The Eternal Covenant in the Hebrew Bible and Beyond, (Paperback)

Marvin A. Sweeney's <em>The Eternal Covenant in the Hebrew Bible and Beyond</em> is a study of the <em>Berit Olam</em>, "The Eternal Covenant" or "The Covenant of the Creation of the World" in the Hebrew Bible and post-biblical Jewish thought. Although the concept of the<em> Berit Olam</em> is generally overlooked in most studies of Biblical Theology, Sweeney points to the <em>Berit Olam</em> as a foundational concept in the Hebrew Bible and post-biblical Jewish thought. The book studies the function of the <em>Berit Olam</em> in both the synchronic and diachronic dimensions of the Tanak, the Jewish form of the Hebrew Bible, including the Torah or Pentateuch, the Nevi'im or the Prophets, and the Ketuvim or the Writings. Within the Pentateuch, the <em>Berit Olam</em> expresses the ideals of ancient Israel and Judah; the Prophets point to the debate among the prophetic books of the Bible concerning the meaning of the disruption of those ideals; and the Writings express the restoration of those ideals in the aftermath of the Babylonian Exile. In the post-monarchic period, the <em>Berit Olam</em> emerges as a foundational concept of post-biblical Judaism that defines Judaism's understanding of its covenant with G-d and its relationship with the other nations and religions of the world, especially through the Talmudic Laws of Noah, the work of Moses Mendelssohn, and the emergence of modern Zionism.

• The Eternal Covenant in the Hebrew Bible and Beyond, (Paperback)
• Author: Professor of Hebrew Bible Marvin A Sweeney
• ISBN: 9780197745403
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-10-29
• Page Count: 256