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TH293 Israelology: The Doctrine of Israel is unavailable, but you can change that!

The issue of Israel is one of the major points of division in evangelical theology today. This is true both among Arminians and Calvinists. An evangelical theologian’s view of Israel will determine whether he is a Covenant Theologian or a Dispensationalist. It will also determine what kind of Covenant Theologian he is: postmillennial, amillennial, or premillennial. The question of Israel is...

Now, covenant theology is that system of theology which “represents the whole of Scripture as being covered by covenants: (1) the covenant of works, and (2) the covenant of grace.” A covenant theology, then, is a system of theology based upon two covenants—the covenant of works, the covenant of grace—as governing categories for the understanding of the whole and entire Bible.