The Covenant Theology of Caspar Olevianus
Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
Published: September 19, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9781892777430
Subjects: Religion - Church History; Religion; Christianity - History - Protestant; Europe - Germany; Modern - 16th Century; History-Europe - Germany; History-Modern - 16th Century; Theology
Description: "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. - Publisher.