Document Type
Article
Abstract
Calvin's significance in the development of federal theology has received much attention. Scholars have often neglected, however, the role that his exegesis played in his own construal of covenant ideas. More specifically, Calvin's reading of covenant in the book of Hebrews has played a negligible part in reconstructing Calvin's broader understanding of covenant. By looking closely at Calvin's exegesis and the terminological diversity in his commentaries on Hebrews 8–10, a more complex picture emerges. The federal terminology employed in these sections of his commentaries evidences exegetical sensitivity and doctrinal complexity. Calvin not only stands in the stream of Reformed covenant doctrine, but his exegesis represents an early instinct that noticed the tension at work in passages like Hebrews 8–10.
Publication Date
3-25-2022
Recommended Citation
Brewer, J Brittain, "Foedus and testamentum: Calvin's federal terminology in Hebrew 8–10" (2022). CTS Student Publications and Creative Works. 1.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/cts_studentpubs/1
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