Recent trends in the study of the history of pre-monarchic Israelite religion with particular emphasis on the concept of the covenant

Linington, Silvia2009-03-092009-03-092004Linington, S 2004, 'Recent trends in the study of the history of pre-monarchic Israelite religion with particular emphasis on the concept of the covenant', Verbum et Ecclesia, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 125-151. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_verbum.html]1609-9982http://hdl.handle.net/2263/9172The purpose of this paper is to critically evaluate and compare some of the recent and not so recent works on Israelite history regarding their methodology. Particular emphasis is placed on their treatment of the covenant theme. The time periods under discussion are the primordial, patriarchal and settlement eras.enFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaReligion -- History -- IsraelJews -- HistoryCovenant theologyRecent trends in the study of the history of pre-monarchic Israelite religion with particular emphasis on the concept of the covenantArticle