A disputed sense in a covenant context : on the interpretation of Genesis 15:6 / Bertil Albrektson -- Reflections on the covenant with Noah / James Barr -- Covenant in Old Testament theology / John Barton -- The Davidic covenant in the Isaiah tradition / Ronald E. Clements -- Covenant, oath, and the composition of the Pentateuch / Graham Davies -- Why does God 'establish' rather than 'cut' covenants in the priestly source? / John Day -- Covenant and creation in relationship / Katharine J. Dell -- Canonical text, covenantal communities, and the patterns of exegetical culture : reflections on the past century / Michael Fishbane -- Gibenonite Ruse and Israelite curse in Joshua 9 / Robert P. Gordon. Moses and the covenant in The assumption of Moses and the Pentateuch / William Horbury -- Recounting the Tetrateuch / William Johnstone -- Covenant and law in Ben Sira / Otto Kaiser -- The middle of the Old Testament / William McKane -- The covenant people : Max Weber and the historical understanding of ancient Israel / A.D.H. Mayes -- The story of the First Commandment : the Book of Joshua / Patrick D. Miller -- An overlooked term in Old Testament theology : perhaps / David J. Reimer -- Yahweh and His people in Lamentations / R.B. Salters -- 'The idea of covenant has its history' : on the life and work of Otto Procksch (1874-1947) / Rudolf Smend -- Isaiah 1 and the covenant lawsuit / H.G.M. Williamson.