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Covenant may refer to: Religion * Covenant (religion), a formal alliance or agreement made by God with a religious community or with humanity in general ** Covenant (biblical), in the Hebrew Bible ** Covenant in Mormonism, a sacred agreement between God and a person or group of people ** Covenant of allegiance in Ahmadiyya Islam, which requires followers to fulfill the Ten Conditions of Bai'at ** Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh, in the Bahá'í faith, two separate binding agreements between God and man *** Greater Covenant, the covenant made between each Manifestation from God and his followers regarding the coming of the next Manifestation from God *** Lesser Covenant, regarding the successorship of authority within the religion ** Covenant theology, in Christianity interpretations of a covenant surrounding Jesus's death and resurrection ** Mosaic covenant, a biblical covenant between God and the biblical Israelites, including their proselytes. ** New Covenant theology, a Christia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covenant (religion)
In religion, a covenant is a formal alliance or agreement made by God with a religious community or with humanity in general. The concept, central to the Abrahamic religions, is derived from the biblical covenants, notably from the Abrahamic covenant. Christianity asserts that God made an additional covenant through Jesus Christ, called the "new covenant". A covenant in its most general sense and historical sense, is a solemn promise to engage in or refrain from a specified action. A covenant is a type of agreement analogous to a contractual condition. The covenantor makes a promise to a covenantee to do (affirmative covenant) or not do some action (negative covenant). Biblical Covenant is the customary word used to translate the Hebrew word ''berith''. It is used in the Masoretic Text 264 times. The equivalent word in the Septuagint and the Greek New Testament is , ''diatheke''. Judaism The Mosaic covenant refers to a biblical covenant between God and the biblical Israelite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covenant (Smallville)
The third season of ''Smallville'', an American television series, began airing on October 1, 2003. The series recounts the early adventures of Kryptonian Clark Kent as he adjusts to life in the fictional town of Smallville, Kansas, during the years before he becomes Superman. The third season comprises 22 episodes and concluded its initial airing on May 19, 2004. Regular cast members during season three include Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Sam Jones III, Allison Mack, John Glover, Annette O'Toole and John Schneider. Season three follows Clark's constant fight against the destiny that his biological father, Jor-El, has in-store for him, and his guilt over the price Jonathan paid to bring him back to Smallville. Lex deals with the psychological breakdown he had when stranded on a deserted island, while the conflict between him and his father comes to a final blow. Clark's secret begins to weigh heavily on Pete, and the relationship between Clark and Lana hits ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covenant (UFO Album)
:''This is about the album by UFO. For other albums titled Covenant see Covenant (other).'' ''Covenant'' is the fifteenth album by the British hard rock band UFO. It was published as a limited edition 2-disc album, with disc 1, titled ''Covenant'', containing entirely new material, and disc 2, titled ''Live USA'', containing a collection of classics performed live. ''Covenant'' saw the return of Michael Schenker on guitar, as he had left the band in the middle of the Walk on Water tour. Track listing *On CD 2, the following ''incorrect'' order of tracks is printed on the cover and on the disc itself: Personnel Band members * Phil Mogg – vocals * Michael Schenker – guitar * Pete Way – bass * Aynsley Dunbar – drums * Simon Wright – drums (on ''Live USA'') * Paul Raymond – guitar, keyboards (on ''Live USA'') Additional musicians *Jesse Bradman – backing vocals *Kevin Carlson – keyboards Production *Mike Varney Mike Varney is an Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covenant (Morbid Angel Album)
''Covenant'' is the third official full-length album by Florida-based death metal band Morbid Angel. It was released on June 22, 1993, through Earache Records in Europe and Giant Records in North America. ''Covenant'' was the band's breakthrough album due to their contract with Giant Records and its widespread exposure on MTV's Headbangers Ball, as well as the music video for 'God of Emptiness' appearing on ''Beavis and Butt-head''. It is frequently described as one of the greatest death metal albums of all time, and a landmark album in the genre, influencing countless future metal bands, including Portal and Dead Congregation. According to Nielsen Soundscan, ''Covenant'' was the best selling death metal album as of 2003, with sales of over 150,000 in the United States alone.Puzak, Chris (November 18, 2003)"Cannibal Corpse Is Top-Selling Death Metal Band" Blog Critics. Retrieved December 20, 2011. In 2017, Rolling Stone named it the 75th best metal album of all time. Background In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covenant (Greg Brown Album)
''Covenant'' is an album by American folk singer/guitarist Greg Brown, released in 2000. It was released only a few months after ''Over and Under''. "Rexroth's Daughter" was later covered by Joan Baez on her album called ''Dark Chords on a Big Guitar''. After the album's official end there is a "hidden" track titled "Marriage Chant". Reception Music critic Jeff Burger praised the release in his Allmusic review, writing Brown "remains a national treasure, and so does his songwriting, which has gone from great to better over the years. Wisely keeping the production simple and his voice upfront on this release, he unveils some of his best songs about love, life, friendship, dreams, and the American scene." Jim Musser of '' No Depression'' called Brown "a remarkable artist whose peak powers apparently reside somewhere between the present and the next time out." John Kenyon added ''Covenant'' (and ''Over and Under'') to his list of the Top 10 of 2000, writing "A parochial pick, to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kovenant
The Kovenant is a Norwegian industrial metal band from Hamar. The band originally formed as a symphonic black metal act known as Covenant in 1993, but in 1999 were forced to change their name to The Kovenant due to a dispute with a Swedish electronic band of the same name. The band's name change also marked a change in sound/style as well, as the band from there on began to focus more on an aggrotech/ industrial metal sound heavily influenced by Europe's EBM scene. Despite their style change, The Kovenant did however later reissue their early albums under The Kovenant name. History The "Covenant" years (1994–1999) The band was formed as Covenant in 1993 by two black metal artists known as Nagash and Blackheart. They both met when Blackheart decided to help Nagash with his one-man project Troll. They garnered little attention after releasing a demo titled ''From the Storm of Shadows'', but eventually a record label, Mordgrimm, took notice of them and released their first a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covenant (band)
Covenant is a Swedish electronic band formed in Helsingborg in 1988. The band is currently composed of Eskil Simonsson and Joakim Montelius (born 22 August 1969) along with touring members Andreas Catjar, Daniel Jonasson from Dupont, and Daniel Myer from Haujobb. Their music comprises a mixture of synthpop and electronic body music. They have been releasing music since the early 1990s. History In the late 1970s and early 1980s, electronic music and several of its subgenres became a preferred musical style among European underground culture. It gained favor initially within major cities and eventually trickled into the continent's more secluded regions. This new wave of music was discovered at different instances by a group of friends living in Helsingborg, a scenic town in south western Sweden. Eskil Simonsson, Joakim Montelius and Clas Nachmanson, three teenagers with mutual, youthful curiosities for science, philosophy, and matters of existence, were all enthralled by the u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Covenant
''The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant'' is a series of ten high fantasy novels written by American author Stephen R. Donaldson. The series began as a trilogy, entitled ''The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever''. This was followed by another trilogy, ''The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant'', and finally a tetralogy, ''The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant''. The main character of the stories is Thomas Covenant, an embittered and cynical writer, afflicted with leprosy and shunned by society, and fated to become the heroic savior of The Land (Stephen R. Donaldson), the Land, an alternate world. In ten novels, published between 1977 and 2013, he struggles against Lord Foul, "the Despiser", who intends to escape the bondage of the physical universe and wreak revenge upon his arch-enemy, "the Creator". ''The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever'' # ''Lord Foul's Bane'' (1977) # ''The Illearth War'' (1978; "Gilden-Fire" - first published 1981) # ''The Power tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Covenant (novel)
''The Covenant'' is a historical novel by American author James A. Michener, published in 1980. Overview The novel is set in South Africa, home to five distinct populations: Bantu (native Black tribes), Coloured (the result of generations of racial mixture between persons of European descent and the indigenous occupants of South Africa along with slaves brought in from Angola, Indonesia, India, Madagascar and the east Coast of Africa), British, Afrikaner, and Indian, Chinese, and other foreign workers. The novel traces the history, interaction, and conflicts between these populations, from prehistoric times up to the 1970s. Chapters The text is divided into 14 chapters, each accompanied by local fauna (which sometimes feature in the events of that chapter): # "Prologue" (Eland): Set circa 13,000 BC, it follows a wandering group of San, including their hunting and cave painting practices. # "Zimbabwe" (Rhinoceros): Starting in 1453, it covers the culture of areas economica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covenant (World Of Darkness)
''Vampire: The Requiem'' is a role-playing game published by White Wolf, Inc. for the Chronicles of Darkness setting, and the successor to the '' Vampire: The Masquerade'' line. Although it is an entirely new game, rather than a continuation of the previous editions, it uses many elements from the old game including some of the clans and their powers. In the first edition, it required the World of Darkness core rulebook for use, and was released alongside it in August 2004. In December 2013 the supplement ''Blood and Smoke: The Strix Chronicle'' was released, adding a default world setting and significantly revising certain aspects of the game to bring them in line with the upcoming changes to the core rules of the new World of Darkness. At GenCon 2014, it was announced that ''Blood and Smoke'' would be re-branded as ''Vampire: The Requiem, Second Edition'', with a new cover, index and very minor changes in November 2014. This release in both its forms was a stand-alone game, ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covenant (short Story)
"Covenant" is a 2014 science fiction short story by Elizabeth Bear. It was first published in the anthology ''Hieroglyph''. Synopsis A former serial killer — the beneficiary of "rightminding", a process that cures psychopathy by forcibly bestowing empathy — finds herself in a very dangerous situation. Reception "Covenant" was a finalist for the 2015 Locus Award for Best Short Story.The Winners Of The 2015 Locus Awards Have Been Announced! by Andrew Liptak, at ; published June 27, 2015; retrieved October 31, 2017 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Covenant (Walker, Texas Ranger)
The following is a list of episodes from the American television series ''Walker, Texas Ranger ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' is an American action crime television series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis. It was inspired by the film ''Lone Wolf McQuade'', with both this series and that film starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texa ...''. A total of 203 episodes aired from April 21, 1993, to May 19, 2001. Although some sources identify the first four episodes aired at the end of the 1992–1993 television season, as the first season (making nine seasons in the series overall), those episodes are included in the Season 1 (1993–94) DVD release and are not acknowledged as a separate season. Series overview Episodes Season 1 (1993–94) Season 2 (1994–95) Season 3 (1995–96) Season 4 (1996–97) Season 5 (1997–98) Season 6 (1998–99) *This is the first season to be produced by Norris Bros. Entertainment. Season 7 (1999–2000) Season 8 (2000–01) T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
