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Abstract
Paul is making an argument in Galatians that the Gentiles are recipients of God's promise to Abraham via Jesus. The "Old Covenant" is "old" because it has been replaced by the prior covenant. Similarly, the "New Covenant" was given to Abraham first, but only implemented in Christ later.
The timeline is:
Abram received the promise off ...
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From these verses it is easily gathered that the Christian view of the Old Testament. The Old Testament is presented as the only foundation of the New Testament. If we were to remove the Old Testament, it would be like removing the walls from a building – the roof with instantly fall to the ground. From the Old Testament scriptures one finds the only logical ...
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Several things helpful to understanding this:
The usage of new in the Bible. It often does not indicate an absolute ontological break with what preceded. A self-explanatory example:
[Your mercies] are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. —Lamentations 3:23
Covenant Theology. This is the reason why I had not yet given an answer to this ...
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