Covenant
The History of a Biblical Idea
Covenant
The History of a Biblical Idea
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Paperback / softback
£27.50
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN: 9780801810114
Number of Pages: 206
Published: 26/06/1969
Width: 13.3 cm
Height: 20.3 cm
The familiar idea of a covenant between God and His people is central to much of the literature of the Old Testament. Through analyses of the style, content, and language of biblical and extra-biblical documents, Dr. Hillers renders the complex idea of covenant comprehensible to the layman as he provides insights into such ideas as the love of God and the knowledge of God--both of which are intimately connected with Israel's concept of covenant. (Biblical Studies)
Publisher's Note
Preface
Chapter 1. The Unhappiness of Our Knowledge
Chapter 2. The Words of the Sun
Chapter 3. Sinai and Schechem
Chapter 4. There Was No King in Israel
Chapter 5. Noah, Abraham, David
Chapter 6. "Therefore I Will Punish you"
Chapter 7. The Old Age of an Idea
Chapter 8. All Things New
Suggestions for Further Reading
Index of Scripture References
An unusually good book in which results of the best scholarship are summarized in a lucid, witty, and engaging way... For a short introduction to the idea of covenant in the ancient Near East and in the Bible, this book is perhaps the best available today. American Ecclesiastical Review
