Deuteronomy

by Thompson, John Arthur; Wiseman, D. J.

• ISBN13: 9780877842552
• ISBN10: 0877842558
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1981-07-01
• Publisher: Intervarsity Pr

Summary

Thousands camped east of the Jordan, ready to cross it, eradicate a decadent culture and establish their own nation. Their remarkable leader Moses, soon to die, stood and spoke to them. He reminded them of their covenant relation to Yahweh their Lord, of Yahweh's mighty acts on their behalf, of the practical differences their loyalty to Yahweh should make. He implored them to be totally devoted to their Sovereign God.The book of Deuteronomy records these speeches. "The sympathetic reader," writes J. A. Thompson, "cannot fail to be challenged by the persistent demands throughout the book that he should acknowledge the complete and sole sovereignty of God in his life. Nor can he fail to be touched by the noble concept of God that underlies the whole book."

Table of Contents

General Preface	5	(3)
Author's Preface	8	(1)
Chief Abbreviations	9	(1)
Selected Bibliography	10	(1)
Introduction
Title	11	(1)
Deuteronomy and the Divine Torah	12	(2)
The Structure of Deuteronomy	14	(7)
Some Literary Characteristics of Deuteronomy	21	(14)
Deuteronomy and the Central Sanctuary	35	(7)
The Basic Social and Religious Background of Deuteronomy	42	(5)
The Date and Authorship of Deuteronomy	47	(21)
The Theology of Deuteronomy	68	(10)
Analysis	78	(3)
Commentary	81