The Covenant Theology of Caspar Olevianus

'The purpose of this study,' writes the author, 'is to take a new and hard
look at Olevianus's doctrine of covenant and to determine its place in the
larger picture of sixteenth-century thought.' Bierma analyzes all of
Olevianus's work on covenant and challenges the notion that Olevianus was the
first to use the covenant idea as the organizing principle of his theology. He
maintains that Olevianus's most significant contribution was in using the
covenant to provide assurance of salvation.
'Bierma's book is a
masterful treatment of an underrated continental Reformed theologian on the
foundational subject of covenant theology. Here is classic Reformed theology at
its best [...]' - Joel R. Beeke 
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