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Covenant
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
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Covenant Judaism
In the Bible, covenants were established between individuals, between marriage partners and between God and
Israel.
Circumcision itself is frequently known as
berit (covenant).
Christianity
The term ‘New Testament’ (Lat.,
testamentum = ‘covenant’) underlines how early Christians saw themselves in a new covenant.
‘Covenant theology’, or ‘federal theology’ (Lat.
foedus, ‘covenant’), was a particular development of the New Testament doctrine in
Calvinism in the 16th–17th cents.
Islam
The
Qurʾān speaks of a covenant made in pre-existence with all of humanity, (7. 171) with Adam (20. 115), with the
prophets (3. 81), with the Children of Israel (5. 13, 2. 83, 3. 187), and with the
Christians (5. 15). The actual terms of the covenants are not specified in detail, but imply the belief in, and worship and service of, the One God.
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Covenant as Context: Essays in Honour of E. W. Nicholson
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 7/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Graham Davies, "Covenant, Oath, and the Composition...rather than 'Cut' Covenants in the Priestly Source...Katherine Dell, "Covenant and Creation in Relationship...in reference to the covenants with Noah (Genesis...sacrifice that accompanies a covenant-making process, and...
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Restrictive Covenants In Employment Contracts.(Case overview)
News Wire article from: Mondaq Business Briefing; 4/15/2008; 700+ words
; ...716,CA the failed covenant was a general clause...contracts. Restrictive covenants generally restrict the...considering a restrictive covenant is what it means when...unreasonable restrictive covenants, but it may "sever...Derivatives the restrictive covenant referred to "any business...
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Covenant wording not easily open to change.
Newspaper article from: New Zealand Herald (Auckland, New Zealand); 5/31/2008; 700+ words
; ...property. The purpose of the covenant is therefore to limit the...built, the purpose of the covenant would be breached. There...modification or extinguishment of covenants and Section 317 of the Property...enactment, a restrictive covenant is to be construed by looking...
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Covenant-lite loans hit Europe, but will they stick?
Newspaper article from: Asset Securitization Report; 5/7/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...the moment." With a covenant-lite loan, investors...maintenance financial covenants and thus their ability...Similarly, looser covenants reduce the effectiveness...Ratings in London. In covenant-lite deals with only incurrence financial covenants, so long as a company...
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Covenant House Toronto Relies on DataCore's SANmelody Storage Virtualization for Disaster Recovery.
Business Wire; 10/16/2008; 700+ words
; ...software is providing peace of mind to Covenant House Toronto in the event that its IT...safeguarding an organization's data. Covenant House Toronto is Canada's largest youth...service. Meeting business objectives at Covenant House Toronto The key business objective...
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Covenant-Lite Loans Hit Europe, But Will They Stick?
Newspaper article from: Bank Loan Report; 5/7/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...moment." "With a covenant-lite loan, investors...maintenance financial covenants and thus their ability...Similarly, looser covenants reduce the effectiveness...Ratings in London. In covenant-lite deals with only incurrence financial covenants, so long as a company...
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Covenant-Lite Loans Hit Europe, But Will They Stick? Influx of non-traditional investors spurs growth, but turn in the market could bring things to an end quickly.
Magazine article from: Investment Dealers' Digest; 5/7/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...the moment." With a covenant-lite loan, investors...maintenance financial covenants and thus their ability...Similarly, looser covenants reduce the effectiveness...Ratings in London. In covenant-lite deals with only incurrence financial covenants, so long as a company...
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Covenants Not to Compete: Time for Legislative and Judicial Reform in Tennessee
Magazine article from: The University of Memphis Law Review; 4/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...subject to such restrictive covenants leave their employment for...courts generally uphold covenants not to compete-if the covenants comply with reasonable standards...negotiation.7 In addition to the covenant not to compete, such employment...
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"Covenant Lite": The High-Water Mark of the LBO Market?
Magazine article from: American Bankruptcy Institute Journal; 7/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...remain rare, but "hybrid covenant lite" deals (where financial covenants are restricted just to...Incurrence-based negative covenants are a key feature of "true" or "total" covenant lite deals, and such covenants originate from the high...
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COVENANT MARRIAGE ENDORSES LIFETIME VOWS.(LOCAL)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 2/21/1998; 700+ words
; ...Beach, are the sponsors of the Virginia Covenant Marriage Act (H.B. 1159). The title...Oklahoma are considering similar bills. Covenant marriage is the concept that encourages...or divorce) in haste may choose the covenant marriage option, with care and deliberation...
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Covenant
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
...covenants running with the land and covenants for title. Covenants Running with the Land A covenant is said to run with the land in the...keep the promise as one would with a covenant appurtenant. Covenants for Title When an individual obtains...
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Restrictive Covenant
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
...common restrictive covenant specifies a minimum...other restrictive covenants that seek to...residential" in the covenant. Restrictive covenants at one time were...racially restrictive covenants. Although this...of restrictive covenant is no longer...
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covenant
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...episcopacy were called covenants; those who agreed...The idea of the covenant between God of...the sign of the covenant. Gen. 9. The covenants with Abraham...covenants of seizin, covenants of warranty...contained in a covenant is its most characteristic...
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Covenant Marriage
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
COVENANT MARRIAGE A legal union of husband and...Louisiana, in 1997, to enact the first covenant marriage law in the United States (L...formalities of formation and dissolution, and a covenant marriage , which imposes heightened requirements...
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Palestine National Covenant (1964)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
PALESTINE NATIONAL COVENANT (1964) a 1964 document adopted by...organization. The Palestine National Covenant was adopted by the Palestine National...by a special charter committee. The covenant reflected the Arab political mood of...
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