Clarke:
I bought a couple of books the other day; they were a present from my wife for Valentine’s day, which is quite amazing as she is always complaining that I have too many books!
The first book is God of Promise: Introducing Covenant Theology, by Michal Horton. The reason for my interest in and purchase of this book will become apparent in my next post that examines the Magisterium of Churches of Christ.
The second book I bought is The Mass of the Early Christians, by Mike Aquilina. Mr. Aquilina is a Catholic Apologist who is regularly heard on EWTN’s Catholic Answers Live. I listen to EWTN radio whenever my favorite Christian radio station plays music that doesn’t deserve to be aired…which in the last couple of months, has been quite alot. Quite a lot of the time Catholic Answers has quite contrived answers to the questions they recieve, but from time to time they do provide some great biblical insight. I bought Aquilina’s book because the Early Church Fathers hint of liturgical worship and hierarchy early in Church History, and while I’ve heard plenty of Catholic Eucharistic theology on the radio, I’m quite interested to read about it. I think it will be a fascinating read, and a good follow up to the book I’m reading right now, John Mark Hicks‘ Come to the Table: Revisioning the Lord’s Supper.
-Clarke
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February 25th, 2008 at 8:12
Clarke,
Happy reading, and keep us updated. Covenant Theology certainly has its strengths and it makes sense when subordinated to a Christ-centered hermeneutic. When I dabbled in Covenant Theology a couple years ago, the best I could understand was that Reformed Christians believe Christ was delivered because of the covenant with Abraham. It made more sense to me that the covenants were made to serve God’s pre-ordained purpose of redemption through Christ.
Also, I think you’ll get lots of good insights about the nature of the Eucharist in the early church from Aquilina’s book, though it’ll be interested to hear what he says about the Sacrifice of the Mass.
Blessings in Christ,
Adam
February 25th, 2008 at 8:52
Clarke,
If I may also make a shameless plug, THE book that clarified the Christological theme of the Scriptures for me was Handling The Word of Truth by John Pless. It was the only resource that really made sense of what had become a dispensational/covenental mess for me. I’m not assuming it will be the same for you, but I thought I’d throw it out there just in case.
Blessings in Christ,
Adam