I remember, about 20 years back, asking my pastor if there were any fair-minded books that addressed both the covenant and dispensational approaches. Now whatever actually existed at the time, he didn’t know of any, and there was almost a snicker as he told me that in his view, no, there were not. Something like “oh, you poor naive young soul”. :^) Hopefully this book fills that spot to a degree.
So I look forward to this,and to reviews of the same. For reference, this is Benjamin L. Merkle, a professor at SEBTS, not Benjamin R. Merkle, head of New Saint Andrews College and, if I remember right, the son-in-law of Doug Wilson. Interesting to see two theologians with such similar, but uncommon, names.
I wonder how it compares to Continuity and Discontinuity, edited by Feinberg. It sounds like it may be a more up to date treatment. It’ll be on my list.
Discussion
NewJust got it
Hope to review it before too long.
Dr. Paul Henebury
I am Founder of Telos Ministries, and Senior Pastor at Agape Bible Church in N. Ca.
NewLook forward to that
I remember, about 20 years back, asking my pastor if there were any fair-minded books that addressed both the covenant and dispensational approaches. Now whatever actually existed at the time, he didn’t know of any, and there was almost a snicker as he told me that in his view, no, there were not. Something like “oh, you poor naive young soul”. :^) Hopefully this book fills that spot to a degree.
So I look forward to this,and to reviews of the same. For reference, this is Benjamin L. Merkle, a professor at SEBTS, not Benjamin R. Merkle, head of New Saint Andrews College and, if I remember right, the son-in-law of Doug Wilson. Interesting to see two theologians with such similar, but uncommon, names.
Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.
NewCurious
I wonder how it compares to Continuity and Discontinuity, edited by Feinberg. It sounds like it may be a more up to date treatment. It’ll be on my list.
NewJust finished it
Just finished reading it. I found it informative, concise, and fair.
The only critique I have is that it does not have an author/person index.