“Covenant and God’s Purpose for the World” is a tidy book
written by Dr. Thomas R. Schreiner, James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New
Testament Interpretation and Professor of Biblical Theology (1997); Associate
Dean of the School of Theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Schreiner is a phenomenal Bible scholar
who has contributed greatly to various theological studies. His teaching and writing is biblically solid and
trustworthy.
The purpose of the book is to uncover the six biblical
covenants as they unfold through scripture’s timeline. Those six covenants are: (1) The Covenant of
Creation, (2) The Covenant with Noah, (3) The Covenant with Abraham, (4) The
Covenant with Israel, (5) The Covenant with David, and finally, (6) The New Covenant.
Each of the six covenants and several of their dynamics
were handled briefly and simply. When I
say simply, I do not necessarily mean “easy”.
While explained well, I still needed to read slowly and carefully in
order to comprehend what Dr. Schreiner was saying. Thankfully, Dr. Schreiner sums up his
chapters very succinctly in each chapter’s conclusion. While the chapters provide much greater
detail, the concluding summaries serve well to provide “fly-by” overviews for
quicker reference.
Rating: While I found the book rather dry, I did learn
greatly from it. It just didn’t capture
my attention as a fantastic book that I could recommend as a must-read. I didn’t have that craving to continue
reading it as though it was a page-turner.
For that, I give this book just 4 stars.
Disclaimer: I received the digital version of this book free
of charge from Crossway in exchange for my unbiased review of it. All opinions are mine.
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