核心差异点在于:传统时代论把各“时代”看成相对封闭、彼此断裂的安排,而 progressive dispensationalism(PD)把各时代看成救恩历史“渐进展开”的阶段,并在以色列—教会、国度和预言应验上更强调连续与“已然末世化”。[1][2][3]

## 1. 整体结构:括号 vs 渐进

– 传统时代论
– 现今“恩典时代”常被视为神对以色列计划中的“括号”(parenthesis),以色列计划被暂时搁置,待教会被提后再恢复。[4][1]
– Progressive 时代论
– 各时代既连续又递进,恩典时代不是单纯括号,而是救恩史前进中的一阶段,与前后诸时代在神国计划上有内在联系。[5][1]

## 2. 国度与基督宝座:纯未来 vs 已然–未然

– 传统
– 基督现今在天上作“大祭司”,并未坐在“大卫的宝座”上;大卫国度纯粹是将来地上千禧国,现今教会时代与“国度”基本分开。[3][6]
– Progressive
– 接受“已然–未然”的国度观:基督现在已在天上坐在大卫宝座上,以属天方式开始统治,千禧国是这统治在地上的圆满显现。[7][3]

## 3. 以色列与教会:强区分 vs 渐进连续(但仍有区分)

– 传统
– 强调“两条计划”:以色列是地上子民,教会是属天子民;以色列应许(地土、国度)严格保留给民族以色列,教会基本不在旧约预言视野内(教会为“未预告的奥秘”)。[6][8]
– Progressive
– 仍保持以色列—教会的区分与未来以色列应许,但更强调两者在一个救恩计划、一个新约之下;认为旧约预言中已隐含教会/外邦分享的前景(如赛 2 等)。[2][9]

## 4. 诠释学:严格字面 vs 补充性诠释

– 传统
– 自我认同为“一致的字面/正常诠释”:旧约应许的意义由当时原始读者理解来决定,不允许新约“回灌”改变原始意义;NT 引用 OT 多被视作应用,而非应验。[10][3]
– Progressive
– 仍用历史–文法法,但采用“补充性诠释”(complementary hermeneutic):
– 新约可以在不推翻原义的情况下“扩展、补充”旧约应许的含义;
– OT 在 NT 中的引用,有时可是真正的(部分/阶段性)应验,而不仅是应用。[11][1][3]

## 5. 律法与伦理:只重申才有效 vs 全经渐进评估

– 传统
– 一般倾向:旧约法律只在新约明确重申时对教会有约束力;其余多视为只对以色列有效的旧约条款。[8]
– Progressive
– 倾向在“基督成全律法”的框架下,按整个正典脉络逐条评估:
– 看各律例在基督与新约中的成全方式;
– 用“基督的律法”整合旧约伦理,而非仅靠简单的“有没有重申”标准。[8]

## 6. 自我定位与传统评估

– Progressive 自我理解
– 自认为仍是时代论,只是纠正经典模型中过于刚性的时代断裂,更强调救恩史一贯性与“已然国度”。[12][5]
– 传统时代论对 PD 的评估
– 认为 PD 在“两大不可或缺”(一致字面诠释、以色列—教会强区分)上都做了实质性让步,是“向盟约神学/历史前千禧年靠拢的中间路线”,因此是“从经典时代论滑向盟约神学的运动”。[3][10][11]

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[1] Progressive dispensationalism – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_dispensationalism
[2] Discontinuity Between Classic Dispensationalism and Progressive … https://growrag.wordpress.com/2011/06/06/discontinuity-between-classic-dispensationalism-and-progressive-dispensationalism/
[3] Q129 : What is the difference between moderate and progressive … https://www.spiritandtruth.org/questions/129.htm?x
[4] classical dispensationalism vs progressive dispensationalism https://puritanboard.com/threads/classical-dispensationalism-vs-progressive-dispensationalism.71955/
[5] What I Learned from Darrell Bock about Progressive … https://calvarychapel.com/posts/what-i-learned-from-darrell-bock-about-progressive-dispensationalism/
[6] Covenant Theology vs. Dispensationalism (And Its Varieties) https://knowingscripture.com/articles/covenant-theology-vs-dispensationalism
[7] What is Progressive Dispensationalism? | GotQuestions.org https://www.gotquestions.org/progressive-dispensationalism.html
[8] A CHART COMPARING DISPENSATIONAL & COVENANTAL … https://lifecoach4god.life/tag/a-chart-comparing-dispensational-covenantal-systems/
[9] Differences between Progressive and Traditional Dispensationalism? https://www.facebook.com/groups/313292496041082/posts/364740514229613/
[10] Progressive Dispensationalism – Uplook Ministries https://uplook.org/1999/07/progressive-dispensationalism/
[11] Mapping Dispensationalism | GARBC Baptist Bulletin https://baptistbulletin.org/the-baptist-bulletin-magazine/mapping-dispensationalism/
[12] Review of Progressive Dispensationalism https://jbtsonline.org/2024/12/review-of-progressive-dispensationalism/
[13] The Problematic Development of Progressive Dispensationalism … https://faith.edu/faith-pulpit/posts/the-problematic-development-of-progressive-dispensationalism-parts-12/
[14] [PDF] PROGRESSIVE DISPENSATIONALISM COMPARED TO NEW … https://ptinct.org/NCT%20Compared%20PDT%20-%20v.1.1%20.pdf
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