The paper below was presented at the ICOC Teachers Conference in 2022 by Dr. Glen Giles. ]
"I think relationship is the key and center of Biblical Theology."
Abstract:
This study is an inquiry into the concept of “relationship” (specifically “intimate positive
experiential bi-directional relationship”) being the central focal point of the whole Bible. It seeks
to show that it is God’s desire for this type of relationship (between himself and human beings,
and between human beings and other human beings) which is the impetus and purpose behind
the Bible. In considering this idea, this paper we will look at other different organizational
centers that have been proposed and offer this relational focus as one which might unite many
other proposed centers showing itself as a common denominator. In addition, perhaps at its core,
since the term “relationship” is not clearly a term specifically found in the Bible, I will attempt to
show how Yada’/Ginosko Theology can be one of the undergirding scriptural facets and definers
of the above mentioned desired “relationship.” If accepted, then this focus would create an
overarching framework for reading the Bible and hopes to help answer the question “What is the
Bible all about?”
Read the whole paper here.
