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The Covenant of Works - The Origins, Development, and Reception of the Doctrine (Hardcover)
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The Covenant of Works - The Origins, Development, and Reception of the Doctrine (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Studies in Historical Theology
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The doctrine of "the covenant of works" arose to prominence in the
late sixteenth century and quickly became a regular feature in
Reformed thought. Theologians believed that when God first created
man he made a covenant with him: all Adam had to do was obey God's
command to not eat from the tree of knowledge and obey God's
command to be fruitful, multiply, and subdue the earth. The reward
for Adam's obedience was profound: eternal life for him and his
offspring. The consequences of his disobedience were dire: God
would visit death upon Adam and his descendants. In the covenant of
works, Adam was not merely an individual but served as a public
person, the federal head of the human race. The Covenant of Works
explores the origins of the doctrine of God's covenant with Adam
and traces it back to the inter-testamental period, through the
patristic and middle ages, and to the Reformation. The doctrine has
an ancient pedigree and was not solely advocated by Reformed
theologians. The book traces the doctrine's development in the
seventeenth century and its reception in the eighteenth,
nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. Fesko explores the reasons why
the doctrine came to be rejected by some, even in the Reformed
tradition, arguing that interpretive methods influenced by
Enlightenment thought caused theologians to question the doctrine's
scriptural legitimacy.
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