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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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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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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| Dans: | Année: 2020 |
| Collection/Revue: | Oxford studies in historical theology
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Théologie de l’alliance
/ Église réformée
/ Histoire
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| Classifications IxTheo: | NBA Théologie dogmatique NBC Dieu |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | 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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Table des matières Quatrième de couverture Literaturverzeichnis |
| Résumé: | "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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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Description matérielle: | xiv, 306 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 0190071362 |