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.

"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 an...

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Table of 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.