Comparative mythology corpus

extraction.deuteronomy.covenant_renewal_moab

extraction.deuteronomy.covenant_renewal_moab

---
record_id: extraction.deuteronomy.covenant_renewal_moab
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/biblical/world-english-bible-classic/deuteronomy.md
passage_locator:
  label: Deuteronomy 29:1-15
  translation: World English Bible Classic
  notes: Initial hand-curated seed extraction.
canonical_text:
  quote: These are the words of the covenant... All of you stand today in the presence
    of Yahweh your God.
  language: English
  quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
  text: The passage identifies words of a covenant made in Moab in addition to the
    covenant at Horeb.
  category: speech
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:2
  text: Moses calls all Israel and recalls signs, wilderness provision, and defeated
    kings.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:3
  text: The people are told to keep the covenant words and do them.
  category: speech
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:4
  text: Heads, elders, officers, men, children, wives, and foreigners stand before
    Yahweh.
  category: relationship
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:5
  text: The covenant and oath are said to include those present and those not present.
  category: speech
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
figures:
- id: fig:1
  name_or_label: Yahweh
  description: God before whom the covenant assembly stands.
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: fig:2
  name_or_label: Moses
  description: Speaker who calls Israel to covenant.
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: fig:3
  name_or_label: Israel
  description: Covenant assembly named across social groups.
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: fig:4
  name_or_label: foreigners
  description: Foreigners in the camps included in the assembled audience.
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
roles: []
symbols:
- id: sym:1
  label: covenant
  literal_form: covenant
  associated_figures:
  - fig:1
  - fig:3
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: sym:2
  label: oath
  literal_form: oath
  associated_figures:
  - fig:1
  - fig:3
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: sym:3
  label: assembly
  literal_form: all of you stand today
  associated_figures:
  - fig:3
  - fig:4
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: sym:4
  label: wilderness memory
  literal_form: forty years in the wilderness
  associated_figures:
  - fig:2
  - fig:3
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
scenes:
- id: scene:1
  label: Deuteronomy 29:1-15
  summary: Moses frames a Moab covenant, recalls past events, and addresses an assembly
    that includes present and absent participants.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  - fig:3
  - fig:4
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:1
  - sym:2
  - sym:3
  - sym:4
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
  label: covenant
  taxonomy_refs:
  - covenant
  basis: The passage explicitly names covenant words, covenant entry, and oath.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  confidence: medium
  cautions: Taxonomy reference follows existing Genesis seed usage.
- id: motif:2
  label: sacred_exchange
  taxonomy_refs:
  - sacred_exchange
  basis: 'The passage describes reciprocal covenant identity: Israel as Yahweh''s
    people and Yahweh as their God.'
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  confidence: medium
  cautions: This is a cautious functional reading from the explicit covenant language.
- id: motif:3
  label: wisdom
  taxonomy_refs:
  - wisdom
  basis: Keeping and doing covenant words is presented as the instructed response
    to remembered events.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  confidence: low
  cautions: Wisdom is a broad candidate and needs review.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
  claim: The passage presents covenant renewal as an assembled act grounded in shared
    memory and obligation.
  claim_level: same_function
  target: pattern atlas
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  counter_evidence_refs: []
  confidence: low
  limitations: Initial corpus-internal claim only; not a cross-cultural conclusion.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
  type: quote
  locator: Deuteronomy 29:1-15
  quote_or_summary: These are the words of the covenant... All of you stand today
    in the presence of Yahweh your God.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/biblical/world-english-bible-classic/deuteronomy.md
  rights_note: Public-domain source text.
confidence:
  extraction: medium
  motif_candidates: medium
  comparison_claims: low
  notes: Seed extraction for testing the repository workflow.
reviewer_status:
  status: needs_review
  reviewer: ''
  reviewed_at: ''
  notes: Needs scholarly/human review before being treated as final.
extracted_by: Codex
extracted_at: '2026-04-27'
notes: Initial data seed for Deuteronomy.