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Declaration and Covenant: A Comprehensive Review of Covenant Formulae from the Old Testament and the Ancient Near East is unavailable, but you can change that!

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...

stand in regard to covenant-enacting rites such as swearing, giving gifts, eating together, offering sacrifices? With respect to the function of the DF, does this play the same role in every text? One may wonder whether the affirmation of fellowship is the peculiar feature of the OT covenant episodes? Or, does the biblical formula reflect a general reality found throughout the Ancient Orient—a fact which, if proved, will corroborate the reality of the OT formula. These questions are studied here.
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