Theology · Covenant · Typology
The Uncut
Birds
A journey into God's covenant with Abraham in Genesis 15 — and what the uncut birds reveal about redemption in Christ.
Sérgio Moreira · 2026
Theology · Covenant · Typology
A journey into God's covenant with Abraham in Genesis 15 — and what the uncut birds reveal about redemption in Christ.
Sérgio Moreira · 2026
"When the sun had gone down and it was dark, behold, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces." Genesis 15.17
About the book
In Genesis 15, Abraham splits the covenant animals in two — but does not cut the birds. This seemingly minor detail carries a theological weight that runs through the entire Scripture.
This book investigates the typological silence of the intact birds: who they represent, why they were left uncut, and how this gesture anticipates the atoning work of Christ — the covenant-bearer who passes through death without being broken.
Rooted in Biblical Hebrew exegesis and in dialogue with the Reformed and Wesleyan traditions — Luther, Calvin, Arminius, Wesley — the work follows the covenant from Abraham to the cross, from the cross to Pentecost, and from Pentecost to the nations.
Detailed analysis of the original Hebrew and the covenant-rite context in the Ancient Near East.
How the uncut birds anticipate the person and work of Christ as the covenant-bearer.
Galatians 3, Hebrews, Revelation — the typology spans both Testaments in full coherence.
God's sovereignty in the unilateral ratification of the Abrahamic covenant and its soteriological implications.
The author
Theologian with a Master's degree in Theology, Christian Formation teacher, and active member of a Presbyterian church. His intellectual journey is marked by deep engagement with the biblical languages — Hebrew and Greek — and a particular interest in hermeneutics and Old Testament typology.
The Uncut Birds is born from a conviction that the Old Testament is not merely a prelude to the New, but a rich and articulate presence of the same Gospel — waiting to be read with eyes that see Christ in every covenant, every rite, every detail.
The work is the fruit of years of research, pastoral reflection, and a deep love for the Word.