Understanding Biblical Covenants

In this week’s episode, Caleb is joined by Peter Gentry (PhD, University of Toronto) Distinguished Visiting Professor of Old Testament and Senior Research Fellow at the Text & Canon Institute at Phoenix Seminary, to talk about the importance of covenantal relationships in the biblical story. Together, they discuss the similarities and differences between ancient Near Eastern covenants and and modern day contracts with how the Bible defines covenantal relationships before showing how the biblical covenants are more than a unifying theme of Scripture but the backbone to Scripture’s entire storyline.

Resources

1. Kingdom through Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Understanding of the Covenants by Stephen Wellum and Peter Gentry

2. God's Kingdom through God's Covenants: A Concise Biblical Theology by Stephen Wellum and Peter Gentry

3. An Arc of the Covenants: Tracing How the Bible’s Storyline Climaxes in Christ by Jason DeRouchie

4. Covenant and God's Purpose for the World by Thomas Schreiner

Covenant and Creation: An Old Testament Covenant Theology by William Dumbrell