We've heard people complain that some theologians place the value of philosophy over the value of Scripture, as if the authority of Scripture is threatened or demeaned.

You discuss much of this in the first volume, but maybe it would be helpful to

talk about the various theological disciplines that have been written on, like biblical theology

and historical theology that you mentioned earlier. Well, it's clear from the placement of my locus on the doctrine of Scripture that this is absolutely

foundational for all that will follow. It is the very first locus that I consider on Holy Scripture.

And in this locus, I examine what is Scripture's teaching about itself?

Does it teach that is itself inspired of God and therefore authoritative in matters of

faith and practice? And I argued that it is.

And then I ask, well, is there any good reason to believe this doctrine that is taught in Scripture?

And I provide arguments for why I think it is rational to accept this teaching.

And therefore, Scripture forms the very foundation for theology. It is

inspired of God and therefore authoritative in matters of doctrine and morality. Now, the different

disciplines of theology that you speak of, like biblical theology,

can take scripture to be authoritative, though it need not. I mean, you could have a non-Christian,

even a Muslim, or a Jew, study Paul's Doctrine of Salvation, for example, or who was Jesus of

Nazareth? They could engage in the project of biblical theology without having a commitment

to the authority and truth of Scripture. Similarly, historical theology is typically the history of dogmatics.

What did the early church fathers have to say about the Trinity and the two natures of Christ,

for example? What did the Protestant reformers have to say about the doctrine of justification and how did the Roman Catholic

Church react to their teaching? Those would be questions of historical theology that again

do not presuppose the authority of scripture. Anybody who wants to give a description of biblical teaching or of historical

teaching can do so without a commitment to the truth of Scripture. But as I say, in doing

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