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  Covenant And Commandment

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  Introduction: A Covenant With The Reader

  Part 1: The Covenant And The Commandments
  Chapter 1: The God Of Covenants
  Chapter 2: The Hebrew Looks At God
  Chapter 3: Humankind, Community, And History
  Chapter 4: The Covenant And The Law
  Chapter 5: The Ten Commandments: Their Origins, Character, And Scope

  Part 2: The Vertical Commandments
  Chapter 6: But First. . . A Word From God
  Chapter 7: The First Commandment: The Character Of God
  Chapter 8: The Second Commandment: Concerning Idols
  Chapter 9: The Third Commandment: On Using The Name
  Chapter 10: The Fourth Commandment: Confessing Our Humanity

  Part 3: The Horizontal Commandments
  Chapter 11: “Let Persons Be Persons”
  Chapter 12: The Fifth Commandment: Recognition Of Indebtedness
  Chapter 13: The Sixth Commandment: Respect For Persons As The Image Of God
  Chapter 14: The Seventh Commandment: Respect For Persons In The Male-Female Relationship
  Chapter 15: The Eighth Commandment: Respect For Property As An Extension Of Selfhood
  Chapter 16: The Ninth Commandment: Respect For The Integrity Of Society
  Chapter 17: The Tenth Commandment: The Inwardness Of The Law

  Afterword: Down From The Mountain

  Questions For Personal Reflection Or Group Discussion

  Additional Info
  Covenant and Commandment at first seeks to establish that the heart of Hebrew faith and thought is a vision of God as one who makes covenants-with Israel, with all humankind, and, indeed, with the whole creation. As a covenant-maker, God binds himself through his promises. It is Israel’s conviction that God is the kind of God who makes promises and keeps them. This conviction, as Christian contends, has given creative power and shape to the whole of Hebrew and Christian history.

  As the books continues, C. W. Christian contends that the Hebrew law, especially that expression called the Ten Commandments, can best be understood as a joyful response to God’s covenant grace, a response that embraces every aspect of our being: community with God, with each other, and with God’s world. Each of the commandments is then examined to discover how it may provide guidance in living unto God and in human community.

  Covenant and Commandment is ideal for either personal or group study on the nature and use of the Ten Commandments. A study guide with relevant questions is provided for reflection and discussion.

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