Covenant Theology

Covenant Theology
by Peter Golding
Mentor (Christian Focus Publications)

Most entries in the Mentor series of books from CFP have proven to be worthwhile and beneficial acquisitions. This book by Peter Golding is no exception.

It seeks to serve as an introductory text to covenant theology, though to be honest I don't think it wholly achieves this purpose. The book concentrates much more on the history of covenant theology than it does on the nuts and bolts exegesis or hermeneutics through which we arrive at a consistent covenant theology.

Because of its strength - in dealing with the historical development of the doctrine of the covenant from the Reformers through the Puritans and on to 19th and 20th century theologians who further developed covenant theology, I do not think the book would be of much benefit to those who are not serious students of Reformed theology. Indeed, I expect the average Christian would give up perplexed before they reached halfway through the book.

On the other hand, the book is useful as a summary of covenant theology history and worthwhile for that reason.

For a more exegetical book, I would recommend Palmer Robertson's Christ of the Covenants and David McKay's The Bond of Love in the same Mentor imprint. The classic pamphlet by John Murray on The Covenant of Grace is also required reading in my opinion.