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Covenant Theology: Biblical, Theological, and Historical Perspectives is unavailable, but you can change that!

This book forms an overview of the biblical teaching on covenant as well as the practical significance of covenant for the Christian life. A host of 26 scholars shows how covenant is not only clearly taught from Scripture, but also that it lays the foundation for other key doctrines of salvation. The contributors, who engage variously in biblical, systematic, and historical theology, present...

the obedience of Christ, the relationship between Adam and Christ, and the concept of Christ as a mediator. These ideas are important for a correct view of justification by faith and the imputation of Adam’s sin and Christ’s righteousness.5 This chapter presents evidence for a covenant in Genesis 1–3, shows the importance of confirming the covenant of works, and briefly summarizes several views of the relationship between God and Adam in Genesis 1–3 and their implications.
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