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covenantalism

covenantalism noun: an interpretive framework for the Bible, viewing the history (and future) of God's dealings with humankind through the lens of the various covenants described in the Scriptures.

Noun

covenantalism (uncountable)

  1. An interpretive framework for the Bible, viewing the history (and future) of God's dealings with humankind through the lens of the various covenants described in the Scriptures.

Origin of covenantalism

From covenantal + -ism.

Questions about covenantalism

What does covenantalism mean?
Covenantalism means an interpretive framework for the Bible, viewing the history (and future) of God's dealings with humankind through the lens of the various covenants described in the Scriptures.
What part of speech is covenantalism?
Covenantalism is a noun.

Words near covenantalism in the dictionary

  1. covenant of warranty
  2. Covenant Thursday
  3. covenant-lite
  4. covenant-lites
  5. covenantal
  6. covenantalism
  7. covenantalist
  8. covenantalists
  9. covenantality
  10. covenantally
  11. covenanted

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