Index

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface to the New Edition xv
5. Preface xvii
6. Introduction. The Scriptures: Some Preliminary Notions 1
7. Chapter One. The Promise and the Heirs 7
8. Chapter Two. A Contested Inheritance 21
9. Chapter Three. Community and Hierarchy 41
10. Chapter Four. The Law 67
11. Chapter Five. Scripture and Tradition 85
12. Chapter Six. The Worship of God 103
13. Chapter Seven. Renunciation and Aspiration 116
14. Chapter Eight. Thinking and Talking about God 138
15. Epilogue: Sacred History 167
16. Notes 173
17. Glossary 213
18. Index 227