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1. Historical theology is logically prior to systematic and practical theologytheology, because its task is critical interpretation of Christian witness, and critical interpretation of this witness is logically prior to the critical validation of the claims of Christian witness that is the task, in their different ways, of systematic and practical theology.

2. Systematic theology is logically prior to practical theology, because its task is critical validation of the claim of Christian witness to be adequate to its content, and critical validation of this claim is logically prior to the critical validation of the claim of Christian witness to be fitting to its situation that is the task of practical theology.

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