Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface to the Princeton Classics Edition ix
4. Preface xiii
5. Introduction. The Scriptures: Some Preliminary Notions 1
6. Chapter one. The Promise and the Heirs 7
7. Chapter two. A Contested Inheritance 21
8. Chapter three. Community and Hierarchy 41
9. Chapter four. The Law 67
10. Chapter five. Scripture and Tradition 85
11. Chapter six. The Worship of God 103
12. Chapter seven. Renunciation and Aspiration 116
13. Chapter eight. Thinking and Talking about God 138
14. Epilogue: Sacred History 167
15. Notes 173
16. Glossary 213
17. Index 227