Reverse-Engineering the Covenant: Moses, Massachusetts Bay and the Construction of a City on a Hill
This article examines the famous “city on a hill” sermon delivered by John Winthrop at the start of colonial Massachusetts Bay. It focuses on belief-formation, looking at how Winthrop reverse-engineered the covenant in two senses. First, he found a blueprint for a godly society in the Pentateuch. Mo...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2021
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Journal of the bible and its reception
Year: 2021, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 209-227 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Winthrop, John 1588-1649
/ Massachusetts Bay
/ Colonialism
/ Simile
/ Bible. Pentateuch, Bible. Pentateuch
/ Divine covenant
/ People of God
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| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics FD Contextual theology HB Old Testament |
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John Winthrop
B National Covenant B Puritan B colonial New England B city on a hill |
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