The Pactum Salutis: A Scriptural Concept or Scholastic Mythology?
One of the three foundational covenants Reformed/Covenant theology is built upon is the _Pactum Salutis_ or covenant of redemption. This refers to an intratrinitarian covenantal agreement, purportedly made before the creation of the world, to secure the salvation of God’s elect. The theological rati...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tyndale House
2018
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Tyndale bulletin
Year: 2018, Volume: 69, Issue: 2, Pages: 259-281 |
| Further subjects: | B
Doctrine
B Covenant B Biblical Theology B covenantalism |
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| Summary: | One of the three foundational covenants Reformed/Covenant theology is built upon is the _Pactum Salutis_ or covenant of redemption. This refers to an intratrinitarian covenantal agreement, purportedly made before the creation of the world, to secure the salvation of God’s elect. The theological rationale and exegetical support for such a pre-temporal covenant is set out and examined, and it is argued that there are serious exegetical problems with the alleged biblical foundations for such a theological construct. |
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| ISSN: | 0082-7118 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Tyndale bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.53751/001c.27693 |