Book of the Covenant

Book of the Covenant

The term Book of the Covenant has more than one meaning.

*It may refer to the Torah in its entirety as understood by classical Judaism.
*Books of the Covenant - Two books in the canon of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
*Covenant Code - The name given by academics to a text appearing in the Torah at Exodus 21:2 - 23:33.
*Kitáb-i-`Ahd - Written by Bahá'u'lláh, and part of the text of the Bahá'í Faith.


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