The tasks of the theologian

I've been thinking the past few minutes about what the tasks of a theologian are to be. I am giving my list that I have so far, but I am wanting to hear from everyone else too

1) To combine revelation, reason, and experience - Revelation is primarily contained in the Scriptures, however, I think the Bible is a combination of revelation (which comes from God), and reason and experience (which comes from man, though maybe through the agency of God). This synthesis is to go merely beyond a regurgitation of the Biblical texts however, but it is to go into the gaps where the Scriptures due not speak much, or at all, and find meaning. One must tread carefully in this task though because it relies heavily on interpretations of all three things and interpretations can vary drastically in their correctness or the lack thereof.

2) To discern the true meaning or meanings of the Biblical texts - And so exegesis in implied in the work of a theologian. However, it also includes the synthesis of revelation, reason, and experience in order to fully understand the meaning and applications of the texts. However, one must be careful that the do not dictate the writers agrees with or talks about the theologian's own theological synthesis (which is where exegesis can serve as a check from such errors).

3) To explain the meanings of the Biblical texts in modern day understanding for the average person to understand - The Biblical text, while can be understood for the most part by the layman, does have many cryptic parts. Furthermore, for those who are not well read in the Bible, the language can become confusing and as a result lose its meaning when one teaches those people. Therefore, the theologian must know not only the language of the past in the Biblical texts, but the language of the present and put it into ways that the contemporary culture can understand it. One must be careful though in their attempt at "translation," that they do not water down the message.

4) To bring out the the practical applications of our theological understandings - The theologian is merely to set out theological beliefs for the mere sake of beliefs, but they must demonstrate the practical reasons for which one should believe and what the implications are for living and growing in the Christian life.

5) To foster the purpose of the Christian live - That is, to love God with everything, to love our neighbor in the exact same way that we care for our own lives and well-being, and to be joyful in this world, with all three being true completely and without contradiction with the others. If this is not performed, then the theologian has definitely failed, no matter how much they excel in the other areas.