“We the People of Israel”: Covenant, Constitution, and the Supposed Biblical Origins of Modern Democratic Political Thought

As an originally political term, study of the concept of “covenant” has long demonstrated the intersection of biblical studies and political theory. In recent decades, the association between covenant and constitution has come to the forefront of modern political thought in attempts to find the orig...

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Main Author: Johnson, Sophia R. C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2021
In: Journal of the bible and its reception
Year: 2021, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 247-268
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Democracy / Constitution / Divine covenant / Protestantism / Politics / Old Testament / Reception
RelBib Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
HB Old Testament
KDD Protestant Church
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B Covenant
B Federalism
B protestant political thought
B Reception History
B Constitution
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