Some are unwilling to go so far. Patrick D. Miller in his commentary on Deuteronomy suggests that different views of the structure of the book will lead to different views on what it is about. The first person is used predominatingly throughout: "I commanded Joshua at that time" De (Deuteronomy 3:21); and "I charged your judges at that time" (1:16); "And I commanded you at that time" (Deuteronomy 1:18); "I have led you forty years in the wilderness" (Deuteronomy 29:5). Interesting Facts About Deuteronomy Barnes’ Bible Charts MEANING: “Second” or “Repeated Law.” AUTHOR: Moses TIME WRITTEN: 1407-1406 B. C. POSITION IN THE BIBLE: • 5th Book in the Bible • 5th Book in the Old Testament • 5th Book in the Pentateuch (Genesis - Deuteronomy) • 61 Books to follow it. Especially is this true of the score and more of laws peculiar to Deuteronomy, concerning building battlements on the roofs of houses (Deuteronomy 22:8), robbing birds' nests (Deuteronomy 22:6,7), the sexes exchanging garments (Deuteronomy 22:5), going out to war (Deuteronomy 20:1), etc. [8], (The following "literary" outline of Deuteronomy is from John Van Seters;[10] it can be contrasted with Alexander Rofé's "covenantal" analysis in his Deuteronomy: Issues and Interpretation. Deuteronomy’s role in the Bible. of the Bible, 1911; John H. Raven, Old Testament Intro, 1906; A. S. Geden, Introduction to the Hebrew Bible, 1909; W. Moller, Are the Critics Right? In Hebrew 'elleh ha-debharim, "these are the words"; in Greek, Deuteronomion, "second law"; whence the Latin deuteronomii, and the English Deuteronomy. The Hebrew name of the book is Dbariym, which means 'people of the Word.' "[20] Yahweh has chosen ("elected") Israel as his special property (Deuteronomy 7:6 and elsewhere),[21] and Moses stresses to the Israelites the need for obedience to God and covenant, and the consequences of unfaithfulness and disobedience. Now turn north, 4 and command the people, saying, “You are going to … The references to foreign neighbors--Egypt, Canaan, Amalek, Ammon, Moab, Edom--are in every case to those who flourished in Moses' own times. It was not until Solomon's time that Israel's enemies were all subdued, and even then Solomon did not observe strictly the teachings of Deuteronomy; "His wives turned away his heart," so that he did not faithfully keep Yahweh's "covenant" and "statutes" (1 Kings 11:3,11). The second discourse is introduced like the first by an explanation of the circumstances under which it was delivered. Deuteronomy's Influence in Israel's History: "These are the words which Moses spake unto all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah over against Suph, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Di-zahab"; to which is added, "It is eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of Mount Seir unto Kadesh-barnea." But in any case, it is claimed that the law book discovered and published by Hilkiah, which brought about the reformation by Josiah in 621 BC, was no other than some portion of the Book of Deuteronomy, and of Deuteronomy alone. Chapters 12–26, the Deuteronomic code: Laws governing Israel's worship (chapters 12–16a), the appointment and regulation of community and religious leaders (16b–18), social regulation (19–25), and confession of identity and loyalty (26). (2) Deuteronomy 4:44-26:19, hortatory and legal; introduced by a superscription (Deuteronomy 4:44-49), and consisting of a resume of Israel's moral and civil statutes, testimonies and judgments. On the other hand, no Egyptologist has ever discovered any anachronisms in Deuteronomy touching Egyptian matters. Geikie, Hours, etc. It continues, "Thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thy heart and all thy soul and all thy might"; it has therefore also become identified with the central Jewish concept of the love of God, and the rewards that come as a result. In view of these facts, we conclude that the book in its present form (barring the exceptions above mentioned) is the product of the whole 39 years of desert experience from Horeb on, adapted, however, to meet the exigencies of the Israelites as they stood between the victories already won on the East of the Jordan and those anticipated on the West. Their great lawgiver stands before us, vigorous in his hoary age, stern in his abhorrence of evil, earnest in his zeal for God, but mellowed in all relations to earth by his nearness to heaven. Hilkiah, however, upon examination of the document found it difficult to read, and so, calling for Shaphan the scribe, who was more expert in deciphering antique letters than himself, he gave the sacred roll to him, and he in turn read it to both Hilkiah and the king. Deuteronomy . Deuteronomy Spoken Twice: (7) The chief argument in favor of Deuteronomy's late origin is its alleged teaching concerning the unity of the sanctuary. Moreover, the elders and officers and judges stood on either side of the ark of the covenant between Ebal and Gerizim (Joshua 8:33), as directed in Deuteronomy 11:29; 27:12,13, and Joshua read to all the congregation of Israel all the words of the law, the blessings and the cursings (Joshua 8:34,35), in strict accord with [28], The covenant is based on seventh-century Assyrian suzerain-vassal treaties by which the Great King (the Assyrian suzerain) regulated relationships with lesser rulers; Deuteronomy is thus making the claim that Yahweh, not the Assyrian monarch, is the Great King to whom Israel owes loyalty. It is expressly stated that Moses taught Israel these statutes and judgments in order that they should obey them in the land which they were about to enter (Deuteronomy 4:5,14; 5:31). The impression given throughout is that the aged lawgiver's work is done, and that a new era in the people's history is about to begin. But the passage of paramount importance is the story of the two and a half tribes who, on their return to their home on the East side of the Jordan, erected a memorial at the Jordan, and, when accused by their fellow-tribesmen of plurality of sanctuary, emphatically disavowed it (Joshua 22:29; compare Deuteronomy 12:5). [23] God is simultaneously present in the Temple and in heaven – an important and innovative concept called "name theology. Deuteronomy's concept of God changed over time. By the eighteenth year of Josiah's reign, Assyrian power was in rapid decline, and a pro-independence movement gathered strength in the court. From a literary point of view, it is psychologically and historically well-nigh impossible for a writer to conceal all traces of his age and circumstances. e. g. "cause to inherit"; "Hear O Israel"; the oft-repeated root, meaning in the Qal verb-species "learn," and in the Piel verb-species "teach"; "be willing"; "so shalt thou exterminate the evil from thy midst"; "as at this day"; "that it may be well with thee"; "the land whither thou goest in to possess it"; "with all thy heart and with all thy soul"; and many others, all of which occur frequently in Deuteronomy and rarely elsewhere in the Old Testament, thus binding, so far as style can, the different sections of the book into one solid unit. Bible Dictionaries - Easton's Bible Dictionary - Deuteronomy, Bible Dictionaries - Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary - Deuteronomy, Bible Dictionaries - Smith's Bible Dictionary - Deuteronomy, Encyclopedias - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Deuteronomy, Deuteronomy 3448/A>) with a noble panegyric on him as the greatest prophet Israel ever had. Deuteronomy 24:16, but there is no proof that they suffered for their father's sin (see ACHAN; ACHOR); besides the Hebrews recognized the unity of the household, even that of Rahab the harlot (Joshua 6:17). The highest privileges are theirs because they are partakers of the covenant blessings; all others are strangers and foreigners, except they be admitted into Israel by special permission (Deuteronomy 23:1-8). Where the world comes to study the Bible. On the analogy of the Egyptian custom of burying texts of portions of "the Book of the Dead" at the foot of statues of gods and within foundations of temple walls, as at Hermopolis, he concludes that Solomon, when he constructed the Temple, probably deposited this "Book of the Law" in the foundations, and that when Josiah's workmen were about their tasks of repairing the edifice, the long-forgotten document came to light and was given to Hilkiah the priest. Here is the verse. The impression given throughout is that the aged lawgiver's work is done, and that a new era in the people's history is about to begin. They must expel the aborigines (Deuteronomy 7:1; 9:1-3; 20:17; 31:3), but in their warfare they must observe certain laws in keeping with theocracy (Deuteronomy 20:1-20; 23:9-14; 21:10-14; 31:6,7), and, when they have finally dispossessed their enemies, they must settle down to agricultural life and live no longer as nomads but as citizens of a civilized land (Deuteronomy 19:14; 22:8-10; 24:19-21). The same God who had done mighty works for the tribes since the Exodus would cover their head in the day of battle with the nations of Palestine, soon to be invaded. Certain literary features exist in Deuteronomy which lead the present writer to think that the bulk of the book was spoken twice; once, to the first generation between Horeb and Kadesh-barnea in the 2nd year of the Exodus wanderings, and a second time to the new generation, in the plains of Moab in the 40th year. For example, F. H. Woods says, "Although not a necessary result of accepting the later date, the majority of critics believe this book of the law to have been the result of a pious fraud promulgated by Hilkiah and Shaphan with the retention of deceiving Josiah into the belief that the reforms which they desired were the express command of God revealed to Moses" (HDB, II, 368). Ebal (Joshua 8:30,31), "as Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded" (Deuteronomy 27:4-6), and he wrote on them a copy of the law (Joshua 8:32), as Moses had also enjoined (Deuteronomy 27:3,8). It reads, "And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi. He condemns Israel's inhumanity and adultery in the name of religion, and complains of their retaining overnight pledges wrested from the poor, which was distinctly forbidden in Deuteronomy (Amos 2:6-8; compare Deuteronomy 24:12-15; 23:17). . But as a matter of fact, the passage in Deuteronomy does not invest a Levite with priestly but with Levitical functions (compare Deuteronomy 18:7). 9. Besides, it should not be forgotten that in Deuteronomy itself the command is given to build an altar in Mt. 26 When you have entered the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance and have taken possession of it and settled in it, 2 take some of the firstfruits of all that you produce from the soil of the land the Lord your God is giving you and put them in a basket. The uniform tradition both of the Jewish and the Christian Church down to recent times. Ebal (Joshua 8:30,31), "as Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded" (Deuteronomy 27:4-6), and he wrote on them a copy of the law (Joshua 8:32), as Moses had also enjoined (Deuteronomy 27:3,8). It is the text of all prophecy; a manual of evangelical oratory; possessing "all the warmth of a Bernard, the flaming zeal of a Savonarola, and the tender, gracious sympathy of a Francis of Assisi." Though the references to Deuteronomy in Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings are comparatively few, yet they are sufficient to show that not only the principles of Deuteronomy were known and observed but that they were known in written form as codified statutes. Deuteronomy 6 New King James Version (NKJV) The Greatest Commandment. Deuteronomy is quoted 83 times. of the Bible, 1911; John H. Raven, Old Testament Intro, 1906; A. S. Geden, Introduction to the Hebrew Bible, 1909; W. Moller, Are the Critics Right? The Critical Theory: (5) The Author's Evident Attempt to Identify the New Generation in Moab with the Patriarchs. He solemnly adjures them to adhere faithfully to the covenant God had made with them, and so secure for themselves and their posterity the promised blessings. 2 It is an eleven-day journey from Horeb a to Kadesh-barnea by way of Mount Seir. 18:4 the statutes and the rules # 4:1 Or just decrees; also verses 5, 8, 14, 45 that I am teaching you, and do them, # ch. Naville, The Discovery of the Book of the Law under King Josiah, 1911; E. C. Bissell, The Pentateuch: Its Origin and Structure, 1885; G. L. Robinson, The Expositor, "The Genesis of Deuteronomy," October and November, 1898, February, March, May, 1899; W. H. Green, Moses and the Prophets, 1891; The Higher Criticism of the Pentateuch, 1895; A. M. Mackay, The Churchman's Introduction to the Old Testament, 1901; J. W. Beardslee, Outlines of an Introduction to the Old Testament, 1903; G. Vos, The Mosaic Origin of the Pentateuchal Codes, 1886. The kernel of Deuteronomy and "the book of the law" discovered by Hilkiah are said to be identical. Whichever choice they make as a people carries consequences, which Deuteronomy terms “blessing” and “curse.” Thus the book can be seen as a kind of survival manual for Israel in their … Article Images Copyright © 2021 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. The first sermon recounts the forty years of wilderness wanderings which had led to that moment, and ends with an exhortation to observe the law (or teachings), later referred to as the Law of Moses. It is equally certain that the prophets of the 8th century were not ignorant of this book. Later on, Hezekiah, the cultured king of Judah, reformed the cult of his day by removing the high places, breaking down the pillars, cutting down the Asherahs, and even breaking in pieces the brazen serpent which Moses had made (2 Kings 18:4,22). For other uses, see, Judaism's weekly Torah portions in the Book of Deuteronomy, Gili Kugler, Kugler, Moses died and the people moved on - a hidden narrative in Deuteronomy, "Moses' Praise and Blame – Israel's Honour and Shame: Rhetorical Devices in the Ethical Foundations of Deuteronomy", Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, "The Significance of the End of Deuteronomy", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Book_of_Deuteronomy&oldid=1005093529, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the New International Encyclopedia, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. In the third discourse, ( 27:1-30 ) 20 the elders of Israel are associated with Moses. It is not enough to say that Moses was the great fountain-head of Hebrew law, that he gave oral but not written statutes, or, that Moses was only the traditional source of these statutes. Coupled with them are prophetic exhortations which seem to be genuine, and to have had their birth in Moses' soul. (9) Recently Professor Ed. A very few instances in the history of the Judges point in the same direction: e. g. the utter destruction of Zephath (Judges 1:17; compare Deuteronomy 7:2; 20:16); Gideon's elimination of the fearful and faint-hearted from his army (Judges 7:1-7; compare The motto of the book might be said to be, "One God, one sanctuary.". Cancel {{#items}} {{human}} {{/items}} ← Chapter. "The language surely purports to come from Moses; and if it was not actually used by him, it is a most remarkable case of impersonation, if not of literary forgery, for the writer represents himself as reproducing, not what Moses might have said, but the exact words of Moses" (Zerbe, The Antiquity of Hebrew Writing and Lit., 1911, 261). (2) The Double Allusion to the Cities of Refuge (Deuteronomy 4:41-43; 19:1-13). The best Deuteronomy commentaries are listed below. This classical passage when correctly interpreted allows only that altars shall be erected in every place where Yahweh records His name, "which presumably during the wanderings and the time of the judges would mean wherever the Tabernacle was" (Mackay, Introduction to Old Testament, 110). Analyzed in greater detail, this second discourse is composed of two main sections: (a) chapters 5-11, an extended exposition of the Ten Commandments on which theocracy was based; (b) chapters 12-26, a code of special statutes concerning worship, purity, tithes, the three annual feasts, the administration of justice, kings, priests, prophets, war, and the private and social life of the people. 4. des dt. The people are commanded to set up stones upon Mount Ebal, and on them to write "all the words of this law." Practical Application: The book of Deuteronomy underscores the importance of God’s Word. Thus, according to Naville, "the Book of the Law," which he identifies with Deuteronomy, must be pushed back as far as the age of Solomon at the very latest. Some are unwilling to go so far. And according to the critical theory, "Levites" and "priests" are interchangeable terms. For Israel, to love meant faithful obedience to the terms of their covenant relationship. There is no escape. ( Matthew 19:7 Matthew 19:8 ; Mark 10:3 ; Acts 3:22 ; 7:37 ) The last chapter, containing an account of the death of Moses, was of course added by a later hand, and probably formed originally the beginning of the book of Joshua. (2) Deuteronomy Is Represented as Emanating from Moses. Moses gave a history of Israel and how God led them out of Egypt. This book stresses the covenant between God and Israel, summed up in Deuteronomy 26:16‑19. On the conservative side: 6 “Now this is the commandment, and these are the statutes and judgments which the Lord your God has commanded to teach you, that you may observe them in the land which you are crossing over to possess, 2 that you may fear the Lord your God, to keep all His statutes and His … .... And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished (i.e. The concluding discourse (ch. Political disruption followed, and religion necessarily suffered. "Yahweh made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day," i.e. Obviously, therefore, Deuteronomy was known in the days of Joshua. the plan followed by the author would rest upon a more obvious motive, if he thus worked upon a traditional basis. Nearly forty times his name occurs, and in the majority of instances as the authoritative author of the subject-matter. des Hexateuch. Political disruption followed, and religion necessarily suffered. Bible > Deuteronomy. These farewell addresses of Moses to the tribes of Israel he had so long led in the wilderness "glow in each line with the emotions of a great leader recounting to his contemporaries the marvellous story of their common experience. As in warfare, so in worship. and Exeg. The courage of Amos, the shepherd-prophet of Tekoa, can best be explained, also, on the basis of a written law such as that of Deuteronomy with which he and his hearers were already more or less familiar (Amos 3:2; compare It was intended primarily neither for Israel in the desert nor for Israel settled in Canaan, but for Israel on the borderland, eager for conquest. The name literally means “Second Law”. Deuteronomy 1: The Command to Leave Horeb (Exodus 33:1–6) 1 These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan—in the Arabah opposite Suph—between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab. Though the references to Deuteronomy in Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings are comparatively few, yet they are sufficient to show that not only the principles of Deuteronomy were known and observed but that they were known in written form as codified statutes. and 400 B.C.E. ( 4:41-43 ) The second discourse is introduced like the first by an explanation of the circumstances under which it was delivered. De Wette, Dissert. On the supposition that Deuteronomy 5-26 were spoken first between Horeb and Kadesh-barnea, in the 2nd year of the Exodus, it could not be expected that in this section the names of the three cities chosen East of the Jordan should be given, and in fact they are not (Deuteronomy 19:1-13); the territory of Sihon and Og had not yet been conquered and the cities of refuge, accordingly, had not yet been designated (compare Numbers 35:2:14). Deuteronomy, (“Words”), fifth book of the Old Testament, written in the form of a farewell address by Moses to the Israelites before they entered the Promised Land of Canaan. Deuteronomy 17:12), removing landmarks (Hosea 5:10; compare (6) Especially remarkable is it that if Deuteronomy were written, as alleged, shortly before the reign of Josiah, there should be no anachronisms in it betraying a post-Mosaic origin. There are no allusions to the schism between Judah and Israel, no hint of Assyrian oppression through the exaction of tribute, nor any threats of Israel's exile either to Assyria or Babylonia, but rather to Egypt (Deuteronomy 28:68). King Amaziah did not slay the children of the murderers who slew his father, in conscious obedience apparently to the law of Deuteronomy (2 Kings 14:6; compare Deuteronomy 24:16). Deuteronomy 20:1-9); the author's studied concern to justify Gideon and Manoah for sacrificing at altars other than at Shiloh on the ground that they acted in obedience to Yahweh's direct commands (Judges 6:25-27; 13:16); especially the case of Micah, who congratulated himself that Yahweh would do him good seeing he had a Levite for a priest, is clear evidence that Deuteronomy was known in the days of the Judges (Judges 17:13; compare On the other side: (9) Recently Professor Ed. The purpose of this Q&A is to determine the meaning of this verse. Salem Media Group. [PENTATEUCH], 8. Study . The section is filled with predictions, which were woefully verified in Israel's later history. S. R. Driver, A Crit. [22] Yet the first several chapters of Deuteronomy are a long retelling of Israel's past disobedience – but also God's gracious care, leading to a long call to Israel to choose life over death and blessing over curse (chapters 7–11). (2) Israel, a Unique People. Significantly, ... (Deuteronomy 1:7; 3:25; Joshua 1:4). [8] The structure is often described as a series of three speeches or sermons (chapters 1:1–4:43, 4:44–29:1, 29:2–30:20) followed by a number of short appendices[9] – Miller refers to this as the "literary" structure; alternatively, it is sometimes seen as a ring-structure with a central core (chapters 12–26, the Deuteronomic Code) and an inner and an outer frame (chapters 4–11/27–30 and 1–3/31–34)[9] – Miller calls this the covenantal substructure;[8] and finally the theological structure revealed in the theme of the exclusive worship of Yahweh established in the first of the Ten Commandments ("Thou shalt have no other god before me") and the Shema. Again when Ai was taken, "only the cattle and the spoil" did Israel take for a prey unto themselves (Joshua 8:27), in keeping with Deuteronomy 20:14; also, the body of the king of Ai was taken down before nightfall from the tree on which he had been hanged (Joshua 8:29), which was in keeping with Deuteronomy 21:23 (compare A. Paterson, article "Deuteronomy," Encyclopedia Brit, VIII, 1910. The historical situation from first to last is that of Moses. "It is not a law that is to come into effect on their entry into Canaan; it is to be observed from the time that Yahweh shall have given them rest from all their enemies round about; that is, from the times of David, or more particularly, Solomon; for only when the temple was built did that place become known which Yahweh had chosen to place His name there" (Old Testament Theology, 361). The Hebrew word translated "to declare" is found elsewhere in the Old Testament only in Deuteronomy 27:8 and in Habakkuk 2:2, and signifies "to make plain." The Ten Commandment… (3) The following passages in Exodus might almost equally with Deuteronomy account for Josiah's reformation: Exodus 20:3; 22:18,20; 23:13,14,32,33; 34:13,14-17. But be that as it may, the bulk of the laws contained in Deuteronomy is undoubtedly far more ancient than the author himself. The first discourse ( (1-4:40) ) recapitulates the chief events of the last forty years in the wilderness, with earnest exhortations to obedience to the divine ordinances, and warnings against the danger of forsaking the God of their fathers. This title, meaning \"second law,\" arose from a misunderstanding of the term in 17:18, where it actually means \"a copy of the law.\" Its Jewish name, Debarim (Heb., \"words\"), comes from the opening phrase: \"These are the words. There is one passage bearing upon the authorship of Deuteronomy wherein it is stated most explicitly that Moses wrote "this law." "[30], Dillard and Longman in their Introduction to the Old Testament stress the living nature of the covenant between Yahweh and Israel as a nation: The people of Israel are addressed by Moses as a unity, and their allegiance to the covenant is not one of obeisance, but comes out of a pre-existing relationship between God and Israel, established with Abraham and attested to by the Exodus event, so that the laws of Deuteronomy set the nation of Israel apart, signaling the unique status of the Jewish nation. Even Jeremiah (compare Jeremiah 11:3,4)? Its exhortations have not only a military ring as though written on the eve of battle, but again and again warn Israel against allowing themselves to be conquered in religion through the seductions of idolatry. However, the error on which the English title rests is not serious, as Deuteronomy is in a very true sense a repetition of the law. Deuteronomy’s role in the Bible. "I commanded Joshua at that time" De (Deuteronomy 3:21); and "I charged your judges at that time" (1:16); "And I commanded you at that time" (Deuteronomy 1:18); "I have led you forty years in the wilderness" (Deuteronomy 29:5). Taken as a whole the book is an exposition of the great commandment, "Thou shalt love Yahweh thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." 14. For example, when Jericho was taken, the city and its spoil were "devoted" (Joshua 6:17,18) in keeping with It is a hortatory recapitulation of various addresses delivered at various times and places in the desert wanderings--a sort of homily on the constitution, the essence or gist of Moses' instructions to Israel during the forty years of their desert experience. Its influence on the domestic and personal religion of all ages has not been surpassed by any other book in the Bible” (p. 11). S. R. Driver, A Crit. 1903; R. B. Girdlestone, The Student's Deuteronomy, 1899; Hugh Pope, The Date of the Composition of Deuteronomy, 1911; A. S. Zerbe, The Antiquity of Hebrew Writing and Lit., 1911; Ed. crit-exeget., 1805; Kleinert, Das De u. d. Deuteronomiker, 1872; Wellhausen, Die Comp. The Hebrew word translated "to declare" is found elsewhere in the Old Testament only in Deuteronomy 27:8 and in Habakkuk 2:2, and signifies "to make plain.". In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus cited Deuteronomy 6:5 as a Great Commandment. According to Dr. Driver, "Deuteronomy may be described as the prophetic reformulation and adaptation to new needs, of an older legislation." Commentary on Deuteronomy, 1895; The Hexateuch, by J. Estlin Carpenter and G. Harford-Battersby, I, II, 1900; G. A. Smith, Jerusalem, II, 1908; W. Robertson Smith, The Old Testament in the Jewish Church, 1895; A. Kuenen, The Hexateuch, 1886; H. E. Ryle, article "Deuteronomy," HDB, 1898; G. F. Moore, article "Deuteronomy," Encyclopedia Bibl., 1899; J. (4) The Phrase "Began Moses to Declare This Law" (Deuteronomy 1:5). Virtually all secular scholars reject its attribution to Moses and date the book much later, between the 7th and 5th centuries BCE. [5][6] Many scholars see the book as reflecting the economic needs and social status of the Levite caste, who are believed to have provided its authors;[7] those likely authors are collectively referred to as the Deuteronomist. Author: Moses wrote the Book of Deuteronomy, which is in fact a collection of his sermons to Israel just before they crossed the Jordan. The wilderness story could end quite easily with Numbers, and the story of Joshua's conquests could exist without it, at least at the level of the plot; but in both cases there would be a thematic (theological) element missing. 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