The Message of Deuteronomy: Not by bread alone

The Bible Speaks Today: Old Testament

by Raymond E. Brown

Reading Deuteronomy can be like standing before Israel with Moses, hearing him address us as a future generation of the covenant people of God. Though we may have passed over the Jordan into the good land, we still struggle with temptations and opposition. Raymond Brown's The Message of Deuteronomy guides Christians to hear and appreciate the timeless relevance of this message from the Plains of Moab. His compilation of impertant historical and biblican background complements his even-handed, penetrating commentary without overwhelming his readable style. A great gift for the experienced and the beginning Bible reader.

Genres: Reference, Biblical Studies, Theology, Old Testament, Nonfiction

336 pages, Paperback

First published June 18, 1993

About the author

Roman Catholic priest, member of Society of Saint-Sulpice and a prominent biblical scholar, esteemed by not only his colleagues of the same confession. One of the first Roman Catholic scholars to apply historical-critical analysis to the Bible.

Reviews

[David Keith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely diligently detailed. a wonderful expository giving special attention as Deuteronomy does, the widow, the orphan, the poor, and the alien's privileges. I have been uniquely inspirited by Raymond Brown's writings involving contemporary living arrangements for the obedient Christian lively hood. Fantastically centered with careful analysis, and definitely a reread. Raymond Brown is victorious. Law, Land, Loyalty, and Love sums this particular Mosaic piece, whom I believe the author to be, being reared in an Egyptian court and high society Moses knew how to read & write, being familiar with ancient treaty alliances, and similar contracts. This book (Deuteronomy) is very close in covenant structure as other vassal states between Suzerain and vassal, Therefore as being parallel to these pagan structures it is evident that this book was written at the proposed time slot being 1400 B.C.E.