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Deuteronomy
Dr Phillips's volume, like the others in the series, contains the text in the NEB translation, with introductory material preceding it, and a commentary directly following each section of text. Dr Phillips explains the nature and function of the whole book, its place in Jewish religious history and thought, and among the Old Testament books, and its continuing relevance today.
249 pages, Hardcover
First published January 3, 1974
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November 23, 2018
We always talk about retcons in comics, but what about in the Bible?
Deuteronomy is what happens when people who have seen their nation disbursed among other countries try to rally around a national identity, with all the dangerous rhetoric that implies. (In this book, God wants them to utterly wipe out their rivals.) It provides a lot of the same history as the first four books, but with key changes (Moses is denied the promised land for the sins of his people, not because he himself sinned, for example.)
When you read the first five books together, these changes to the law (including a positive one, adding women to those who have at least *some* agency) and to the Exodus story are extremely striking. And Mr. Phillips is a great guide to this, pointing to other passages, explaining how these changes influenced the later Kings of Israel, attempting to determine which were modified yet again when P came along, and so on.
This series is extremely helpful for providing context and comparison. This one doesn't get into the theology as much as some of the others, but it's still very good. I love this series and can't wait to move on to Joshua.
Deuteronomy is what happens when people who have seen their nation disbursed among other countries try to rally around a national identity, with all the dangerous rhetoric that implies. (In this book, God wants them to utterly wipe out their rivals.) It provides a lot of the same history as the first four books, but with key changes (Moses is denied the promised land for the sins of his people, not because he himself sinned, for example.)
When you read the first five books together, these changes to the law (including a positive one, adding women to those who have at least *some* agency) and to the Exodus story are extremely striking. And Mr. Phillips is a great guide to this, pointing to other passages, explaining how these changes influenced the later Kings of Israel, attempting to determine which were modified yet again when P came along, and so on.
This series is extremely helpful for providing context and comparison. This one doesn't get into the theology as much as some of the others, but it's still very good. I love this series and can't wait to move on to Joshua.
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