Covenant and Grace in the Old Testament : : Assyrian Propaganda and Israelite Faith / / Robert D. Miller.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013
• VerfasserIn: Miller, Robert D.,
• Place / Publishing House: Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2012]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Perspectives on Hebrew Scriptures and its Contexts
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (335 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; TABLE OF CONTENTS --; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS --; PREFACE --; INTRODUCTION --; 1. THE SHAPE OF SCHOLARSHIP ON COVENANT --; 2. THE APPEAL TO EXTRABIBLICAL PARADIGMS --; 3. THE BARRAKAB INSCRIPTION --; 4. THE MATRIX OF ASSYRIAN IMPERIALISM --; 5. THE ISRAELITE COUNTERPARTS --; 7. THE TRANSMISSION OF THE CONSTELLATION --; 8. THE PROPAGANDA OF SUBMISSION TO YAHWEH --; 9. THE CREEDAL CONTEXT --; 10. ELECTION AND GRACE IN ISRAELITE RELIGION --; 11 THE TRIUMPH OF GRACE --; BIBLIOGRAPHY --; INDEX
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781463234614; 9783111024141; 9783110663037
• DOI: 10.31826/9781463234614
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Robert D. Miller.

This book examines the Old Testament language about Israel’s relationship with God in the light of Assyrian royal propaganda. Unpacking this language’s meaning in both Assyrian and biblical contexts, it shows Israel borrowed language from Assyrian vassal treaties to describe its covenant with God, and this book reveals what “covenant” meant, and that it is not “covenant” at all, but “grace.” The broader theological implications of this discovery are explored in dialogue with contemporary theologians. The book takes seriously the study of text in its ancient context in order to highlight the theological content and its modern relevance.