A Comparative Study of the Notion of “Covenant” in Judaism and Zoroastrianism [PDF]
Comparative Theology, 2018 In the ancient world, the covenant was a serious agreement that societies attempted to regulate the behavior of individuals and institutions, especially in areas where there was not enough social control in them.
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Over het vredesverbond als noachitisch verbond
In die Skriflig, 1996 In this article the term covenant of peace is investigated as it appears in some prophetic traditions. The conclusion arrived at is that in the Old Testament the covenant of peace is nothing but the Noahic covenant.
B. Wielenga
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Pentecostalism and Covenantalism: Towards a Pneumatological Covenant Theology of dealing with Adversity [PDF]
E-Journal of Religious and Theological StudiesCovenant theology seeks to explore the connection between deity and humanity which spans from the time of creation to the time when God sent his son to redeem the world from sin.
Mookgo Solomon Kgatle
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“Children of the Prophets and the Covenant”: A Post-Supersessionist Reading of Luke-Acts
Religions, 2023 Luke-Acts is a theocentric narrative. It tells how God in and through Jesus acts out of faithfulness to the covenant on behalf of Israel. This article uses this fundamental claim to offer a post-supersessionist reading of Luke-Acts.
Jason F. Moraff
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Aspects from the Activity of the League of Nations (1919- 1932). The Covenant of the League of Nations [PDF]
Analele Universităţii din Oradea. Relaţii Internaţionale şi Studii Europene, 2020 Finally we can say that the failures of the League of Nations were not due so much to the existance of a totalitarian power, but to the wish of the democratic states to keep the peace with any price.
Anca OLTEAN
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Between Covenant and Contract: Jewish Political Thought and Contemporary Political Theory
Religions, 2023 Social contract theory has long been at the center of political theory, and one of the inheritors of the social contract tradition, liberalism, reverberates through contemporary political life.
Sarah B. Greenberg
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Religions, 2021 This article analyzes the manuscripts in the Matenadaran in Yerevan, Armenia that are ascribed to the Prophet Muḥammad and ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib and their translations into Farsi and Armenian.
Gayane Mkrtumyan
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The Intellectual Bases of Moral Motives from the Perspective of the Qur'an [PDF]
قرآن فرهنگ و تمدن, 2023 According to the Qur'an, moral motivations are the sources of all moral behaviors by providing a background for practicing moral virtues and avoiding vices, and forming a civil and religious society. At different historical times, different religions and
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“Return to the Lord” (Hos 14:3): Repentance as the Essence of the Relationship Between God and Man
Collectanea Theologica, 2021 The article focuses on the theme of return/conversion in the Book of Hosea. The issue is presented from the perspective of the two parties of the covenant: God and Israel.
Wojciech Pikor
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Thomas F. Torrance: Theology and mission in practice
In die Skriflig, 2016 This article proposes that scholarship needs to take into account the intensely missional and practical nature of T.F. Torrance’s life and work. Using primary sources, it isolates mission to the Qiang in China as the area in which personal mission ...
Caroline G, Seed +2 more
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