BT1210 Week 9

Lecture 9 

For Class (completed before class starts; 60 pages, ≈ 113 min.): 

• Read RCT: Pt. 4 CoG Administration, Ch. 13: The Mosaic Covenant, (pp. 319-352).
  
• Read: Phelps, Tony. “Boston: The Mosaic Covenant Was An Administration Of The Cove-
  nants Of Grace And Works”. The Heidelblog, October 4, 2024. https://hei- delblog.net/2024/10/boston-the-mosaic-covenant-was-an-administration-of-the-covenants-of- grace-and-works.
  
• Read L&G: Ch. 2. The Law of God as Promulgated to the Israelites from Mount Sinai (pp. 45-69).
  

Lecture Topics (covered during class): 

1. Ancient Near East Covenants. 
   • Introduction: the critical role of hermeneutical presuppositions .
   • Hittite suzerainty treaties, obligatory: an example from Deuteronomy (Kline’s 5-part
     scheme).
   • ANE royal grants covenants, promissory.
   • Assessment.

1. RCT 13: The Mosaic Covenant.
   a. Introduction.
   b. The Mosaic Covenant resembled the Covenant of Works. c. The Mosaic Covenant in the Reformed Tradition.
   d. NT reflection on the Mosaic Administration.
   
2. L&G: Ch. 2. The Law of God as Promulgated to the Israelites from Mount Sinai (pp. 45-69). 

1. • Preliminary considerations.
   • The Moral Law as a rule of life under the Mosaic administration of the Covenant of Grace.
   • The Moral Law, in the form of the Covenant of Works, as Presented in the Mosaic cove-
     nant.
   • The Mosaic Law, as a typical National covenant between Israel and God.
   • Reflections.