Week 3 - Bevans, Ch. 3 (Models)

Models are "disclosive" of reality but not reality itself. They are helpful for understanding and thinking about things, but they aren't complete and should be augmented by other models. Bevans outlines different models of contextual theology. Anthropological is the most "left" position and countercultural furthest "right." Bevans advocates that each model can be used with the others. Some models work in certain contexts but may not be the best for others. The remainder of the book will focus on these models.