God and His People
Covenant and Theology in the Old Testament
Published on 29. September 1988
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-19-826727-0 (ISBN)
Description
God's covenant with Israel has been a central theme in understanding the Old Testament from ancient times, but in the last hundred years it has been a particularly prominent issue in critical biblical study. In this book Professor Nicholson argues that, while in some important respects the position today regarding the covenant is much the same as it was for leading scholars a century ago, in other ways the intervening debate has made it possible to see far more clearly just how crucial the covenant idea was in the development of what is distinctive in the faith of Israel.
Reviews / Votes
' one of the most important recent monographs dealing with a theological concept... This is a fine study'Expository Times 'Professor Nicholson's work is an excellent survey of the whole debate'
Society for Old Testament Study Book List 'One of the greatest needs of OT students has been for a book which conveniently surveys the study of 'covenant' in the OT, and puts the results into students' hands in a com rehensible form. This is such a book.'
ThemelA-os ' both specialists and general readers will find it helpful'
Theological Studies 'The importance of Ernest W. Nicholson's God and His People in recent biblical scholarship can hardly be over-emphasized.'
Times Literary Supplement ' its conclusions are presented clearly; both specialists and general readers will find it helpful'
Kevin G. O'Connell, S.J. 'a welcome addition to the company of affordable books which can be confidently recommended to students'
A.G. Auld, Society for Old Testament Study 'important book'
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
371 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-826727-0 (9780198267270)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Content
Part 1 Covenant in a century of study since Wellhausen: a time of controversy (1878-1918); the controversy ended; treaty and covenant; covenant as a theological idea. Part 2 The origin of the covenant between God and Israel - key texts: "They saw God and ate and drank" - a covenant meal at Sinai? (Exodus 24:1-2, 9-11); apostasy and renewal of the covenant at Sinai (Exodus 34:10-28); a covenant at Shechem (Joshua 24:1-28); the covenant ritual at Sinai (Exodus 19:3b-8, 24:3-8); covenant texts in Hosea. Part 3 God and His people: the covenant and the distinctiveness of Israel's faith.