Shane Becker of Lifted Veil has kindly asked me to join the team at New Covenant Theology.  The purpose of the site is not to produce new content, but to be a reference where people can find out what’s on other sites dealing with new covenant theology.  Shane explains:

What this site is not:  The aim of this site isn’t to be a repository of NCT material.  It is to contain no articles, blog postings, audio, video, contact lists, etc.  It is to be substanceless.   

 

What this site is:   My aim is to create a portal to point people to NCT articles, blogs, audio, video, contact lists, etc.  I’d like people to know that if they are looking for a particular NCT site or materials they will be able to find it at NewCovenantTheology.org. 

Although NCT has been a topic of discussion and debate since the 1970s, it is still a relatively little-known approach to biblical theology.  Although NCT is a work in progress, I believe it is essentially correct in its understanding that the New Covenant fulfills and supercedes the Old Covenant.  As a result, the Mosaic Law only applies to the Christian only insofar as it is fulfilled and taken up in the law of Christ.

Keeping up with the discussion and developments in NCT is no easy task, so I am glad Shane has taken on this project, and I hope to play a small part in its success.

I first encountered the theological journal Themelios some 26 years ago.  Over the years, when I have had access to a theological library, I enjoyed browsing it for interesting, well-written articles, and for its book reviews.  I often wanted to subscribe, but always found something more pressing to spend my money on.  A couple of years ago, I think, Themelios went dormant, but it has been revived by The Gospel Coalition, and is edited by D. A. Carson and Carl Trueman.  This in and of itself is good news, but it gets better: the journal is now available online (no more print version) in both PDF and HTML formats.  And it gets better yet: you can read it online or download it for free.  You can check it out at: Themelios.  Although it has high scholarly standards, its intended audience is “both theological/religious studies students and pastors.”  As a pastor I can attest to its value, e.g., a helpful and relevant discussion of the church’s mission by Keith Ferdinando, and 38 (!) pages of book reviews.  Shawn Wright, a friend of mine now teaching at Southern Seminary, is the book review editor for the History and Historical Theology category.  Highly recommended.