02362cam a22002893u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000480011324500650016126400510022630000470027733600260032433700260035033800360037650000310041250801940044352013120063753400450194965300350199485600430202949216UtSlPG20260610134130.0mcr n260607r2015||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aBL1 aTrumbull, H. Clayq(Henry Clay),d1830-190314aThe Threshold Covenant; or, The Beginning of Religious Rites 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2015  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2015-06-14  aProduced by KD Weeks, Chris Curnow and the Online
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by The Internet Archive)  a"The Threshold Covenant; or, The Beginning of Religious Rites" by H. Clay Trumbull is a scholarly examination, written in the late 19th century, focused on the origins and development of religious rites related to covenant relationships between God and humanity. It aims to explore the significance of the threshold, or doorway, as a primitive altar where sacrifices were made to establish such covenants, detailing various cultural practices and historical precedents of this concept across different civilizations.  The opening of the text sets the stage for an in-depth analysis of how the threshold serves as a sacred space where significant actions such as sacrifices and ceremonial rites take place. Trumbull begins with the notion of the family altar located at the home’s threshold, illustrating the customs surrounding welcoming guests through blood sacrifices. He emphasizes how these rites symbolize both acceptance into a family and the establishment of a covenant with divine forces, subsequently hinting at various cultural traditions that persistently honor the threshold as a sacred entity. This perspective not only serves to illuminate ancient practices but also connects them with modern interpretations of covenant and sacrificial rituals. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aCovenants -- Religious aspects40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49216