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
Kingdom through Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Understanding of the Covenantsby Stephen Wellum and Peter Gentry
God's Kingdom through God's Covenants: A Concise Biblical Theologyby Stephen Wellum and Peter Gentry
An Arc of the Covenants: Tracing How the Bible’s Storyline Climaxes in Christby Jason DeRouchie
Covenant and God's Purpose for the Worldby Thomas Schreiner
Covenant and Creation: An Old Testament Covenant Theologyby William Dumbrell