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Book SynopsisErnest Nicholson's retirement as Provost or Oriel College, Oxford, is marked by friends and colleagues with a substantial collection of essays related to the topic of Old Testament covenant. The contributions demonstrate the continuing vitality of the topic for fresh approaches to the literary, historical, religious, and theological understanding of the Old Testament.
Trade ReviewNicholson has made a decisive impact on the study of the covenant in the Old Testament during the course of his scholarly career. This formidable set of essays, offered by a most impressive list of scholars, does full justice to the importance of Nicholson's work ... the essays constitute careful and insightful work that will make the volume a point of reference for future study. * The Journal of Theological Studies *
This impressive collection is a happy reflection on the current state of the study of covenant, a state of study to which Nicholson has significantly contributed ... As is evident here, Nicholson's work will continue to feed and empower scholarship for time to come. * The Journal of Theological Studies *
Table of Contents1. A Disputed Sense in a Covenant Context: On the Interpretation of Genesis 15:6 ; 2. Reflections on the Covenant with Noah ; 3. Covenant in Old Testament Theology ; 4. The Davidic Covenant in the Isaiah Tradition ; 5. Covenant, Oath, and the Composition of the Pentateuch ; 6. Why does God 'Establish' rather than 'Cut' Covenants in the Priestly Source? ; 7. Covenant and Creation in Relationship ; 8. Canonical Text, Covenantal Communities, and the Patterns of Exegetical Culture: Reflections on the Past Century ; 9. Gibeonite Ruse and Israelite Curse in Joshua 9 ; 10. Moses and the Covenant in the Assumption of Moses and the Pentateuch ; 11. Recounting the Tetrateuch ; 12. Covenant and Law in Ben Sira ; 13. The Middle of the Old Testament ; 14. The Covenant People: Max Weber and the Historical Understanding of Ancient Israel ; 15. The Story of the First Commandment - The Book of Joshua ; 16. An Overlooked Item in Old Testament Theology - Perhaps ; 17. Yahweh and his People in Lamentations ; 18. 'The Idea of Covenant has its History': On the Life and Work of Otto Prochsch (1874-1947) ; 19. Isaiah 1 and the Covenant Lawsuit
