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2500 BCE
1000+ CE
Ancient Near East
Hebrew Bible
Deuterocanon
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Deuteronomy 6:4–5, known as “the Shema,” reflects the covenantal language of the ancient Near East, where loyalty and devotion were pledged to a sovereign as part of treaty obligations. This covenantal declaration became central in Jewish prayer and identity, and it continued to be echoed and reinterpreted in both Jewish and Christian literature.
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