Reviews and Awards
"His nuanced argument and lucid style result in a model of analysis."--Journal of Religion
"Nicholson's exciting study traces scholarly concepts of covenant from Wellhausen's theological one (1878) through the sociological one of Weber and Noth, to modern linguistic research of Kutsch and Perlitt....Nicholson then analyzes in detail the rise of covenant theology in the eighth century B.C., simultaneously with the rise of prophets, and the radical shift in theology and world view which these two trends entailed....Highly recommended."--Library Journal
"An excellent contribution to the ongoing discussion about this central theological notion....I will definitely adopt this book as one of the sources for the course Introduction to the Old Testament II...and will highly recommend it to the students for reading."--Martin Pierik, ICTC/Inter Congregational Theological Consortium
"Both specialists and general readers will find [this] helpful."--Theological Studies
"The importance of...[this book] in recent biblical scholarship can hardly be over-emphasized."--Times Literary Supplement