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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.

3. The dogmatic task of systematic theology is logically prior to its apologetic task, because this task is critical validation of the claim of Christian witness to be appropriate to Jesus Christ, and critical validation of this claim is logically prior to the critical validation of the claim of Christian witness to be credible to human existence that is the apologetic task of systematic theology.

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