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.

Contents Illustrations Introduction: Covenance and God's Grand Plan of Redemption in Scripture Part 1: The Cosmic and Adamic Covenants 1. The Cosmic Covenant Excursus: Eden as a Temple? 2. The Adamic Covenant Part 2: The Israelite Covenant Stage 1 of the Israelite Covenant 3. The Origins of the Abrahamic Covenant 4. The Afterlife of the Abrahamic Covenant Stage 2 of the Israelite Covenant 5. The Establishment of the Israelite Covenant at Sinai: Exodus 1:1-31:18 6. The Renewal and Completion of the Israelite Covenant at Sinai: Exodus 32-Leviticus 26 Excursus: The Levitical Covenant Stage 3 of the Israelite Covenant 7. Reaffirming the Covenant on the Plains of Moab 8. The Nature of the Covenant Rituals and Laws on the Plains of Moab Stage 4 of the Israelite Covenant 9. The New Israelite Covenant Part 3: The Davidic Covenant 10. The Historiographic Context, Nature, and Significance of the Davidic Covenant 11. The Afterlife of the Davidic Covenant in Israelite Prophecy 12. The Afterlife of the Davidic Covenant in the Psalter Part 4: Covenant in the New Testament 13. The Cosmic and Adamic Covenants in the New Testament 14. Stage 1 of the Israelite Covenant in the New Testament: The Abrahamic Covenant 15. Stages 2 and 3 of the Israelite Covenant in New Testament Narratives: The Covenant Ratified at Sinai and Reaffirmed on the Plains of Moab 16. Stages 2 and 3 of the Israelite Covenant in the Epistles 17. Stage 4 of the Israelite Covenant in the New Testament: The New Israelite Covenant 18. The Davidic Covenant in the Gospel Accounts of Jesus' Early Life and Ministry 19. The Davidic Covenant in the Gospel Accounts of Jesus' Passion and Resurrection 20. The Davidic Covenant in the Remainder of the New Testament Conclusion: Reflections on Covenance and God's Grand Plan of Redemption in Scripture For Further Reading Indexes