Dr. Anderson was at FTS where he served as my theological mentor when I began my doctoral program with Dr. C. Peter Wagner. Anderson expresses the missiology & theology of my Evangelical/Anabaptist/Third Wave streams with concise clarity that based solidly on Biblical Theology, which is the distinguishing factor in his theological reflections. The other factor is a Holy Spirit focus that is in continuity with the NT Acts of the Spirit in the body of Christ! There is a lot to unpack in these chapters.
1) Explain the implications of continuity for Vintage Theology with Adam(Grace)-->Abraham-->Christ-->Jerusalem-->Antioch versus a focus upon Moses (Law)-->Christ-->Jerusalem.
2)What are the implications of an ecclesiology based upon on grace versus law?
3)Some PM philosophical reflections, philosophy searches for a conceptual explanation of truth and theology searches for truth expressed in knowledge and reality (pp. 38-42). The types of (epistemology) knowledge as sources of authority in M, empirical data & historical proofs, were debated over the centuries in the battle for the Bible, Creation, and Jesus. Reasoned and rational apologetics based on an objective absolute authority (metanarrative) do not fit in PM, relativism and pluralism afford the individual the authority to deconstruct and judge to determine truth for his or her life. In ET there is no debate on proving the inerrancy of Scripture and redaction criticism (p. 59). Why and how does this view of Scripture work in the ECM? To what authority does ET appeal?
4)Consider your experiences in Christian Education, were you taught about God or taught to know God? ET is revelational versus religious, how did this theological principle impact the ministry of Jesus and Paul (Antioch), and today the ECM?
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