Covenant and Election in Exilic and Post-Exilic Judaism

Studies of the Sofja Kovalevskaja Research Group on Early Jewish MonotheismVol. V

edited by Nathan MacDonald

Book cover: Covenant and Election in Exilic and Post-Exilic Judaism

Extent: 193 pages

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

Subjects: Biblical Studies

Series: Forschungen zum Alten Testament 2.Reihe

Series volume number: 79

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(June 2015)

ISBN: 9783161532672

6.06 x 9.06 inches

Price: $93.00

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Covenant and election are two theological concepts that dominate the landscape of the Hebrew Bible. If they became the main structuring concepts of the Hebrew Bible, they were not so from the beginning. Their centrality was the result of their utilization by exilic and post-exilic scribes and tradents to focus Israel’s traditions into a coherent structure as fitted the revelation of one God. The essays in this collection examine covenant and election across the biblical literature, from the priestly document through Deuteronomy to Jeremiah and the book of Chronicles. They show how the ideas were shaped and refined under the conditions of national disaster and rebuilding.


Covenant and election are two theological concepts that dominate the landscape of the Hebrew Bible. If they became the main structuring concepts of the Hebrew Bible, they were not so from the beginning. Their centrality was the result of their utilization by exilic and post-exilic scribes and tradents to focus Israel’s traditions into a coherent structure as fitted the revelation of one God. The essays in this collection examine covenant and election across the biblical literature, from the priestly document through Deuteronomy to Jeremiah and the book of Chronicles. They show how the ideas were shaped and refined under the conditions of national disaster and rebuilding. Contributors: Stephen B. Chapman, Karin Finsterbusch, Sebastian Gratz, Anselm C. Hagedorn, Gary N. Knoppers, Christoph Koch, Matthias Kockert, Matthew J. Lynch, Nathan MacDonald

  • Edited by Nathan MacDonald