A Father Who Keeps His Promises: God's Covenant Love in Scripture

By Scott Hahn

Book Overview

Hahn explores the "covenant love" God reveals to us through the Scriptures and explains how God patiently reaches out to us--despite our faults and shortcomings--to restore us into relationship with his divine family. Join Hahn as he follows the high adventure of God's plan for the ages, beginning with Adam and Eve and continuing down through the generations to the coming of Christ and the birth of the Church. You'll discover how the patient love of the Father revealed in the Bible is the same persistent love he has for you. A Servant Book.

The audio edition of this book can be downloaded via Audible.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892838299
• ISBN13: 9780892838295
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Servant Publications
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Solid, Bible-based Theology Sure To Provoke Further Study

I've always enjoyed reading the works of Scott Hahn. From the first time I cracked open he and his wife's book, "Rome Sweet Home," I've liked the simplistic complexity of his books. He can take some of the most difficult of subjects and put them into words that any layperson can understand. He also manages to throw in some "big" words but using great context clues, the reader can pick up on their meaning quite easily. ...

Great book

This is another excellent book by Scott hahn. I've gotten alot out of every book of his I've read. This book tells the story of Gods covenant relationship with his people. You see how over and over God is faithful, but we keep falling away. The book starts with Genesis and Gods covenant with Adam then, Noah, Abraham,Moses,David, and finally Jesus. The last 40 pages or so talks about how Jesus fulfills the covenant. It is my...

Luther in Reverse Indeed!

Many have described professor Hahn as a kind of Luther in reverse. Countless conversions have resulted from the Holy Spirit's work in Scott Hahn's life and through his work - his audiotapes (most especially his conversions story available free through the Mary Foundation), his lectures (he is a professor at the Franciscan University of Steubenville), and his books. Rome Sweet Home is essentially his conversion story on...

Ideal book for parish bible study & high school kids

I have to admit that Scott Hahn has me addicted to studying Scripture, especially with "A Father Who Keeps His Promises". After my third reading, I recommended it to our parish priest, and he loved it. In fact, he decided to use it in teaching our parish Bible Study group this winter. And it's been a big hit with the whole group. So our priest announced last Sunday that he plans to use it again next fall. Meanwhile,...