“The magnitude of the work to be done in Christology and theology proper underscores how important it is for biblical scholars, historical theologians, and dogmatic theologians to cooperate.
Reading Scripture today without an alertness to the history of Christian exegesis and dogmatic theology severely limits one’s interpretive resources and may lead to advocating a reading of a text that has already been tried and duly found wanting.
At the same time, undertaking topical exposition of scriptural doctrine in dogmatic theology in isolation from the yield of biblical scholarship may cause us to miss insights that can refine our thinking and add a richer texture to our confession of what God has revealed.
In the end, it is Christian theology’s greatest privilege to confess and bear witness to the triune God, who both transcends the economy of salvation and, in the person of the Son, has partaken of flesh and blood to deliver us from our sin.
If the claims of this study are accurate, then grasping that the triune God does indeed transcend the economy is precisely what is needed to understand the meaning and efficacy of the incarnate Son’s work.
Because He always remains the Son who has life in Himself, He can give His flesh for the life of the world. Because He always remains rich even in the midst of His human lowliness, He can make us rich with the gift of salvation.”
–Steven J. Duby, Jesus and the God of Classical Theism: Biblical Christology in Light of the Doctrine of God (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic: A Division of Baker Publishing Group, 2022), 377.
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