God's covenant with Israel is one of the most important themes of Old Testament scholarship: 'I will be your God, you shall be my people'. Yet this has only rarely been the focus of a comprehensive study.Professor Rendtorff explores the different ways the covenant formula is used in the Bible, its structural and theological functions, the connections between covenant and election.An important contribution to a canonical interpretation of the Hebrew Bible.
- ISBN10 0567086054
- ISBN13 9780567086051
- Publish Date 1 October 1998
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Imprint T.& T.Clark Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 128
- Language English