Admonition and curse : the ancient near Eastern treaty/covenant form as a problem in inter-cultural relationships / Noel Weeks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weeks, Noel.

Series:

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 407.

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 407

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Treaties in the Bible.

Treaties--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Treaties.

Covenant theology.

International relations.

Christianity.

Middle East--Foreign relations--Treaties.

Middle East.

Covenant theology--Biblical teaching.

Covenant theology--Cross-cultural studies.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

viii, 211 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : T&T Clark, 2004.

Summary:

Noel Weeks investigates treaty occurrences in different cultures in the ancient Near East and finds that the forms used correlate with ways of maintaining political control both intemally and over vassals. Related concepts are projected in official accounts of history. Thus one can roughly distinguish threats based on power from persuasion based on benevolence and historical precedent, though various combinations of these two occur. Underlying the local traditions is a common tradition that has to be dated to the pre-literate period and biblical covenants fit within this pattern. The cultures examined are Mesopotamia, the Hittites, Egypt, Syrian centres and Israel.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [183]-209) and indexes.

ISBN:

0567081567

OCLC:

57371636