One Bible, two Testaments : convenant, ethnicity and new creation
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2002
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Pieter de Waal Neethlingh Trust
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Sola Scriptura implies tota Scriptura, that is both Old and New Testaments. This holds good for the Lutheran and the Reformed branches of the Reformation. The former, however, is inclined towards Marcionism at the expense of the Old Testament, whilst the latter gravitates towards an identification between Old and New lacking the critical character of the Cross. These tendencies were respectively manifested in the German Christians’ disposition towards Jewish Christians, and the Dutch Reformed Church’s attitude towards the (other) Gentile Christians. In both instances social considerations of race weighed heavier than theological reflections on faith.
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CITATION: Theron, P. F. 2002. One Bible, two Testaments : convenant, ethnicity and new creation. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Teologiese Tydskrif, 43(1&2), doi:10.17570/ngtt.2002.v43n1.a11.
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The original publication is available at https://ojs.reformedjournals.co.za
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Theron, P. F. 2002. One Bible, two Testaments : convenant, ethnicity and new creation. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Teologiese Tydskrif, 43(1&2), doi:10.17570/ngtt.2002.v43n1.a11.