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If you want to learn sound covenant theology, this is the book! Not to be missed!

Dr. Kline taught Old Testament and Hebrew for over half a century at Westminster Seminary Philadelphia, Gordon-Conwell Seminary, and Westminster Seminary California. Kingdom Prologue is his magnum opus on Genesis. It is a colossal work of covenant theology, a book that will take you to new heights in your understanding of God and his unfolding drama of special revelation. Essential reading for every serious student of covenant theology. (406 pages)

A gold mine in print! Scott Clark has put together one of the finest collections of essays on covenant theology ever assembled. A must have for anyone interested in serious study of covenant theology and the doctrine of justification by faith alone.

Vos was the first chair of Biblical Theology at old Princeton Seminary. Biblical Theology can be tough reading, but it will yield incalculable treasures of understanding for the one who labors through it. Vos takes the reader across the vast landscape of redemptive-history showing the organic nature of God's special revelation to man.

Herman Witsius was a seventeenth century Dutch theologian. This two-volume book is one of my favorites on covenant theology. Witsius not only explains the covenants of redemption, works, and grace beautifully, but he also carefully integrates biblical theology with systematic theology. Highly recommended for any serious student of covenant and historical theology.

A little easier to tackle than Biblical Theology, Vos's Redemptive History and Biblical Interpretation include many of his essays and shorter writings. This is indispensable material ofr understanding covenant theology and teh redemptive-historical nature of the canon of Scripture. Included among the many articles are Vos's extrememly helpful "The Idea of Biblical Theology as a Science and as a Theological Discipline," "Hebrews, the Epistle of the Diatheke," and "The Doctrine of the Covenant in Reformed Theology." Highly recommended for pastors and serious students of covenant theology. 

If you are new to covenant theology and seeing Christ in the Old Testament, this is a great place to start. Clowney was an excellent teacher of redemptive-history and a very readable writer. Highly recommended for the beginner.

So, how do we understand ancient covenants and their bearing upon Scripture? Read Kline's Structure and find out!

If you are seriously interested in the historical development of covenant theology, then you must not neglect Owen's treatment of Hebrews, especially his comments on chapter 8, which is found in volume 4 of the Hebrews series (also volume 22 in his complete works). Owen makes a clear case for the Mosaic covenant being a republishment of the Covenant of Works with Adam, and superimposed upon the Covenant of Grace. He is, in many ways, very close to Meredith Kline.