Covenant theology

[Alistair]

I'm looking for resources that promote covenant theology (or are against dispensationalism).

 

Any suggestions?

[Rick Bennett]

That's kind of a broad topic. Michael Horton's Christian Faith is his one-volume systematic theology, which will be from a Reformed / Covenant perspective. Depending on how synonymous you think Reformed and Covenant are, you might also want to check Bavinck, and Berkhof as well.

Edited September 30, 2015 by Rick Bennett

[Emanuel Cardona]

That's kind of a broad topic. Michael Horton's Christian Faith is his one-volume systematic theology, which will be from a Reformed / Covenant perspective. Depending on how synonymous you think Reformed and Covenant are, you might also want to check Bavinck, and Berkhof as well.

Which resources are in favor of dispensationalism (other than the one by Pentecost)?  Also, may you recommended a good in-depth resource that promotes all areas of theology (my particular concern is not a good in-depth resource on Covenant theology, but all other doctrines) from a Reformed perspective?  Thank you so much!  

[Alistair]

Hmm. I was hoping for something a bit more popular [read "dumbed down"] in approach.

[David Lang]

I'm not sure exactly what you're looking for, but you might look at some of the books published by Reformation Trust. Welcome to a Reformed Church has a section which discusses covenant theology in broad, popular terms, but it does not focus directly on countering dispensational theology. It also points to other (non-Accordance) books on covenant theology in the footnotes. Beeke's Living for God's Glory is an introduction to Calvinism which touches on covenant theology. There may be other Reformation Trust books that may be helpful.

 

If you're focused on eschatology, the book Three Views of the Millennium and Beyond might work.

 

Also, John Sailhammer's Christian Theology in Zondervan's Quick Reference Series contains a discussion comparing and contrasting Covenant Theology with Dispensationalism.

 

Hope this helps.

[Alistair]

Thanks David, that really helps.

 

I'm trying to track down a quote attributed to Mark Noll that dispensationalism is a load of silliness (my paraphrase, not his exact words).

 

I'm following up something from the Scot McKnight commentary on Galatians (NIVAC), pp. 173–174, where he states:

 

"My reading of literature allows me to (over)simplify the possible approaches [of getting the big picture of the Bible] into two. The first teaches that God has always operated in one way with his people, and that way is outlined in the covenantal arrangement with Abraham. The second teaches that God has operated in different ways in different periods of history. The first is usually called “covenant theology”; the second, “dispensationalism.” I am aware that this is an oversimplification of the issue."

Edited October 2, 2015 by Alistair