Application of Baptist theology to the construction of an integrally trinitarian framework for theological interpretation of scripture

Distinctive doctrinal commitments of Baptist theology, particularly in the areas of soteriology and ecclesiology, can provide critical parameters within which to construct an integrally trinitarian and biblically faithful framework for the theological interpretation of Scripture.;Chapter 1 establishes historical context for considering how the resurgence of trinitarian theology could converge with the burgeoning interest in theological interpretation of Scripture (TIS). A necessary interdependence between trinitarian doctrine and biblical interpretation is noted.;Chapter 2 examines the works of nine scholars, each of whom has attempted to practice or give an account of theological interpretation in conjunction with trinitarian doctrine. Particular attention is given to identifying their operative ecclesiological and soteriological positions. An interesting observation, as well, is that Baptist scholars have not made significant contributions to the development of TIS as such.;Chapter 3 provides historical overview demonstrating Baptists' confession of and engagement with trinitarian doctrine and its intersections with biblical interpretation.;Given the common lack of specificity regarding who constitutes a "church" and how salvation is understood, Chapters 4 and 5 propose application, to the practice of TIS, of two soteriological commitments that characterize Baptist theology and two drawn from Baptist ecclesiology as interpretive parameters helpful for practicing TIS within a trinitarian framework.;Chapter 6 examines the ways trinitarian theology has undergirded the theological reflections and exegesis of five influential precritical interpreters and proposes a small set of key trinitarian presuppositions that can function as a framework for biblical interpretation within the parameters already recommended from Baptist soteriology and ecclesiology.