New articles at SBL Forum:
The Bible, Theology, and Theological Interpretation, by Joel B. Green
"Despite perhaps good intentions and sometimes imaginative initiatives, the disciplines of theology and biblical studies have drifted apart. Today, they are hardly on speaking terms, not so much because of deep-seated enmity but because, for all practical purposes, they speak different languages."From Biblical Exegesis to Theological Construction: Reflections on Methodology, by W. Dennis Tucker, Jr.
"The question is not whether historical-critical methods are valid, but whether theological construction is also valuable. Many biblical scholars are quick to offer an affirmative to the first question, and rather taciturn in their response to the second.""Open Systems": Constructive Philosophical and Theological Issues in Biblical Theology, by Christine Helmer.
"Biblical studies can admit to theological and conceptual interests without necessary diminishment of historical-critical questions, and conversely systematic theology can complement historical investigation with its own stress on constructing systems open to history."