Covenant

Unlike a contract, a covenant in this tradition cannot be dissolved by one side breaking faith — the prophets' whole complaint against Israel presupposes a bond neither party can actually exit.

The covenant theology of the Hebrew Bible, read across Genesis 9, Genesis 17 and Exodus 19–24

A binding agreement between God and a people, the organising structure of the Hebrew Bible from Noah through Sinai.

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