J. Ligon Duncan | Covenant in the Early Church

Looking for a Reformed Church in Orange County? Check out Santa Ana Reformed; informational meetings starting end of October 2021! Please help support the show on our Patreon Page! Member of the Society of Reformed Podcasters SEASON 3 EPISODE 14 Join Nick & Peter as they discuss the fourteenth chapter of Covenant Theology (written by Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III), published by Crossway and edited by the faculty of Reformed Theological Seminary! Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III is the Chancellor & CEO of Reformed Theological Seminary and the John E. Richards Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology. He is also currently serving as President of RTS Jackson. He served as Senior Minister of the historic First Presbyterian Church (1837) in Jackson, Miss. for 17 years (1996-2013). He is co-founder of Together for the Gospel, Senior Fellow of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (having served as both Chairman of the Board and President), and was President of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals from 2004-2012. Duncan served as the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America (2004-2005). He studied at Furman University, Greenville, SC (BA); Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis (MDiv, MA, cum laude); and the University of Edinburgh, Scotland (Ph.D.). Duncan has edited, written, and contributed to numerous books. Ligon and his wife Anne reside in Jackson, Miss. They have two adult children How do the church fathers read the Bible? Who were the major figures in the first through early fourth century who read the Bible covenantally? What heresies were they combatting against, and using a covenantal reading of Scripture to do it? How did the Reformers read the church fathers? Did covenant theology really not exist until the 16th century? What can we learn today from the early reading of scripture and their covenantal lens? Is dispensationalism a new thing, and how does it differ from covenant theology? Listen in! Purchase the book here: Covenant Theology: Biblical, Theological, and Historical Perspectives Have Feedback or Questions? Email us at: [email protected] Find us on Instagram: @guiltgracepod Follow us on Twitter: @guiltgracepod Please rate and subscribe to the podcast on whatever platform you use! Looking for a Reformed Church? North American Presbyterian & Reformed Churches