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| Figures and tables | |
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| Preface | |
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| Abbreviations | |
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| Biblical theology: lame duck or eagles' wings? | |
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| Confessions of a biblical theology addict | |
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| The big questions about the big picture | |
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| The Robinson-Hebert schema | |
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| The role of Genesis I - II | |
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| The question of reductionism | |
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| Why is biblical theology so neglected? | |
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| Evangelical definitions and presuppositions | |
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| Tentative steps towards a definition of biblical theology | |
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| Evangelical theological presuppositions in biblical theology | |
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| Evangelical hermeneutical presuppositions in biblical theology | |
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| Salvation and history | |
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| The idea of salvation history | |
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| The biblical history as salvation history | |
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| Salvation history within Scripture: Old Testament | |
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| Salvation history within Scripture: New Testament | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Evangelical practice | |
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| The lack of consensus among evangelicals | |
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| The shaping of a biblical theologian: my debt to Donald Robinson | |
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| Some leading evangelical biblical theologians | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Multiplex biblical theology | |
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| The problem of unity and diversity in method | |
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| Proponents of the multiplex approach | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Letting the Old Testament speak I: biblical history | |
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| What kind of epoch? | |
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| The main foci in Old Testament history | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Letting the Old Testament speak II: prophetic eschatology | |
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| The pattern of prophetic eschatology | |
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| The canonical shape | |
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| The main foci in prophetic eschatology | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Letting the New Testament speak | |
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| Is the New Testament normative in the interpretation of the Old Testament? | |
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| Does the New Testament exhibit a structure of revelation? | |
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| The Abraham-David/Solomon axis and the fulfilment of prophecy | |
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| A comparison of approaches | |
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| Typology | |
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| Robinson's typology | |
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| Approaches to typology | |
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| Some issues in the debate | |
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| Macro-typology | |
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| The Robinson legacy | |
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| Robinson's typology and method in biblical theology | |
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| Israel and the church | |
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| Eschatology | |
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| Baptism | |
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| Assessment | |
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| How to do biblical theology | |
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| Is there a future for biblical theology? | |
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| Possibilities for biblical theology | |
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| Epilogue | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index of subjects | |
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| Index of names | |
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| Index of Scripture references | |