Sealed with an Oath: Covenant in God's Unfolding Purpose: 23 (New Studies in Biblical Theology) - Softcover

Williamson, Paul R

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0830826246 ISBN 13: 9780830826247

Publisher: IVP Academic, 2007

Synopsis

Paul R. Williamson looks at the role of the covenant concept in Scripture and the meaning of this terminology. He then sets the idea of covenant in the context of God's universal purpose, and traces the idea through Noah and the patriarchs, the nation of Israel and the kingship of David. Lastly, he shows how the new covenant is anticipated in the Old Testament and fulfilled in the New. In this New Studies in Biblical Theology volume, Williamson offers new insights into key texts and issues related to the theme of covenant. He is not afraid to challenge established positions. One example is his dual-covenant approach to God's dealings with Abraham. His robust scholarship will be appreciated by scholars, lecturers and students in theology, ministers and all who have a serious interest in the covenant concept. Addressing key issues in biblical theology, the works comprising New Studies in Biblical Theology are creative attempts to help Christians better understand their Bibles. The NSBT series is edited by D. A. Carson, aiming to simultaneously instruct and to edify, to interact with current scholarship and to point the way ahead.

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Review:

Sealed with an Oath is a "must read" for anyone exploring the covenants of the Bible. Whereas other works survey the various biblical covenants and explore their similarities and dissimilarities, this work's focus on the appropriate linkages among the different covenants makes it especially useful in understanding how covenant may be read through the entire Bible.--Randall C. Bailey, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, September 2008

From the Publisher:

A stimulating new overview of a central biblical theme

About this edition

• Publisher: IVP Academic
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0830826246
• ISBN 13: 9780830826247
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 247
• Editor: Carson D A