The covenant of works: the origins, development, and reception of the doctrine
"The book surveys the origins of the doctrine of the covenant of works. The doctrine originates in the patristic era and fully flowers in the sixteenth century among Reformed theologians. The doctrine develops from a web of biblical texts and becomes codified in confessions of the seventeenth c...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York
Oxford University Press
[2020]
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Series/Journal: | Oxford studies in historical theology
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Federal theology
/ Reformed Church
/ History
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| IxTheo Classification: | NBA Dogmatics NBC Doctrine of God |
| Further subjects: | B
Covenants
Religious aspects
Christianity
B Covenant Theology History of doctrines B Theologians Biography B Calvinists Biography B Reformed Church History of doctrines |
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| Summary: | "The book surveys the origins of the doctrine of the covenant of works. The doctrine originates in the patristic era and fully flowers in the sixteenth century among Reformed theologians. The doctrine develops from a web of biblical texts and becomes codified in confessions of the seventeenth century. But in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, support for the doctrine began to wane until Reformed theologians in the twentieth century outright rejected it. There were, however, theologians who continued to promote the doctrine because they continued to use the same interpretive methods as earlier proponents of the doctrine"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 306 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 0190071362 |