A prototypical definition of vryt, 'covenant' in biblical Hebrew
A prototypical definition of ברית, 'covenant' in biblical Hebrew
This article proposes a prototypical definition of the biblical Hebrew term vryt, 'covenant' in its ancient Near Eastern context as: 1) a chosen 2) relationship of 3) mutual obligation 4) guaranteed by oath sanctions. This is the background within which attempts to translate vryt, 'co...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2006
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Old Testament essays
Year: 2006, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 35-46 |
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| Summary: | This article proposes a prototypical definition of the biblical Hebrew term vryt, 'covenant' in its ancient Near Eastern context as: 1) a chosen 2) relationship of 3) mutual obligation 4) guaranteed by oath sanctions. This is the background within which attempts to translate vryt, 'covenant' in specific texts from biblical Hebrew into other languages must move and by which they may be evaluated. 'Sworn commitment' is a reasonable approximation in contemporary English. This article proposes a prototypical definition of the biblical Hebrew term ברית, 'covenant' in its ancient Near Eastern context as: 1) a chosen 2) relationship of 3) mutual obligation 4) guaranteed by oath sanctions. This is the background within which attempts to translate ברית, 'covenant' in specific texts from biblical Hebrew into other languages must move and by which they may be evaluated. 'Sworn commitment' is a reasonable approximation in contemporary English. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/EJC85771 |