The Book of DeuteronomyDeuteronomy is a book about a community being prepared for a new life. Hardship and the wilderness lie behind; the promised land lies ahead. But in the present moment, there is a call for a new commitment to God and a fresh understanding of the nature of the community of God's people. Though the scene is set more than three thousand years in the past, Deuteronomy is still a book of considerable contemporary relevance. The book of Deuteronomy, however, is not only a book of contemporary relevance. It has been, and continues to be, one of the most important and debated works in modern biblical scholarship. - Author's preface. |
Contents
TEXT AND COMMENTARY | 87 |
15 | 89 |
HISTORICAL PROLOGUE 16443 | 93 |
THE LAW 4442619 | 146 |
BLESSINGS AND CURSES 2712869 Eng 291 | 326 |
A CONCLUDING CHARGE 291 Eng v 23020 | 354 |
13412 | 367 |
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