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The Covenant Concept in Scottish Theology and Politics and its Legacy1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 February 2009

James B. Torrance
James B. Torrance
Affiliation:
Department of Systematic Theology, University of Aberdeen
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Extract

One of the most significant words of the Bible is the word ‘covenant’. We read about God making a covenant with Abraham, renewing that covenant at Sinai, about David making a covenant with Jonathan, and again with the elders at Hebron when he became king. Jeremiah speaks of a day when God will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and in the New Testament, Jesus is presented to us as the Mediator of the New Covenant: ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood.’

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Research Article
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Scottish Journal of Theology , Volume 34 , Issue 3 , June 1981 , pp. 225 - 243
Copyright
Copyright © Scottish Journal of Theology Ltd 1981

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References

page 228 note 2 See Appendix Diagram 1.

page 233 note 3 See Appendix Diagram 2.

page 234 note 4 See Appendix Diagram 3.

page 235 note 5 cf. the thesis of Professor Martin Noth against the myth and ritual school of Old Testament scholars.

page 237 note 6 See Appendix Diagram 4.

page 238 note 7 See Appendix Diagram 4.

page 239 note 8 cf. ‘Covenant or Contract’, pp. 65ff.