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Both the texts that narrate the story of Israel and its relationship with God and the prophetic literature that communicates God's will and summons Israel to live rightly in that relationship are replete with accounts of and references to God's covenantal activity in the world. This literature preserves the broader imagery and themes of the covenant metaphor.

The Fourth Evangelist incorporates the covenant metaphor in the telling of his message, weaving its thematic language and symbolism throughout his story of God's activity in the world in Jesus as a literary technique to draw his audience into his narrative of true relationship with God.