Scott Hahn points to Covenantal Theology--- with new EWTN program, GENESIS TO JESUS

[brb3]

This weeks program develops the 3 Covenants of God, based on God’s 3 Promises to Abram in Genesis.

The Mosaic Covenant … promise of a special people & land
The Davidic Covenant… promise of a great nation / earthly Kingdom
The New Covenant … promise of Millenial Kingdom to all nations, via Christ & Church.

Isaac foreshadows Jesus … Isaac on the WOOD altar [the wooden Cross for Jesus], Abraham provided his only Son … God provided the lamb then, and later his only Son for us. Christ takes the Gospel first to the Jew, and then to the Gentile nations, via the Church … which ushers in the Eternal Kingdom {not of this world}.

 

[Crumpy]

I think that Hahn’s Commentary on Genesis (ignatius press) has been published. I have high expectations when the OT commentary is finished.

Hahn is bursting with insights in his EWTN series, this one is no exception. He just “nails” the significance of the stories in Genesis – showing their relevance and connection to NT writings.

 

[brb3]

Hahn is bursting with insights in his EWTN series, this one is no exception. He just “nails” the significance of the stories in Genesis – showing their relevance and connection to NT writings.

Covenantal Theology is certainly a powerful idea, and an efficacious way to read scripture and apply meanings to our lives. Scott is at the forefront in pointing to it in his books. While some of his ideas seem original, I’m sure many of the ECF’s also saw and wrote on this topic. I’m gonna research this in the early church writings. Certainly Origen and Augustine saw these connections … but, Hahn seems to have vastly enlarged the envelope on this subject.

Crumpy … if you have studied this in past, give me some ECF’s who have writings on the topic.

 

[brb3]

Looks like it was Irenaeus & Augustine in the early years & Pope Benedict 16, in recent times, that developed Covenantal Theology in their writings.