Stephen Wellum
Stephen Wellum (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is professor of Christian theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
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This item will be available on July 1, 2027
Trinitarian, reformational, and baptistic, Stephen Wellum’s Systematic Theology models a serious evangelical engagement with the Scriptures while being grounded in church history and keenly aware of contemporary issues. Building on decades of research, Wellum formulates doctrine exegetically, covenantally, and canonically for a new generation of students, pastors, church leaders, and seasoned theologians. This highly anticipated second volume in the planned three-volume series covers theological anthropology and Christology.
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Introduction
Part 1: Humanity: Created and Fallen
Chapter 1: The Need for Theological Anthropology Today
Section A: Humanity as Created in Our Original State
Chapter 2: God’s Creation of Humans as Creatures
Chapter 3: God’s Creation of Humans as the Imago Dei
Chapter 4: God’s Creation of Human Nature
Chapter 5: God’s Creation of Humans as Male and Female
Section B: Humanity in a Fallen and Abnormal State
Chapter 6: The Origin of Sin in Scripture and Theology
Chapter 7: The Transmission of Sin: Original Sin
Chapter 8: The Nature and Essence of Sin
Part 2: Christology: God the Son Incarnate
Chapter 9: Who Do We Say That Jesus Is?
Section A: Biblical Foundations: The Identity of Christ from Scripture
Chapter 10: The Identity of Jesus from the Bible’s Story
Chapter 11: Who Does Jesus Say He Is?
Chapter 12: NT Witness: God the Son Becomes the Incarnate Son
Chapter 13: The Deity of Christ: Jesus Is God the Son
Chapter 14: The Humanity of Christ: Jesus Is the Incarnate Son
Section B: From Canon to Concept: The Establishment of Christological Orthodoxy
Chapter 15: The Road to the Chalcedonian Definition of Christ
Chapter 16: Post-Chalcedonian Clarifications Regarding Christ
Chapter 17: The Kenotic Challenge to Christological Orthodoxy
Chapter 18: Theological Summary of Christological Orthodoxy
Part 3: Christology: The Work of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Chapter 19: Introduction to the Work of Christ
Section A: The Threefold Office of Christ as Our Mediator
Chapter 20: Christ as Our Prophet, Priest, and King
Section B: The Atonement
Chapter 21: Understanding the Cross in Historical Theology (Part 1)
Chapter 22: Understanding the Cross in Historical Theology (Part 2)
Chapter 23: Biblical-Theological Defense of Penal Substitution (Part 1)
Chapter 24: Biblical-Theological Defense of Penal Substitution (Part 2)
Chapter 25: The Extent of the Atonement (Part 1)
Chapter 26: The Extent of the Atonement (Part 2)
General Index
Scripture Index
Trinitarian, reformational, and baptistic, Stephen Wellum’s Systematic Theology models a serious evangelical engagement with the Scriptures while being grounded in church history and keenly aware of contemporary issues. Building on decades of research, Wellum formulates doctrine exegetically, covenantally, and canonically for a new generation of students, pastors, church leaders, and seasoned theologians. This highly anticipated second volume in the planned three-volume series covers theological anthropology and Christology.
Abbreviations
Introduction
Part 1: Humanity: Created and Fallen
Chapter 1: The Need for Theological Anthropology Today
Section A: Humanity as Created in Our Original State
Chapter 2: God’s Creation of Humans as Creatures
Chapter 3: God’s Creation of Humans as the Imago Dei
Chapter 4: God’s Creation of Human Nature
Chapter 5: God’s Creation of Humans as Male and Female
Section B: Humanity in a Fallen and Abnormal State
Chapter 6: The Origin of Sin in Scripture and Theology
Chapter 7: The Transmission of Sin: Original Sin
Chapter 8: The Nature and Essence of Sin
Part 2: Christology: God the Son Incarnate
Chapter 9: Who Do We Say That Jesus Is?
Section A: Biblical Foundations: The Identity of Christ from Scripture
Chapter 10: The Identity of Jesus from the Bible’s Story
Chapter 11: Who Does Jesus Say He Is?
Chapter 12: NT Witness: God the Son Becomes the Incarnate Son
Chapter 13: The Deity of Christ: Jesus Is God the Son
Chapter 14: The Humanity of Christ: Jesus Is the Incarnate Son
Section B: From Canon to Concept: The Establishment of Christological Orthodoxy
Chapter 15: The Road to the Chalcedonian Definition of Christ
Chapter 16: Post-Chalcedonian Clarifications Regarding Christ
Chapter 17: The Kenotic Challenge to Christological Orthodoxy
Chapter 18: Theological Summary of Christological Orthodoxy
Part 3: Christology: The Work of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Chapter 19: Introduction to the Work of Christ
Section A: The Threefold Office of Christ as Our Mediator
Chapter 20: Christ as Our Prophet, Priest, and King
Section B: The Atonement
Chapter 21: Understanding the Cross in Historical Theology (Part 1)
Chapter 22: Understanding the Cross in Historical Theology (Part 2)
Chapter 23: Biblical-Theological Defense of Penal Substitution (Part 1)
Chapter 24: Biblical-Theological Defense of Penal Substitution (Part 2)
Chapter 25: The Extent of the Atonement (Part 1)
Chapter 26: The Extent of the Atonement (Part 2)
General Index
Scripture Index