Covenant theology
Protestant biblical interpretive framework
Covenant theology
Covenant theology (also known as covenantalism, federal theology, or federalism) is a biblical theology, a conceptual overview and interpretive framework for understanding the overall structure of the Bible. It is often distinguished from dispensational theology, a competing form of biblical theology. It uses the theological concept of a covenant as an organizing principle for Christian theology. In the words of Daniel R. Hyde, What unifies all the act in the "greatest drama ever staged" is that they are expressed in the Bible through the concept of covenant.The standard form of covenant theology views the history of God's dealings with mankind, from Creation to Fall to Redemption to Consummation, under the framework of three overarching theological covenants: those of works, grace, and redemption. These three covenants are called theological because they are thought of as theologically implicit, describing and summarizing a wealth of scriptural data. Historical Reformed systems of thought...
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