Yes, that would be the historical method. But that is different to the "observe", "measure", rinse-and-repeat methodology which is commonly understood as the s

Yes, that would be the historical method. But that is different to the "observe", "measure", rinse-and-repeat methodology which is commonly understood as the scientific method. The methods by which one studies physics and history are different, but history is no less scientific, and it falls within the sciences, as does theology since it depends on the historical method. Theology cannot argue or learn anything about God for which there is no historical basis.