Covenant and salvation :

Horton, Michael Scott.

Covenant and salvation : union with Christ / Michael S. Horton. - 1st ed. - Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, c2007. - xi, 324 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1. Covenant and salvation -- PART ONE : COVENANT & JUSTIFICATION -- 2. Sinai and Zion : a tale of two covenants -- 3. Covenantal nomism in Palestinian Judaism : getting in and staying in -- 4. Paul's polemic against the "Works of the law" : beyond false choices -- 5. Law and gospel : contrast or continuity? -- 6. Covenant and imputation : justification of the ungodly -- PART TWO : COVENANT & PARTICIPATION -- 7. Mystical union in reformed soteriology -- 8. Neoplatonic participation (metathexis) : "overcoming estrangement" -- 9. Covenantal participation (koinonia) : meeting a stranger -- 10. Covenantal ontology and effectual calling -- 11. "Behold, I make all things new" : the verdict that does what it says -- 12. The weight of glory : justification and theosis -- Conclusion -- Index of subjects and names.

0664231632 9780664231637

2007003369


Salvation--Christianity.
Covenant theology.
Mystical union.

234