Deuteronomy: A Commentary (The Old Testament Library) [Reprint ed.] 0664229549, 9780664229542

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Table of contents :
Introduction
Through Edom and Moab 2:1-25
Def eating the Two Kings of the Amorites 2:26-3:7
Reaching Beth-peor: Allotment and-Appeal 3:8-29
Exhortation to Obedience 4:1-40
4:41-49
5:1-33
6:1-25
7:1-26
8:1-20
Complacency, Rebellion, Intercession, and Pardon
14:22-29
15:1-23
Constitutional PEoposals
18:1-22
Fairness in the Practice of Justice 19:1-21
20:1-20
In the Land Yahweh Is Going to Give You 21:1-23
Property Laws and Family Laws 22:1-29
Ritual and Social Boundaries
Marriage and Community Welfare 24:1-22
Personal and Social Integrity 25:1-19
26:1-19
A Ceremony of Commitment at Shechem 27:1-26
28:1-68
The Covenant Made in Moab
I Set Before You Life and Death 30:1-20
Final Words from Moses and Yahweh 31:1-30
32:1-52
33:1-29
34:1-12
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DEUTERONOMY

THE OLD TESTAMENT LIBRARY Editorial Advisory Board JAMES L. MAYS CAROL A. NEWSOM DAVID L. PETERSEN

Richard D. Nelson

A Commentary

Westminster John Knox Press LOUISVILLE • LONDON

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