Apologetic Methodology

A discusssion of the problem of methodology naturally follows upon that of the problem of the point of contact. If we have discovered what we shall think of the person to whom we are to make our address in the interest of winning him to an acceptance of Christianity, we must next inquire as to the way by which we shall lead him to a knowledge of the truth. 

Dr. Cornelius Van Til, Christian Apologetics pg. 123

One important subject of recent debate among apologists has been the relationship between apologetics and Scripture. All apologists seek to defend the biblical message, and they usually defend their apologetic method as itself in accord with Scripture. But they disagree on such questions as (1) whether the Bible teaches anything specific about apologetics, or about related topics such as epistemology (see, e.g., the debate in Cowan, 208-219, 256, 350-351), (2) what it teaches about apologetics, and (3) how Scripture itself should be used (alongside other tools like general revelation, logic, reason, etc.) in the work of apologetics. For purposes of this dictionary, it is also important to consider (4) howScripture teaches us about apologetics and (5) how apologetic concerns may affect our interpretation of Scripture more generally. 

Dr. John Frame, Dictionary for the Theological Interpretation of the Bible ( Grand Rapids : Baker Book House, 2005), pg. 57-58.