The Literary History of Deuteronomy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23580909 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anselm C Hagedorn (Evangelische Theologie, Universität Osnabrück, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Pages | 3-17 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-23 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Oxford Handbook of Deuteronomy (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190273552.013.1 |
| OpenAlex | W4391312018 |
| ISBN | 9780190273552 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
Deuteronomy presents itself a series of farewell speeches delivered by Moses in the plains of Moab on the last day of his life. The addressees are a new generation of Israelites who are prepared for the entry into the land. Deuteronomy, then, marks a pause on Israel’s path towards the Promised Land and its main focus appears to be the realisation of the promise and law of Yahweh. In contrast to previous stipulations delivered to the people of Israel in the Sinai, Deuteronomy indicates the end of the era of divine legislation. Everything that follows should be read as a Mosaic interpretation of previously promulgated stipulations. The result of such reinterpretation is tôrāh (Deut. 1:15). This tôrāh is a rich blend of legal stipulations, social and political guidelines, religious teaching, and catechism that is to be handed down from one generation to another. The present form of Deuteronomy is necessitated by the reality of human death and the need to pass the faith on to another generation.
Aesthetics · Art · Faith · Interpretation (philosophy) · Israelites · Linguistics · Literature · Political science · Politics · Reinterpretation · Theology · Torah · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Development, Ethics, and Society · History · Law · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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