Influences on Theological Formulations

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Influences on Theological Formulations

Lesson 13 Lecture 1

March 1, 2003 • Dr. Richard L. Pratt

1. What is the popular evangelical misconception of the relation between exegesis and theological formulations? How docs the necessity of selectivity and contextualization mitigate against this misconception?

2. Explain the three influences on theological formulation. Give an example of each.

3. How arc wc tempted to go to extremes in handling the three influences on theological formulations?

4. How may we exercise responsible choices in forming a theology?

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