The story of the Bible is the story of covenants. If we do not have an understanding of how God covenants with humanity, we cannot properly grasp the intent of the biblical authors and the theology they taught. In his book The Mystery of Christ, His Covenant, and His Kingdom, Samuel Renihan provides an overview of all the covenants in the Bible, including some with which you may be less familiar. We discuss how they work together and what it means for our Christian worship and practice. Also in this episode: Things get Funkadelic and we learn what Sam wants for Christmas.

Links related to today's guest:

• Book page
• Twitter
• Petty France Blog
• From Shadow to Substance: The Federal Theology of the English Particular Baptists (1642-1704)

Further reading related to today's episode:

• The Funk Music Hall of Fame and Exhibition Center
• Covenant and God's Purpose for the World by Thomas Schreiner