Dispensationalism and Covenant Theology play a large part in how we read and interpret key parts of the Bible so it is important to understand the implications.
What is the difference between Dispensational & Covenant Theology? Dispensationalism and Covenant Theology are essentially two different approaches to scripture that have drastically different implications. Dispensationalism relies on literal hermeneutics, whereas covenant theology gives more credit to literary genre, figurative language, context, and co-text.
In this post, I hope to use the research I have been doing of late to give you a good side-by-side comparison of each view and the key points that distinguish them.
Hermeneutic
Before exploring any of the other differences between dispensationalism and covenentalism, you have to understand the differences in their hermeneutics, the lens with witch they interpret Scripture. This will impact the way you understand scripture from their perspective.
Dispensationalism
Dispensationalists approach scripture with a “consistent-literal” hermeneutic. This means that they think scripture should always be interpreted by its most literal meaning.
Covenantalism
Covenantalists approach scripture with a greater emphasis on literary genre, context, and co-text. They believe that you should thoroughly examine these three elements of scripture in order to discern the best interpretation.
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