Abstract
The discussion of the influence of the Bible upon the content of the Constitution of the United States is confined, by religious leaders and scholars alike, to a single analytical approach that deduces from the cultural context of the Constitution a predisposition (either positive or negative, depending upon the commentator) to Christianity, which is then attributed to the Constitution. The present article presents a new analytical approach which compares the content of the Bible to that of the Constitution and finds them to contain different perspectives of three major political concepts: covenant (contract), kingdom (governance) and political culture (behavior). The conclusion of this analysis is that the genius of the Constitution is that it requires no longing for covenant, no quest for holiness (kingdom), and no anticipation of Christian charity (culture), but that it provides instead a legal environment in which people may express and promote biblical values.
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