the significance of biblical and patristic covenant theology for contemporary understanding Gr�abe, Petrus J. 1958- creator text enk Milton Keynes Paternoster Press 2006 monographic eng

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xx, 254 p. ; 23 cm. A "renaissance" of covenant theology -- The Old Testament background for understanding the covenant concept in the New Testament -- The (new) covenant in early Judaism -- The (new) covenant in the Jesus tradition -- The new covenant in Pauline literature -- The new covenant in the Epistle to the Hebrews -- The reflection of the concept of the new covenant in the Johannine literature -- The new covenant in the second century -- The new covenant in the Syrian tradition: Aphrahat -- The new covenant: Christian identity and the dialogue with the Jews -- The reception of the new covenant in the history of theology: two perspectives -- Transmission and reinterpretation: interpretive trajectories for a "theology of a new covenent." Petrus J. Gr�abe. Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-240) and index. Covenant theology 1842272489 9781842272480 EQF 060502 20130422164206.0 68035423