Covenant Theology: Biblical, Theological and Historical Perspectives

"Covenant theology sets the gospel in the context of God's eternal plan of communion with his people and its historical outworking in the covenants of works and grace."
--Ligon Duncan

Just as two bookends hold together a row of books, the covenant of works and the covenant of grace hold together the storyline of Scripture. Join a host of twenty-six scholars, including O. Palmer Robertson, Michael J. Kruger, and Scott R. Swain, as they explore how the concept of covenant is clearly taught in Scripture and how it lays the foundation for other doctrines of salvation. This monumental work is Trinitarian, eschatological, historical, confessional, and practical, presenting readers with a great hope and consolation: the covenant-making God is a covenant-keeping God.

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Table of Contents:
Foreword (J. Ligon Duncan III)
Introduction (Guy Prentiss Waters, J. Nicholas Reid, and John R. Muether)
Part 1: Biblical Covenants
1. The Covenant of Redemption (Guy M. Richard)
2. The Covenant of Works in the Old Testament (Richard P. Belcher Jr.)
3. The Covenant of Works in the New Testament (Guy Prentiss Waters)
4. Adam and the Beginning of the Covenant of Grace (John D. Currid)
5. The Noahic Covenant of the Covenant of Grace (Miles V. Van Pelt)
6. The Abrahamic Covenant (John Scott Redd)
7. The Mosaic Covenant (J. Nicholas Reid)
8. The Davidic Covenant (Richard P. Belcher Jr.)
9. The New Covenant as Promised in the Major Prophets (Michael G. McKelvey)
10. Covenant in the Gospels (Michael J. Kruger)
11. Covenant in Paul (Guy Prentiss Waters)
12. Covenant in Hebrews (Robert J. Cara)
13. Covenant in the Johannine Epistles and Revelation (Gregory R. Lanier)
Part 2: Historical Theology
14. Covenant in the Early Church (J. Ligon Duncan III)
15. Covenant in Medieval Theology (Douglas F. Kelly)
16. Covenant in Reformation Theology (Howard Griffith)
17. Post-Reformation Developments (D. Blair Smith)
18. Covenant Theology in the Dutch Reformed Tradition (Bruce P. Baugus)
19. Covenant Theology in Barth and the Torrances (Mark I. McDowell)
20. Covenant in Recent Theology (Michael Allen)
Part 3: Collateral and Theological Studies
21. Ancient Near Eastern Backgrounds to Covenants (J. Nicholas Reid)
22. Covenant and Second Temple Judaism (Peter Y. Lee)
23. Covenant in Contemporary New Testament Scholarship (Benjamin L. Gladd)
24. Israel and the Nations in God's Covenants (O. Palmer Robertson)
25. Dispensationalism (Michael J. Glodo)
26. New Covenant Theologies (Scott R. Swain)
27. Covenant, Assurance, and the Sacraments (Derek W. H. Thomas)

Editors:

Guy Prentiss Waters (PhD, Duke University) is the James M. Baird Jr. Professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary, and was formerly an associate professor of biblical studies at Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi. Guy and his wife, Sarah, have three children.

J. Nicholas Reid (DPhil, University College, University of Oxford) is associate professor of Old Testament and ancient Near Eastern studies, as well as the director of the hybrid MDiv program at Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando. He is also a contributor to the Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. Reid and his wife, Blair, live in the greater Orlando area with their four children. He is a member of St Paul's Presbyterian Church.

John R. Muether (MAR, Westminster Theological Seminary) serves as dean of libraries and professor of church history at Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando. Muether previously served as librarian at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He has authored and coauthored several books, most notably Cornelius Van Til: Reformed Apologist and Churchman. John and his wife, Kathy, have four children and six grandchildren. He is an elder at Reformation Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Oviedo, Florida.

Endorsements:

"It has been said that Reformed theology is covenant theology, for covenant is not merely a doctrine or theme in the Bible but is the principle that structures all its revelation. Robert Rollock said, 'God speaks nothing to man without the covenant.' Therefore, it is a delight to see this amazing scholarly collaboration by the faculty of Reformed Theological Seminary, which will surely prove to be a sourcebook for future studies of Reformed covenant theology. Here is a gold mine of biblical and historical studies by trusted pastor-theologians of Christ's church."
--Joel R. Beeke, President and Professor of Systematic Theology and Homiletics, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary; author, Reformed Preaching; coauthor, Reformed Systematic Theology

"Breathtaking! I don't know of any work that has the diversity and scope of Covenant Theology. Every aspect of the covenant doctrine receives attention from the book's contributors. Each chapter is an urgent invitation. The covenant doctrine is analyzed here with unquestionable scholarship and inalienable commitment to Scripture and Reformed theology. Starting with the exegesis of biblical material, going through the historical development of the theme in the church, contrasting and comparing it with extrabiblical material, and analyzing the concept of the covenant in modern theology, this book offers the most comprehensive exposition of the covenant doctrine available today."
--Augustus Nicodemus Lopes, Assistant Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Recife, Brazil; Vice President, Supreme Council, Presbyterian Church of Brazil; author, Apostles and The Bible and Its Interpreters

"In the history of Reformed theology, the biblical teaching of the triune God's sovereign initiative to enter into covenant union and communion with his people, before and after the fall into sin, has been a central focus, and some say it even defines Reformed theology. For this reason, the contributors to this comprehensive volume, which treats the topic of the covenant or covenants in biblical, historical, and systematic perspectives, provide a wonderful overview of Reformed theology's engagement with Scripture's teaching. Encyclopedic in scope, balanced in tone and temper, sensitive to diversity of expression and formulation-this volume is a model of theological study and an indispensable resource for anyone who has interest in exploring the scriptural witness to God's covenant."
--Cornelis P. Venema, President and Professor of Doctrinal Studies, Mid-America Reformed Seminary; author, Christ and Covenant Theology and Chosen in Christ

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