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- DictionaryCov·e·nant/ˈkəvənənt/
noun
- 1. an agreement: "there was a covenant between them that her name was never to be mentioned"
verb
- 1. agree by lease, deed, or other legal contract: "the landlord covenants to repair the property"
noun. an agreement or promise, usually formal, between two or more people or groups to do or not do something specified. Law. a secondary clause in a legal contract. Ecclesiastical. a solemn agreement between the members of a Christian church to act together in harmony with the precepts of the gospel. Covenant, History/Historical.
Covenant theology (also known as covenantalism, federal theology, or federalism) is a Biblical Theology, a conceptual overview and interpretive framework for understanding the overall structure of the Bible. It is often distinguished from dispensational theology, a competing form of biblical theology.
A legal disposition, esp. of God for man’s redemption. Outline. I. Terminology. A. Incidence. The Gr. noun διαθήκη, G1347, occurs thirty-three times in the NT, with over half of these in Hebrews; G. Vos designated this book as “The Epistle of the Diatheke,” PTR 13 (1915), 587.
May 22, 2014 · It is the agreement between two parties, us and God, which are contained in the Scriptures which have been revealed to us. Marriage is like a covenant which is in effect until one of the parties...
Sep 28, 2016 · The precise definition of covenant (Heb. b’rith, Gk. diatheke) is a matter of scholarly debate, but many contemporary scholars would agree that it denotes a sacred relationship of obligation established by means of an oath. The oath could be expressed in words, rituals, or both.
Check pronunciation: covenant. Definition of covenant noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Islam. Covenants ( mīthāq, ʿahd) were of great importance in the formative period of Islam (7th century ce, or 1st century ah —after the Hijrah [Hegira], the Prophet Muhammad’s flight from Mecca to Medina). More than 700 verses of the Qurʾān, the Muslim sacred scripture, have to do with various aspects of covenant relationships.
