TY - BOOK AU - Waters,Guy Prentiss AU - Reid,J.Nicholas Reid AU - Muether,John R. TI - Covenant theology: biblical, theological, and historical perspectives SN - 9781433560033 AV - BT155 .C73 2020 U1 - 231.76 PREC 23 PY - 2020///] CY - Wheaton, Illinois PB - Crossway KW - Covenant theology KW - Covenant of - redemption KW - works - covenant of - Old Testament KW - covenant - new testament KW - Noahic covenant KW - Abrahamic covenant KW - covenant -history of KW - covenant - early church KW - covenant in medieval theology KW - covenant in reformation theology KW - covenants - ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Part 1 Biblical Covenants -- 1 The Covenant of Redemption --Guy M. Richard 2 The Covenant of Works in the Old Testament --Richard P. Belcher 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. Nichollas 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 -- Ligon Duncan 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. McDwell 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 N2 - "This volume defends covenant theology not as a theological abstraction foisted on the Scripture but rather as the clear teaching of Scripture itself. The contributors present covenant theology through explorations in biblical, systematic, and historical theology, all from a confessional Reformed perspective. The book is addressed primarily to the church, a resource for the student in the seminary class, the pastor seeking continuing education, and educated laypeople looking for enrichment in their knowledge of biblical doctrine. The contributors seek to show that covenant theology is exegetical, Trinitarian, eschatological, historical, confessional, technical, charitable, and practical"-- ER -