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Kingdom through Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Understanding of the Covenants (Second Edition) is unavailable, but you can change that!

Kingdom through Covenant is a careful exposition of how the biblical covenants unfold and relate to one another—a widely debated topic, critical for understanding the narrative plot structure of the whole Bible. By incorporating the latest available research from the ancient Near East and examining implications of their work for Christology, ecclesiology, eschatology, and hermeneutics, scholars...

across time does not occur incrementally from the original type to each installment and then to Christ, as if there is a straight line of increase. Rather, escalation fully occurs with Christ’s coming. The previous typological patterns point forward to the greater one to come (Rom. 5:14), but the greater aspect is realized only in Christ and then extended to his people. For example, Adam is a type of Christ, and “other Adams” arise, yet these “Adams” (e.g., Noah, Abraham, Israel, David) fail in their
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