University Press of America
Pages: 154
Trim: 7 x 8¾
978-0-7618-3370-3 • Paperback • November 2005 • $50.99 • (£39.00)
John K. Tarwater is the Director of Student Life and a Professor of Ethics and Church History. He received a Ph.D. in Theology from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Some of his works are featured in Reformed Perspectives, Southwestern Journal of Theology, and World Mission Journal. Dr. Tarwater is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society, Society of Biblical Literature, and the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity.
Part 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Chapter 1: Marriage Models
Chapter 3 Chapter 2: Crisis in Marriage
Chapter 4 Chapter 3: Essential Elements and General Features of a Covenant
Chapter 5 Chapter 4: Marriage as a Covenant in Genesis 1 and 2
Chapter 6 Chapter 5: Marriage as a Covenant Elsewhere in Scripture
Chapter 7 Chapter 6: Theological and Moral Implications of the Covenant Marriage
Part 8 Index
In a clear and systematic way, Tarwater identifies the essential elements of covenant and relates them specifically to marriage. Key verses through the Old and New Testaments are studied, and compared with related verses and concepts in order to delineate real meaning and application.
— Ashley D. Smith; Southwestern Journal Of Theology, Vol. 48, No. 1