Introduction: The Problem Stated -- 1. The Lexical and Biblical Evidence -- 2. The Background to the First Proposal of the Prelapsarian Covenant in Reformed Theology -- 3. The Prelapsarian Covenant as Proposed by Zacharias Ursinus -- 4. The Early Federal Theologians -- 5. The Second Stage in the Development of the Federal Theology -- 6. Conclusion
Summary
The prelapsarian covenant idea in Reformed theology is studied in this book, from its first use by Zacharias Ursinus in 1562 to its full development in 1590. Besides its origins, the implications of the Federal theology for Reformed thinking and other theological areas are made clear