The language of covenant

Thesis

The centrality of covenant in the Hebrew scriptures has made it a theme of enduring significance. Accordingly, the language of covenant has acquired a corresponding importance. Whereas study of the language of covenant has not been neglected by scholars. the combination of impetus from ”Biblical Theology,” together with the tenets of traditional philology, has resulted in word-studies, which regard words as convenient labels for concepts. Some of the dangers of this approach have been expo...

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Authors: Naylor, P

• Alternative title: a structural analysis of the semantic field of berit in Biblical Hebrew, with particular reference to the Book of Genesis
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: covenant; semantics; biblical; semantic; Genesis; berit; Hebrew; Bible
• Subjects: Bible. Genesis -- Language, style; Hebrew language – Semantics