Biblical Bibliographies
Charles Conroy [www.cjconroy.net]



The Covenant Theme in the Writings (Ketûbîm)
and in the Deuterocanonical Books



[see also:  Ancient Near Eastern Treaties and Covenant: General Titles]



The bibliography is divided into two sections as follows:

I.    The covenant theme in the Writings (Ketûbîm)

Ballhorn, E., "Der Davidbund in Ps 132 und im Kontext des Psalters", in C. Dohmen – C. Frevel (eds.), Für immer verbündet: Studien zur Bundestheologie der Bibel (SBS 211; Stuttgart: Katholisches Bibelwerk, 2007) 11-18.

Bautch, R. J., "The Function of Covenant across Ezra-Nehemiah", in M. J. Boda – P. L. Redditt (eds.), Unity and Disunity in Ezra-Nehemiah (Hebrew Bible Monographs, 17; Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix, 2008) 8-24.

Bautch, R. J., "An Appraisal of Abraham's Role in Postexilic Covenants", CBQ 71 (2009) 42-63. [inter alia, on Neh 9,6-37]

Bautch, R. J., Glory and Power, Ritual and Relationship: The Sinai Covenant in the Postexilic Period (LHB/OTS 471; London: T & T Clark, 2009).

Becking, B., "Covenant, Agreement, and Law: The Social Code Underlying the Book of Nehemia", in K. Spronk – H. Barstad (eds.), Torah and Tradition: Papers Read at the Sixteenth Joint Meeting of the Society for Old Testament Study and the Oudtestamentisch Werkgezelschap, Edinburgh, 2015 (OTS 70; Leiden: Brill, 2017) 70-92.

Boccaccini, G., "The Covenantal Theology of the Apocalyptic Book of Daniel", in G. Boccaccini (ed.) with J. H. Ellens and J. A. Waddell (assoc. eds.), Enoch and Qumran Origins: New Light on a Forgotten Connection (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2005) 39-44. [see Collins, J. J. below]

Bons, E., "Das Thema des Bundes in den Psalmen", in C. A. Eberhart – W. Kraus (eds.), Covenant – Concepts of Berit, Diatheke, and Testamentum. Proceedings of the Conference at the Lanier Theological Library in Houston, Texas, November 2019. In collaboration with R. J. Bautch, M. Henze, and M. Rösel (WUNT 506; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2023) 143-164.

Campbell, I. D., "The Song of David's Son: Interpreting the Song of Solomon in the Light of the Davidic Covenant", WTJ 62 (2000) 17-32.

Collins, J. J., "Response: The Apocalyptic Worldview of Daniel", in G. Boccaccini (ed.) with J. H. Ellens and J. A. Waddell (assoc. eds.), Enoch and Qumran Origins: New Light on a Forgotten Connection (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2005) 59-66. [see Boccaccini, G. above]

Day, J., "Pre-Deuteronomic Allusions to the Covenant in Hosea and Psalm lxxviii", VT 36 (1986) 1-12.

Duggan, M. W., The Covenant Renewal in Ezra-Nehemiah (Neh 7:72B-10:40): An Exegetical, Literary, and Theological Study (SBLDS 164; Atlanta, GA: Society of Biblical Literature, 2001).

Eynde, S. van den, "Chronicler’s Usage of the Collocation ארון ברית יהוה", ZAW 113 (2001) 422-430.

Gosse, B., "La Sagesse comme alternative aux alliances nouvelles des livres prophétiques dans la perspective d'une restauration de la religion d'Israël", SEL 16 (1999) 73-78.

Gräbe, P. J., "New Covenant and Creation", in S. Fischer – M. Grohmann (eds.), Weisheit und Schöpfung: Festschrift für James Alfred Loader zum 65. Geburtstag (Wiener alttestamentliche Studien, 7; Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 2010) 107-120.

Grätz, S., "Bund und Erwählung in Esra-Nehemia", in N. MacDonald (ed.), Covenant and Election in Exilic and Post-Exilic Judaism. Studies of the Sofja Kovalevskaja Research Group on Early Jewish Monotheism. Vol. V (FAT II/79; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2015) 123-138.

Hensley, A. D., Covenant Relationships and the Editing of the Hebrew Psalter (LHB/OTS 666; London & New York: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2018).

Hossfeld, F.-L., "Bundestheologie im Psalter", in E. Zenger (ed.), Der Neue Bund im Alten. Studien zur Bundestheologie der beiden Testamente (QD 146; Freiburg: Herder, 1993) 169-176.

Kalimi, I., "Furcht vor Vernichtung und der ewige Bund. Das Buch Ester im Judentum und in jüdischer Theologie", ZRGG 62 (2010) 339-355.

Knoppers, G. N., "'Yhwh is Not with Israel': Alliances as a Topos in Chronicles", CBQ 58 (1996) 601-626. A revised, updated, and expanded version of material in this article has been published as "Chapter Two: 'Should You Help the Wicked and Love Those who Hate Yhwh?': Alliances, Foreign Subjugation, and Empire in Chronicles", in G. N. Knoppers, Judah and Samaria in Postmonarchic Times: Essays on Their Histories and Literatures (FAT 129; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2019) 37-74.

Knoppers, G. N., "Judah, Levi, David, Solomon, Jerusalem, and the Temple: Election and Covenant in Chronicles", in N. MacDonald (ed.), Covenant and Election in Exilic and Post-Exilic Judaism. Studies of the Sofja Kovalevskaja Research Group on Early Jewish Monotheism. Vol. V (FAT II/79; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2015) 139-168.

Lohfink, N., "Bund und Tora bei der Völkerwallfahrt (Jesajabuch und Psalm 25)", in N. Lohfink – E. Zenger, Der Gott Israels und die Völker. Untersuchungen zum Jesajabuch und zu den Psalmen (SBS 154; Stuttgart: Katholisches Bibelwerk, 1994) 37-83. English version: "Covenant and Torah in the Pilgrimage of the Nations (The Book of Isaiah and Psalm 25)", in N. Lohfink – E. Zenger, The God of Israel and the Nations: Studies in Isaiah and the Book of Psalms (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2000) 33-84. [see Hahn 2005: 277f]

Lohfink, N., "Die Bundesformel in Psalm 33", in N. Lohfink – E. Zenger (ed.), Der Gott Israels und die Völker. Untersuchungen zum Jesajabuch und zu den Psalmen (SBS 154; Stuttgart: Katholisches Bibelwerk, 1994) 84-116. English version: "The Covenant Formula in Psalm 33", in N. Lohfink – E. Zenger, The God of Israel and the Nations: Studies in Isaiah and the Book of Psalms (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2000) 85-122.

Lynch, M. J., "The Davidic Convenant and Institutional Integration in Chronicles", in N. MacDonald (ed.), Covenant and Election in Exilic and Post-Exilic Judaism. Studies of the Sofja Kovalevskaja Research Group on Early Jewish Monotheism. Vol. V (FAT II/79; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2015) 169-188.

McCarthy, D. J., "Covenant and Law in Chronicles–Nehemiah", CBQ 44 (1982) 25-44. Reprinted in D. J. McCarthy, Institution and Narrative: Collected Essays (AnBib 108; Rome: Biblical Institute Press, 1985) 92-111.

McCarthy, D. J., "Covenant in Narratives from Late OT Times", in H. B. Huffmon – F. A. Spina – A. R. W. Green (eds.). The Quest for the Kingdom of God: Studies in Honor of George E. Mendenhall (Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 1983) 77-94.

Oeming, M., "Bundeskonzeptionen in der Achämenidenzeit unter besonderer Berücksichtigung von Neh 8-10", in C. A. Eberhart – W. Kraus (eds.), Covenant – Concepts of Berit, Diatheke, and Testamentum. Proceedings of the Conference at the Lanier Theological Library in Houston, Texas, November 2019. In collaboration with R. J. Bautch, M. Henze, and M. Rösel (WUNT 506; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2023) 165-188.

Peterson, B., "Did the Vassal Treaties of Esarhaddon Influence the Chronicler's Succession Narrative of Solomon?" BBR 28 (2018) 554-574.

Schnocks, J., "'Verworfen hast du den Bund mit deinem Knecht' (Ps 89,40). Die Diskussion um den Bund in Ps 89 und dem vierten Psalmenbuch", in C. Dohmen – C. Frevel (eds.), Für immer verbündet: Studien zur Bundestheologie der Bibel (SBS 211; Stuttgart: Katholisches Bibelwerk, 2007) 195-202.

Schwienhorst-Schönberger, L., "'Die den Bund ihres Gottes vergisst'. Spr 2,17 und der Dekalog", in C. Dohmen – C. Frevel (eds.), Für immer verbündet: Studien zur Bundestheologie der Bibel (SBS 211; Stuttgart: Katholisches Bibelwerk, 2007) 203-210.

Smith, M. S. "'Your People Shall Be My People': Family and Covenant in Ruth 1:16-17", CBQ 69 (2007) 242-258.

Sperling, S. D., "Rethinking Covenant in Late Biblical Books", Bib 70 (1989) 50-73. Reprinted in S. D. Sperling, Ve-Eileh Divrei David: Essays in Semitics, Hebrew Bible and History of Biblical Scholarship (CHANE 88; Leiden: Brill, 2017) 175-195.

Steins, G., "Sinaibund und Wochenfest. Ein neuer Blick auf 2 Chronik 14-16", in C. Dohmen – C. Frevel (eds.), Für immer verbündet: Studien zur Bundestheologie der Bibel (SBS 211; Stuttgart: Katholisches Bibelwerk, 2007) 239-248.

Steymans, H. U., "Der (un-)glaubwürdige Bund von Psalm 89", ZABR 4 (1998) 126-144.

Steymans, H. U., Psalm 89 und der Davidbund. Eine strukturale und redaktionsgeschichtliche Untersuchung (ÖBS 27; Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 2005).

Veijola, T., "Davidverheißung und Staatsvertrag. Beobachtungen zum Einfluß altorientalischer Staatsverträge auf die biblische Sprache am Beispiel von Psalm 89", ZAW 95 (1983) 9-31. Reprinted in T. Veijola, David. Gesammelte Studien zu den Davidüberlieferungen des Alten Testaments (Schriften der Finnischen Exegetischen Gesellschaft, 52; Helsinki: Finnische Exegetische Gesellschaft; Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1990) 128-153.

Yamaga, T., "Anti-Treaty Theology of the Chronicler and His View of History", in M. Nissinen (ed.), Congress Volume Helsinki 2010 (VTSup 148; Leiden: Brill, 2012) 277-306.

Zenger, E., "'Er hat geboten in Ewigkeit seinen Bund", Weisheitliche Bundestheologie in Psalm 111", in C. Dohmen – C. Frevel (eds.), Für immer verbündet: Studien zur Bundestheologie der Bibel (SBS 211; Stuttgart: Katholisches Bibelwerk, 2007) 271-280.

Zimran, Y., "'The Covenant Made with David': The King and the Kingdom in 2 Chronicles 21", VT 64 (2014) 305-325.

II.    The covenant theme in the Deuterocanonical books

Ceresko, A. R., "Love (ʾaheb) and Covenant in the Teachings of Jesus son of Sirach and Jesus of Nazareth", in W. M. Abbott (ed.), The Roles of Women and Men in Scripture in the Context of Family, Church and Society. Proceedings of the Third Annual Training Center, Tagaytay City, 19-21 July 2002 (Manila: Catholic Biblical Association of the Philippines, 2002) 70-82. Reprinted in A. R. Ceresko, Prophets and Proverbs: More Studies in Old Testament Poetry and Biblical Religion (Quezon City, Philippines: Claretian Publications, 2002) 139-150.

Chesnutt, R. D., "Covenant and Cosmos in Wisdom of Solomon 10-19", in S. E. Porter – J. C. R. de Roo (eds.), The Concept of the Covenant in the Second Temple Period (JSJSup 71; Leiden: Brill, 2003) 223-249.

Fabry, H.-J., "'Wir wollen nun loben Männer von gutem Ruf' (Sir 44,1). Der Pinhas-Bund im 'Lob der Väter'", in C. Dohmen – C. Frevel (eds.), Für immer verbündet: Studien zur Bundestheologie der Bibel (SBS 211; Stuttgart: Katholisches Bibelwerk, 2007) 49-60.

Gesche, B., "Covenant and Holiness in the Book of Ben Sira", in C. A. Eberhart – W. Kraus (eds.), Covenant – Concepts of Berit, Diatheke, and Testamentum. Proceedings of the Conference at the Lanier Theological Library in Houston, Texas, November 2019. In collaboration with R. J. Bautch, M. Henze, and M. Rösel (WUNT 506; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2023) 189-206.

Kaiser, O., "Covenant and Law in Ben Sirah", in A. D. H. Mayes – R. B. Salters (eds.), Covenant as Context: Essays in Honour of E. W. Nicholson (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003) 235-260.

Macatangay, F. M., "Ideas of Covenant in the Apocrypha", in C. A. Eberhart – W. Kraus (eds.), Covenant – Concepts of Berit, Diatheke, and Testamentum. Proceedings of the Conference at the Lanier Theological Library in Houston, Texas, November 2019. In collaboration with R. J. Bautch, M. Henze, and M. Rösel (WUNT 506; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2023) 207-232.

Marböck, J., "Die 'Geschichte Israels' als 'Bundesgeschichte' nach dem Sirachbuch", in E. Zenger (ed.), Der Neue Bund im Alten. Studien zur Bundestheologie der beiden Testamente (QD 146; Freiburg: Herder, 1993) 177-197.

Marböck, J., "Ein ewiger Bund für alle? Notizen zu Sir 17,11-14", in C. Dohmen – C. Frevel (eds.), Für immer verbündet: Studien zur Bundestheologie der Bibel (SBS 211; Stuttgart: Katholisches Bibelwerk, 2007) 133-140.

Marttila, M., "'Statute' or 'Covenant'? Remarks on the Rendering of the Word חק in the Greek Ben Sira", in A. Voitila – J. Jokiranta (eds.), Scripture in Transition: Essays on Septuagint, Hebrew Bible, and Dead Sea Scrolls in Honour of Raija Sollamo (JSJSup 126; Leiden: Brill, 2008) 73-87.

Pomykala, K. E., "The Covenant with Phineas in Ben Sira (Sirach 45:23-26; 50:22-24)", in K. E. Pomykala (ed.), Israel in the Wilderness. Interpretations of the Biblical Narratives in Jewish and Christian Traditions (Themes in Biblical Narrative: Jewish and Christian Traditions, 10; Leiden: Brill, 2008) 17-36.

Schreiner, J., "Patriarchen im Lob der Väter (zu Sir 44)", in K. Kiesow – T. Meurer (eds.), Textarbeit: Studien zu Texten und ihrer Rezeption aus dem Alten Testament und der Umwelt Israels. Festschrift für Peter Weimar zur Vollendung seines 60. Lebensjahres mit Beiträgen von Freunden, Schülern und Kollegen (AOAT 294; Münster: Ugarit-Verlag, 2003) 425-441.