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July 9, 2025 55 mins

In this episode of Mere Fidelity, the hosts engage in a deep discussion about covenant theology, exploring its significance in scripture and its role in Reformed theology. They debate the load-bearing nature of covenant language, its historical context, and its relationship to other theological concepts. The conversation highlights the complexity of covenant theology and its evolution over time, emphasizing the importance of understanding scripture through multiple lenses while recognizing the unifying role of covenant in redemptive history.

Chapters

00:00 Hermeneutics and Biblical Theology
01:57 Load-Bearing Covenant?
04:53 Counting Verses Versus Verses Counting
10:01 As Widespread as TULIP
14:26 It's Literally in the Name (Blankets vs Structure)
19:20 The Concrete Organizing Principle
23:22 Distinguishing Semantics from Substance
25:43 Self-Conscious History
27:45 Covenants and Meta-Covenant (Background vs Framework)
34:43 What Gets Obscured
39:18 Covenant Overload
42:16 Covenant-pilled Sonship
46:00 Non-Hierarchical Relations of Concepts
50:35 It All Hangs Together!
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