Vertrag, Treueid, und Bund: Studien zur Rezeption des altorientalischen Vertragsrechts im Deuteronomium und zur Ausbildung der Bundestheologie im Alten Testament
The notion that God, Yahweh, concluded a "Covenant" or "Contract" with his people of Israel plays a prominent part in the Old Testament. Numerous correspondences between the texts of Ancient Oriental contracts and the Book of Deuteronomy suggest that political treaties served as...
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| Format: | Book/Monograph Thesis |
| Language: | German |
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Berlin New York
Walter de Gruyter
c2008
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| Series: | Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 0934-2575
Bd. 383 Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft Bd. 383 |
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| Author Notes: | Christoph Koch |
| Summary: | The notion that God, Yahweh, concluded a "Covenant" or "Contract" with his people of Israel plays a prominent part in the Old Testament. Numerous correspondences between the texts of Ancient Oriental contracts and the Book of Deuteronomy suggest that political treaties served as model for the theology of the biblical covenant. Using extant source material, the present study attempts to trace the complicated path into the Old Testament taken by an instrument used for the exercise of power in the Ancient Orient |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-360) and indexes. - Description based on print version record |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISBN: | 9783110211238 3110211238 |