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The covenant with Moses and the kingdom of God : Thomas Hobbes and the theology of the old covenant in early modern England
Title
The covenant with Moses and the kingdom of God : Thomas Hobbes and the theology of the old covenant in early modern England / by Andrew J. Martin.
ISBN
9789004431621
9004431624
9789004521049
Publication
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023]
Physical Description
x, 223 pages ; 25 cm.
Summary
"Covenant theology was a popular and controversial topic in early modern England. In particular, the biblical old covenant with Moses generated tremendous theological and political debates during the years of the English Civil Wars. And yet, the disciplinary boundaries of historical theology and the history of political thought make it hard to understand why early modern preachers and philosophers wrestled over this topic with such vigour. This interdisciplinary historical theological study explains the development of the covenant theology in the major works of Thomas Hobbes and his contemporaries, including Bishop Robert Sanderson and the puritan and presbyterian circles of the Westminster Assembly"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Martin, Andrew Joseph. Covenant with Moses and the kingdom of God Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023]
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 06, 2024
Series
Studies in the history of Christian traditions, v. 202
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Early modern covenant theology and political thought in conversation
Covenantal conformity : Robert Sanderson's anti-Puritan covenant theology
Covenant continuity, part I : the covenant with Moses in Presbyterian covenant theology in the 1640s
Covenantal continuity, part II : the covenant with Moses in Presbyterian covenant theology in the 1650s
Covenantal consent, part I : covenant theology and political legitimation in Thomas Hobbes' The elements of law (1640)
Covenantal consent, part II : covenant theology and political legitimation in Thomas Hobbes' De Cive (1642) and Leviathan (1651)
Conclusion : Early modern covenant theology and political thought in conversation.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Church history.
History.
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