This work focuses on two areas central to the concerns of biblical interpretation today: the significance of God's covenants and the relation of the two testaments. By understanding correctly God's initiatives in establishing covenants in history, a solid foundation will be laid for unraveling the complex question of the relation of the two testaments. Virtually every school of biblical interpretation today has come to appreciate the significance of the covenants for the understanding of the distinctive message of the Scriptures. May the Lord of the covenant bless this ongoing discussion so that a fuller love of him who has made himself to be "a covenant for the peoples" will be kindled in the hearts of men of all nations. O. Palmer Robertson |
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The Christ of the Covenants successively treats the various covenants of the Old Testament from an exegetical and biblical-theological perspective. The richness of a covenantal approach to understanding the Bible is presented, along with interaction with other viewpoints. Although other books present the concept of the covenants, these do not present the successive scriptural covenants in a way that uncovers their role in developing the central thrust of the biblical message. In The Christ of the Covenants the various covenant themes of the Bible are tied together with the supreme focus on Jesus Christ. The author fulfills his assertion that covenant theology has much to contribute to the solidarity and maturity of faith among evangelicals.
O. Palmer Robertson is director and principal of African Bible College, Uganda. He has previously served on the faculties of four theological seminaries-Reformed, Westminster, Covenant, and Knox. He is a graduate of Belhaven College, Westminster Theological Seminary, and Union Theological Seminary (Virginia), where he received the Th.M. and Th.D. degrees. Dr. Robertson is widely known as a biblical scholar, churchman, author, and conference speaker. Above Material Copyright © 2006 P&R Publishing |
