The Law Is Not of Faith: Essays on Works and Grace in the Mosaic Covenant

“The contributors to this volume are to be commended for their rigorous defense of the doctrine of republication of a works principle in the Mosaic covenant from exegetical, theological, and historical perspectives. In covenant theology, the disobedience of Adam and Israel to the law of God shines a spotlight on the spectacular obedience of Christ. The true significance of this work, therefore, is that it reminds us of what Christ has done for us. Without the law, there is no gospel!”

“Here is a serious and compelling summons to realign ourselves with both Scripture and, as it turns out, the Christianity of the Reformation, on an issue central to the church's current struggle over the meaning of justification by grace alone through faith alone. I commend this fine book for its courage, insight, wisdom, and biblical faithfulness.”

"This anthology argues that the Mosaic covenant in some sense replicates the original covenant with Adam in the garden, and that this notion is neither novel to nor optional for Reformed theology. The authors locate it within the fabric of federal theology in its Reformation and post-Reformation development, and more importantly, they demonstrate how it is firmly embedded in the flow of redemptive history. Finally, they explain why a thin and merely soteric Calvinism, without the support of federal theology, cannot withstand the challenges to Reformed orthodoxy today. While varying among themselves in their expression of this "republication thesis," these authors together make a compelling and coherent argument with rich historical, exegetical, and theological insights."