Geran F. Dodson is an adjunct professor at the University of North Georgia, Gainesville, GA, and Strayer University, Atlanta, GA. An instructor in the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Business at both universities, he teaches Philosophy, Religion, Humanities, Economics, and Business. His degrees include the Bachelor of Arts from Millsaps College, Jackson, MS; Master of Divinity, Lexington Theological Seminary, Lexington, KY; Master of Business Administration, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; and Post-graduate studies in New Testament, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.

Introduction
I. The Abrahamic and Mosaic Covenants
A. A History of Covenants
B. Abraham
C. Moses
D. Understanding the Covenants
II. The Jesus Covenant
A. The Early Life of Jesus
B. The Message of Jesus
C. Terms of the Jesus Covenant
III. The Covenant According to Paul
A. A Theology of the Christ
B. Terms of the Pauline Covenant
C. An Assessment
IV. Faith and Belief
A. Abraham
B. Moses
C. Jesus
D. Paul
E. Theology and Faith
F. Faith, Belief, and the Jesus Covenant
G. Faith and Belief Today
H. A Sociological Examination of faith and Belief
I. Mainline and Non-Denominational Churches
J. A Model for the Twenty-first Century Church
V. Ethics
A. Philosophy and Ethics
B. Abraham and Ethics
C. Moses and Ethics
D. The Ethics of Jesus
E. Pauline Ethics
F. Closing Thoughts
VI. Logic and Theology
A. The Nature of Logic
B. The Use of Logic in Scripture
i. Conditional Logic
ii. Cause and Effect
iii. Hypothetical Syllogisms
iv. Inductive Logic
v. Deductive Logic
C. Theological Arguments
D. The Nature of Theological Language
E. Final Thoughts
VII. Understanding God's Identity
A. Ugarit, El, and Yahweh
B. Anthropomorphism and God
C. Evolutionary Psychology of Religion
D. The Atheists
E. New Religious Movements
F. God's Identity
VIII. A Synthesis
A. Religion and Identity
B. Psychology of Belief
C. A Reasoned Observation
Notes
Bibliography

The purpose of the book is to examine the theological claims of ethics, faith and belief from a philosophical perspective. The Abrahamic and Mosaic covenants of the Old Testament, Jesus of the synoptic gospels, and Paul's writings serve as the frame of reference in examining a biblical expression of reason and structured logic.
The message of Jesus centered on the Kingdom of God, defined the meaning of faith and belief, established a new ethic, and framed the message in logic forms. The life and death of Jesus brought the realization of God's final covenant as prophesied by the Old Testament. However, Paul appropriated and developed the Jesus of history into the mythological eschatological Christ figure.
The clash of philosophy and theology is evident with theological presuppositions that are based on spiritual insight and divine revelation. Logic in scripture employs propositions based primarily on revealed proof that is within the context of that which cannot be proven absolutely.
Uncovering the identity of YHWH in the manuscripts and religious practices of Canaanite culture clearly associated YHWH with the polytheism of the Ugarit texts. YHWH was one of the seventy sons of the Canaanite Most High God El and took on a unique identity that was rooted in El and the polytheistic nature of the pantheon of gods.
Theological truths stand within the context of faith and reason stands apart from faith and infers only that which can be proven based on evidence. That which is knowable by faith cannot be known by reason since reason cannot validate that which is not proven to exist.