Deuteronomy: Outside the Box

Bys: Diana V. Edelman and Philippe Guillaume

This inaugural volume in the series, Themes and Issues in Biblical Studies, includes 19 articles that, collectively, provide readers with informed presentations of a range of current debates concerning Deuteronomy as well as key themes and their implications. A number of long-standing hypotheses are re-examined, with alternative options proposed. E-publication of individual chapters has preceded the printing of the finalized collection in hardback and paperback versions. Issues that have been included are: the proposed influence of Esarhaddon's Succession ad on Deuteronomy 13 and 12; ber t as treaty, covenant, or instructions; Deuteronomy in dialogue with ancient Near Eastern law collections; reconceived Yahwism; Torah as a tool of propaganda and hegemony adapted from Persian dāta; characteristics of the Samaritan version of Deuteronomy; the role of Deuteronomy in the Pentateuch; where and when Deuteronomy might have been written, the influence of Deuteronomy on the final shape of the psalter. Themes that have been examined include: geographical dimensions of the book; parenting; economic dimensions of the book; ethnicity and power; pedagogy; Moses as master scribe; pragmatism, utopia and dystopia in the book; ethics; and the memory of Cisjordan as a landscape of fortified cities.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1800506120
• ISBN13: 9781800506121
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Equinox Publishing
• Length: 546 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"