FOUNDATIONS OF COVENANT THEOLOGY (Review)

 Foundations of Covenant Theology: A Biblical-Theological Study of Genesis 1-3 is a pithy condensation of some of the basic points of Covenant Theology. It has a helpful glossary, and its twelve short and to-the-point chapters, as per Biblical Theology, logically progress through time, from the Triune God in the absolute beginning to the redeemed with Christ in Paradise.

Tipton’s slightly different slant is that Paradise is located (and seems forever to remain located!) in the highest heavens, a place, he believes, God created as His dwelling-place before He began His six days’ work of creating the heavens and the earth and all therein. Only on the seventh day God entered into His everlasting Sabbath Rest (in the highest heavens), where the redeemed join Him after death. I was left wondering if Lipton was suggesting that this is the final state as opposed to the intermediate state, as ordinarily taught in Covenant Theology. However, I am aware that a short book of less than 150 pages cannot cover everything. Therefore, this is an excellent primer, covering, as stated in its informative title, foundations of covenant theology, especially those found in Genesis 1-3.