Sinai: Covenant Traditions (19-40)

2. Sinai: Covenant Traditions (19-40)

Mount Sinai is the geographical setting of the second half of Exodus, as well as the entire book of Leviticus and a portion of Numbers. At Mount Sinai the Hebrews received the definitive revelation of covenant from Yahweh. The covenant traditions in Exodus lay out crucial dimensions of the relationship between Yahweh and Israel.

 All three Pentateuchal sources contribute components of law giving in the book of Exodus. To view the sources separately see:

Table 3.N, law giving in the Yahwist narrative

Table 3.O, law giving in the Elohist source

Table 3.P, law giving in the Priestly document
The sources are combined and distinguished by color in Table 3.Q, law giving in the combined sources.