Sweeney, Marvin A.
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"The Eternal Covenant in the Hebrew Bible and Beyond examines the concept of the Berit Olam, "the Eternal Covenant," in the three major segments of th
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e Tanak, the Jewish form of the Hebrew Bible, and in subsequent Jewish thought through modern times. The introduction to the study notes the importance of the concept in the Hebrew Bible despite the relative lack of interest in Christian Old Testament Theology, which is much more concerned with how the Old Testament prepares the way for the New Testament. Study of the Torah or Pentateuch focuses on the meaning of the term, Berit Olam, as "eternal covenant" and "covenant of the world of creation," examines its appearance in the books of the Pentateuch as an expression of the ideals of the Hebrew Bible. Study of the concept in the Nevi'im, "The Prophets," including both the Nevi'im Rishonim, "The Former Prophets," and the Nevi'im Aḥronim, "The Latter Prophets," points to the debate within the Bible concerning the meaning of the Eternal Covenant in relation to the disruption of the ideals of the Hebrew Bible"-- Provided by publisher.
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