ABSTRACT
In this first volume of a trilogy, Daniel J. Elazar addresses political uses of the idea of covenant, the tradition that has adhered to that idea, and the political arrangements that flow from it,
Among the topics covered are covenant as a political concept, the Bible as a political commentary, the post-biblical tradition, medieval covenant theory, and Jewish political culture.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|79 pages
The Idea
part II|128 pages
Torah: Covenantal Teaching
part III|69 pages
The Classic Biblical Utopia
part IV|71 pages
The Alternate Model
part V|97 pages
The Postbiblical Tradition