num_pages: 206
description: The familiar idea of a covenant between God &amp; His people is central to much of the literature of the Old Testament. Thru analyses of the style content &amp; language of biblical &amp; 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 &amp; knowledge of God--both of which are intimately connected with Israel's concept of covenant.--Biblical StudiesPublisher's NotePrefaceThe unhappiness of our knowledgeThe words of the sunSinai and Shechem There was no king in Israel Noah Abraham David Therefore I will punish youThe old age of an idea All things newSuggestions for Further ReadingIndex of Scriptural References
language: English
title: Covenant: The History of a Biblical Idea
publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press (Baltimore, MD)