Brent Parker on Covenantal and Dispensational Views of the Bible

How do the Old and New Testaments relate to one another? What’s the relationship between the biblical covenants? How does Israel relate to the church? Brent Parker is assistant editor of the Southern Baptist Journal of Theology and the co-editor of ‘Progressive Covenantalism: Charting a Course between Dispensational and Covenantal Theologies’.  He is also is the co-editor of a new book from IVP America called ‘Covenantal and Dispensational Theologies – Four Views on the Continuity of Scripture’. (1:30) The contributors to this book; (5:00) What’s the difference between covenantal and dispensational views of the Bible? How does Israel relate to the church? (10:00) What is a covenant and how does it work in Scripture? (15:15) How the covenants contribute to the overall architecture of the Bible; (19:50) The connection between circumcision in the Old Testament and baptism; (21:20) The Dispensationalist view and how it differs from the Covenantal view.  ‘End times’ theology.  A more recent view. (26:00) Progressive Covenantalism. Links mentioned in this episode: www.ivpress.com Brent E. Parker 'Covenantal and Dispensational Theologies' Leave some feedback: What should we talk about? Please let us know in the comments. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please give us a rating and leave a short review. Connect with us: [email protected] godsstorypodcast.com Become a Supporter: If you’d like to help us make more great episodes like this one, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll receive early access to new episodes plus bonus episodes and other goodies from time to time, and our undying gratitude. patreon.com/godsstorypodcast