Covenant (theology)
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In religion a covenant can refer to a promise between man and God:
- Covenant (biblical)Covenant (biblical)A biblical covenant is an agreement found in the Bible between God and His people in which God makes specific promises and demands. It is the customary word used to translate the Hebrew word berith. It it is used in the Tanakh 286 times . All Abrahamic religions consider the Biblical covenant...
, in the Hebrew Bible - Greater Covenant, in the Bahá'í Faith
- Covenant TheologyCovenant TheologyCovenant theology is a conceptual overview and interpretive framework for understanding the overall flow of the Bible...
, in Christianity interpretations of a covenant surrounding Jesus's death and resurrection
See also
- Gospel Covenants in LDS theologyGospel Covenants in LDS theologyThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints encourages its members to make and keep several covenants as a part of the new and everlasting covenant of the gospel. In Latter Day Saint theology, making and keeping covenants is necessary for exaltation....
- New Covenant (theology)
- Solemn League and CovenantSolemn League and CovenantThe Solemn League and Covenant was an agreement between the Scottish Covenanters and the leaders of the English Parliamentarians. It was agreed to in 1643, during the First English Civil War....