Deuteronomy

by Von Rad, Gerhard

• ISBN13: 9780664221874
• ISBN10: 0664221874
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1966-12-01
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr

Summary

This commentary on Deuteronomy meets and exceeds the high standards of the Old Testament Library series. It provides one of the most sophisticated explanations to date of the compositional process that produced Deuteronomy, presenting that process as a combination of large-scale redactional activity and "micro-redaction." The commentary is also attentive to the historical background of Deuteronomy's origins in the reigns of Manasseh and Josiah. The fresh translation that heads each section is followed by insightful linguistic comments that highlight Deuteronomy's famous homiletical and didactic style.The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations
Introduction
The literary form of Deuteronomy	11	(4)
The material peculiar to Deuteronomy	15	(8)
The origin and purpose of Deuteronomy	23	(8)
COMMENTARY
Chapters 1.1--3.29	31	(15)
Chapters 4.1--43	46	(7)
Chapters 4.44--6.3	53	(9)
Chapter 6.4--25	62	(4)
Chapter 7.1--26	66	(4)
Chapters 8.1--9.6	70	(5)
Chapters 9.7--10.11	75	(6)
Chapters 10.12--11.32	81	(6)
Chapter 12.1--32	87	(8)
Chapter 13.1--18	95	(4)
Chapter 14.1--29	99	(5)
Chapter 15.1--23	104	(5)
Chapters 16.1--17.1	109	(7)
Chapter 17.2--20	116	(5)
Chapter 18.1--22	121	(5)
Chapter 19.1--21	126	(4)
Chapter 20.1--20	130	(4)
Chapter 21.1--23	134	(5)
Chapter 22.1--30	139	(5)
Chapter 23.1--25	144	(5)
Chapter 24.1--22	149	(4)
Chapter 25.1--19	153	(3)
Chapter 26.1--19	156	(7)
Chapter 27.1--26	163	(7)
Chapter 28.1--68	170	(7)
Chapter 29.1--29	177	(5)
Chapter 30.1--20	182	(4)
Chapter 31.1--30	186	(6)
Chapter 32.1--52	192	(10)
Chapter 33.1--29	202	(7)
Chapter 34.1--12	209	(2)
Index of Modern Authors	211