In this episode, Lee and Chris discuss Meredith Kline’s first book, Treaty of the Great King (1963).  Here, Kline deals with the ways in which the covenants which God made with Israel were like other ancient near eastern treaties.  Not only is the subject matter important and interesting in its own right, but it is helpful for tracing the development of Kline’s own thought over the course of his academic career.  Lee and Chris also spend some time on the topic of the nature and context of the law.

Show Notes:

Hittite treaties

Korosec published the treaties in 1931

George Mendenhall – Law and Covenant in Israel and the Ancient Near East (1955)

D. J. Wiseman – The Vassal-Treaties of Esarhaddon (1958)

Suzerain

Vassal

Exodus 19:1-24

Deuteronomy 5

Treaty of the Great King, p. 28

  1. Preamble – Deuteronomy 1:1-5
  2. Historical Prologue – Deuteronomy 1:6 – 4:49
  3. Stipulations – Deuteronomy chapters 5 – 26

Primary stipulation of exclusive loyalty – Deuteronomy 5 – 11

Specific, ancillary stipulations – Deuteronomy 12 – 26

  1. Sanctions – Deuteronomy 27 – 30
  2. Dynastic succession – Deuteronomy 31 – 34

Deuteronomy 30:1-10 and 11-13

Romans 10

“The Two Tables of the Covenant”

The Two Tables of the Covenant Audio

“Dynastic Covenant”
Dynastic Covenant Audio

Deuteronomy 4:13

Treaty of the Great King, p. 17

Exodus 20

Deuteronomy 5

Exodus 31:18

Exodus 34:28

By Oath Consigned

Treaty of the Great King, pp. 22-23, 129

Genesis 3:15

Treaty of the Great King, pp. 38-39

Biblical Theology, p. 127

Deuteronomy 27 and 28

Treaty of the Great King, pp. 124-125

Kingdom Prologue pp. 302-320

 

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