NSBT 23: Sealed With an Oath

Sealed With an Oath.ÈI will make an everlasting covenant
with youÉ (Isaiah 55:3). ÈCovenantÉ is a major theme in the Bible, and many
Christian thinkers across the centuries have made it the organizing principle
by which they understand the Old and New Testaments. The biblical material is
undoubtedly plentiful, but some specific texts are also much disputed. In this
stimulating overview, Williamson offers fresh readings of many passages that
contribute to the theme of covenant, highlights its significance for biblical
theology, and explores its role within GodÉs unfolding purpose. ÈFew
will be the readers who will not learn a great deal [´], and who will not
appreciate the firm but respectful way Williamson disagrees with his dialogue
partners. And perhaps some of those who are much too indebted to atomistic
exegesis, unable to see how the Bible hangs together, will glimpse something of
the comprehensiveness and wholeness of GodÉs self-disclosure in Scripture, and
find their worship of the covenant-making God enhanced.É Í D. A. CarsonSeries: New Studies in Biblical Theology, volume 23.Recommended € 24,90