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Declaration and Covenant is a fascinating examination of covenant formulae from the Old Testament and the Ancient Near East. This study shows how covenant partners sometimes created their connection by an oral declaration like the formula: “I am yours, you are mine.” This oral declaration could affect the original covenantal union, or it could reaffirm the existing bond or reestablish a broken...

This chapter falls into two parts. First we present a précis of the OT berît reports. This general survey will illustrate the complex nature of the berît concept. Then the whole attention is riveted on a specific aspect of berît, namely that of covenant-making—the proper theme of our study. From this analysis of the berît enacting episodes we can see that the OT had no single necessary covenant-making form. The complex nature of berît becomes
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