Covenant – The Framework of God`s Grand Plan of Redemption

Daniel I. Block (DPhil, University of Liverpool) is Gunther H. Knoedler Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. He lectures and preaches around the world and is the author of numerous books, including For the Glory of God and commentaries on Deuteronomy, Judges-Ruth, and Ezekiel. Block has also been involved in the production of the New Living Translation of the Bible.

• ContentsIllustrationsIntroduction: Covenance and God's Grand Plan of Redemption in ScripturePart 1: The Cosmic and Adamic Covenants1. The Cosmic CovenantExcursus: Eden as a Temple?2. The Adamic CovenantPart 2: The Israelite CovenantStage 1 of the Israelite Covenant3. The Origins of the Abrahamic Covenant4. The Afterlife of the Abrahamic CovenantStage 2 of the Israelite Covenant5. The Establishment of the Israelite Covenant at Sinai: Exodus 1:1-31:186. The Renewal and Completion of the Israelite Covenant at Sinai: Exodus 32-Leviticus 26Excursus: The Levitical CovenantStage 3 of the Israelite Covenant7. Reaffirming the Covenant on the Plains of Moab8. The Nature of the Covenant Rituals and Laws on the Plains of MoabStage 4 of the Israelite Covenant9. The New Israelite CovenantPart 3: The Davidic Covenant10. The Historiographic Context, Nature, and Significance of the Davidic Covenant11. The Afterlife of the Davidic Covenant in Israelite Prophecy12. The Afterlife of the Davidic Covenant in the PsalterPart 4: Covenant in the New Testament13. The Cosmic and Adamic Covenants in the New Testament14. Stage 1 of the Israelite Covenant in the New Testament: The Abrahamic Covenant15. Stages 2 and 3 of the Israelite Covenant in New Testament Narratives: The Covenant Ratified at Sinai and Reaffirmed on the Plains of Moab16. Stages 2 and 3 of the Israelite Covenant in the Epistles17. Stage 4 of the Israelite Covenant in the New Testament: The New Israelite Covenant18. The Davidic Covenant in the Gospel Accounts of Jesus' Early Life and Ministry19. The Davidic Covenant in the Gospel Accounts of Jesus' Passion and Resurrection20. The Davidic Covenant in the Remainder of the New TestamentConclusion: Reflections on Covenance and God's Grand Plan of Redemption in ScriptureFor Further ReadingIndexes