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Two critiques of this book:
1) given how important eschatology is to the majority of views presented in this book, there should have been a section in each chapter about end times
2) there needs to be a chapter on 1689 Federalism (or federalism in general)

I may be biased, but Progressive Covenantalism is the only view so far that seems to rely strictly on the Bible without violating its own hermeneutical practice. The paragraph explaining how Israel's land is a typological feature of the new heavens and new earth by quoting Hebrews 11:9–10 is a compelling rebuttal to the dispensationalist understanding of promises to the nation of Israel.

Great job so far not only explaining the various theological systems but also helping the reader to understand how people arrive at their conclusions. What may seem initially to be incompatible with Scripture is shown to be a well-reasoned theological conclusion. This book should aid Christians to better understand each other.

Seems like each chapter in Part 2 is roughly 20% introduction filler, 50% biblical explanation, 30% theological implications

Nothing in the hermeneutical principles presented in Part 1 were new to me. I’m interested to see how the authors apply the principles to Scripture in Part 2.

This books is surprisingly approachable and enjoyable to read. Even though this is a textbook, it is (thus far) a great resource for any Christian or someone curious about the cultural, religious, and historic background of the Bible.

Having got past the overly professional and academic front-matter, the content is now much easier to read

Dense, academic, thorough.
Difficult to read