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v • d • e « Deuteronomy » Inspired in the Hebrew language « Numbers « 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 » Joshua » Greek Latin English Hebrew Greek:Deuteronomy Latin:Deuteronomy Traditional Literal Traditional:Deuteronomy English:Deuteronomy Hebrew:Deuteronomy There is also a Targum for this book, a translation-as-commentary, or a paraphrase

Deuteronomy is the history of Moses' last words to the nation of Israel, and of his transfer of leadership to Joshua. It is the fifth book of the Bible and the long-standing last book of "The Law (of Moses)" or the Pentateuch/Torah. The word "Deuteronomy" means 'second-law' in Greek and is it's title in the Septuagint and the Vulgate. Its Hebrew title is Devarim/dÉvÄrim. Deuteronomy is completely subsumed as a part of the Historical Conclusion section of the Book of the Law.

Outline

• A. Intro - Look back (1-3)
  • B. Covenant - laid out (4-11)
    • C. Stipulations (12-26)
  • B' Covenant - ceremony (27-30)
• A' Outro - look ahead (31-34)

Deuteronomy seems to start over again, going back to Numbers 10:10. After briefly stating the historical setting (1:1-5), Moses goes back to leaving Sinai. It is 40 years after those events, and an entirely different generation of Hebrews is before him. The older Israelites had completely squandered their relationship with God and forsaken the grace afforded them. This new generation is being told to appropriate their parent's history without accepting their error.

Because (most of) the younger generation was not physically present at Mt. Horeb, Moses reiterates all the particulars of an ancient near eastern treaty with them again in Deuteronomy. This restatement with the faithful generation is bookended by another restatement at the end of Joshua, the next book of the Bible.

	Deuteronomy	Joshua 24
Preamble	1:1-5	1-2a
Historical Prologue	1:6-3:29	2b-13;17,18
Stipulations	4-26	14-16,23
Covenant Renewal Ceremony	31:9-13	26
Witnesses	30-31	22,27
Blessings & Curses	27:11-28:68; 31:14-33:29	19,20
Ratification	29	21-25
Epilogue	34 (Joshua 1-23)	29,33

These two versions of the same treaty with the same generation are meant to underscore their covenant with God. Genesis 1 through Numbers 24 is still binding on them, but they have repeated back God's words to Him, to prove they understand what He has said. This close interlocking of Deuteronomy and Joshua, as well as the overall arch from Genesis 11 through Joshua 24 further cement the claim that the first six book of the Bible form a unit, the Hexateuch.

Deuteronomy highlights an unusual aspect of the Five Books of Moses, one barely hinted at in Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus or Numbers. Moses could not have written about his own death, and so we must confront the reality of later authors, editors and redactors. The ancient (and modern) Jews viewed Joshua - 2 Kings as "Former Prophets", while evangelical Christian label them "historical". Secular scholar Martin Noth called Deuteronomy - 2 Kings the "Deuteronomistic History". In response, some have seen Genesis - Kings as an entire story upon which later books depend, labeled "Primary History".

Deut 1-31 has narrative, Deut 32:1-47 is poetry, and Deut 32:48-52 is the epilogue. This is a very fitting ending for Deuteronomy. But then Deuteronomy adds another poem (Deut 33) and epilogue (Deut 34) written from a later perspective "there has not arisen a prophet since in Israel like Moses, whom YHWH knew face to face..." (Deut 34:10ff). The other big textual clue to a later date for this section is the phrase "but no one knows the place of his burial to this day" (Deut 34:6). To what day? Much later.

It is also worth noting that the narrative is a series of speeches. The first speech is Deut 1:6-4:40, the second is Deut 5:1-28:68, the third is Deut 29:1-30:20, and the fourth is Deut 31:1-8. Deut 1:1-5 are introducing the speeches and the first speech in particular, Deut 5:1a is a brief introduction to the second speech, Deut 29:1-2a is a brief introduction to the third speech, and a fourth speech is introduced in Deut 31:1-2a, with a brief intro in Deut 31:7 to the rest of the speech. The effect of these introductions is to put the speeches in a narrative context much like the same for the laws back in Leviticus. Deut 31:9 then continues the narrative where the emphasis is on passing on Deuteronomy to future generations (a concern of the editor too). And the narrative transitions to introducing the first poem-song.