COVENANT THEOLOGY IN REFORMED PERSPECTIVE Collected essays and book reviews in historical, biblical, and systematic theology Mark W. Karlberg Wipf and Stock Publihsers 150 West Broadway, Eugene OR 97401 Made available electronically through Two Age Press Covenant Theology in Reformed Perspective By Karlberg, Mark W. Copyright©2000 by Karlberg, Mark W. ISBN: 1-57910-315-4 (For the bound printed version) Printed by Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2000. This book is reprinted electronially by Two Age Press on behalf of Wipf & Stock Publishers. The original bound copy by Wipf and Stock differs slightly in pagi- nation. Dedicated to my parents and aunt, Dorothy Bloser, For their spiritual discernment in the things of the Lord And their sacrifice in the struggle for the faith in our generation. Soli Deo gloria Permission to republish material was granted by: Calvin Theilogical Journal The Evangelical Quarterly Foundations Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society Trinity Journal The Westminster Theological Journal and by John Muether and Howard Griffith, editors, Creator, Redeemer, and Consummator: Essays in Biblical Theology Presented to Meredith G. Kline Collection of Articles CHAPTER ONE: “Reformed Interpretation of the Mosaic Covenant,” The Westminster Theological Journal 43 (1980) 1-57. CHAPTER TWO: “Reformation Politics: The Relevance of OT Ethics in Calvinist Political Theory,” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 29 (1986) 179-91. CHAPTER THREE: “Moses and Christ: The Place of Law in Seventeenth-Centu- ry Puritanism,” Trinity Journal 10 NS (1989) 11-32. CHAPTER FOUR: “The Original State of Adam: Tensions in Reformed Theolo- gy,”The Evangelical Quarterly 59 (1987) 291-309. CHAPTER FIVE: “Covenant Theology and the Westminster Tradition,” WTJ 54 (1992) 135-52. CHAPTER SIX: “Justification in Redemptive History,” WTJ 43 (1981) 213-46. CHAPTER SEVEN: “Israel’s History Personified: Romans 7:7-13 in Relation to Paul’s Teaching on the ‘Old Man’,” TrinJ 7 NS (1986) 65-74. CHAPTER EIGHT: “The Significance of Israel in Biblical Typology,” JETS 31 (1988) 257-69. CHAPTER NINE: “The Search for an Evangelical Consensus on Paul and the Law,” JETS 40 (1997) 563-79. CHAPTER TEN: “Paul’s Letter to the Romans in the New International Commen- tary on the New Testament and in Contemporary Reformed Thought,” EvQ 71 (1999) 3-24. CHAPTER ELEVEN: “Paul, the Old Testament, and Judaism,” Foundations (forthcoming). CHAPTER TWELVE: “Legitimate Discontinuities Between the Testaments,” JETS 28 (1985) 9-20. CHAPTER THIRTEEN: “Israel as Light to the Nations,” JETS 28 (1985) 205-11. CHAPTER FOURTEEN: “Covenant and Common Grace,” WTJ 50 (1988) 323-37. CHAPTER FIFTEEN: “Israel and the Eschaton,” WTJ 52 (1990) 117-30. CHAPTER SIXTEEN: “Doctrinal Development in Scripture and Tradition: A Reformed Assessment of the Church’s Theological Task,” Calvin Theological Journal 30 (1995) 401-18. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: “Reformed Theology as the Theology of the Cove- nants: The Contribution of Meredith G. Kline to Reformed Systematics,” in Cre- ator, Redeemer, and Consummator: Essays in Biblical Theology Presented to Meredith G. Kline, eds. H. Griffith and J. Muether (Greenville, SC: Reformed Academic Press, forthcoming). Collection of Book Reviews John von Rohr’s The Covenant of Grace in Puritan Thought, in TrinJ 8 NS (1987) 84-7. Richard A. Muller’s Christ and the Decree: Christology and Predestination in Reformed Theology from Calvin to Perkins, in WTJ 49 (1987) 442-46. Charles S. McCoy and J. Wayne Baker’s Fountainhead of Federalism: Heinrich Bullinger and the Covenantal Tradition, in WTJ 54 (1992) 396-400. I. John Hesselink's Calvin’s Concept of the Law, in WTJ 55 (1993) 168-71. A. T. B. McGowen’s The Federal Theology of Thomas Boston, in JETS 42 (1999) 544- 546. G. Michael Thomas’ The Extent of the Atonement: A Dilemma for Reformed Theology from Calvin to the Consensus, in TrinJ 20 NS (1999) 116-19. John Coffey’s Politics, Religion and the British Revolutions: The Mind of Samuel Rutherford, in JETS 42 (1999) 543-544. Leonhard Goppelt’s Typos: The Typological Interpretation of the Old Testament in the New, in JETS 26 (1983) 490-93. Don B. Garlington’s Faith, Obedience and Perseverance: Aspects of Paul’s Letter to the Romans, in TrinJ 18 NS (1997) 254-58. Paul K. Jewett’s Election and Predestination, in WTJ 48 (1986) 388-91. Anthony A. Hoekema’s Created in God’s Image, in WTJ 49 (1987) 437-42. [General editor) Wayne G. Strickland’s The Law, the Gospel, and the Modern Christian: Five Views, in JETS 37 (1994) 447-50. Sinclair B. Ferguson, The Holy Spirit, in JETS 42 (1999) 529-531. NOTE:Some grammatical and spelling changes have been made in the quota- tions from the early Reformation writings. Other minor changes in the literature cited, including uniformity in the scriptural citations and the capitalization of the terminology “Covenant of Works” and “Covenant of Grace,” have also been made in preparing these essays and reviews for republication in a single volume. Hebrew and Greek words have been transliterated. For abbreviations, see the Journal of Biblical Literature 10’7 (1988) 579-96 Table of Contents PROLOGUE......................................................................................................... SECTION ONE - Historical Theology............................................................ CHAPTER ONE ................................................................................................... Reformed Interpretation of the Mosaic Covenant CHAPTER TWO .................................................................................................. Reformation Politics: The Relevance of OT Ethics in Calvinist Political Theory CHAPTER THREE............................................................................................... Moses and Christ: The Place of Law in Seventeenth-Century Puritanism CHAPTER FOUR................................................................................................. The Original State of Adam: Tensions in Reformed Theology CHAPTER FIVE ................................................................................................... Covenant Theology and the Westminster Tradition Book Reviews ...................................................................................................... John von Rohr’s The Covenant of Grace in Puritan Thought Richard A. Muller’s Christ and the Decree: Christology and Predestination in Re- formed Theology from Calvin to Perkins Charles S. McCoy and J. Wayne Baker’s, Fountainhead of Federalism: Heinrich Bul- linger and the Covenant Tradition I. John Hesselink’s Calvin’s Concept of the Law A. T. B. McGowen’s The Federal Theology of Thomas Boston G. Michael Thomas’ The Extent of the Atonement: A Dilemma for Reformed Theology from Calvin to the Consensus John Coffey’s Politics, Religion and the British Revolutions: The Mind of Samuel Ru- therford 7 SECTION TWO - Biblical Theology and Exegesis CHAPTER SIX...................................................................................................... Justification in Redemptive History CHAPTER SEVEN............................................................................................... Israel’s History Personified: Romans 7:7-13 in Relation to Paul’s Teaching on the “Old Man” CHAPTER EIGHT ............................................................................................... The Significance of Israel in Biblical Typology CHAPTER NINE.................................................................................................. The Search for an Evangelical Consensus on Paul and the Law CHAPTER TEN.................................................................................................... Paul’s Letter to the Romans in the New International Commentary on the New Testament and in Contemporary Reformed Thought CHAPTER ELEVEN............................................................................................ Paul, the Old Testament, and Judaism Book Reviews ...................................................................................................... Leonhard Goppelt’s Typos: The Typological Interpretation of the Old Testament in the New Don B. Garlington’s Faith, Obedience and Perseverance: Aspects of Paul’s Letter to the Romans SECTION THREE—Systematic Theology CHAPTER TWELVE ........................................................................................... Legitimate Discontinuities Between the Testaments [Hermeneutics] CHAPTER THIRTEEN........................................................................................ Israel as Light to the Nations [Apologetics] CHAPTER FOURTEEN ...................................................................................... Covenant and Common Grace [Theonomy, or the Doctrine of Divine Providence] CHAPTER FIFTEEN............................................................................................ Israel and the Eschaton [Eschatology] 8 Book Reviews ...................................................................................................... Paul K. Jewett’s Election and Predestination Anthony A. Hoekema’s Created in God’s Image [General editor] Wayne G. Strickland’s The Law, the Gospel, and the Modern Christian:Five Views Sinclair B. Ferguson’s The Holy Spirit EPILOGUE ........................................................................................................... CHAPTER SIXTEEN ........................................................................................... Doctrinal