Deuteronomy has one of the most famous lines in all of Scripture that Jesus quotes as part of an answer to the question: "What is the greatest commandment?" The Shema is the core of a Jewish prayer that is one the of the oldest prayers in the world. Deuteronomy 6:4 and following are famous for good reason...but what is the entire book of Deuteronomy about? What was supposed to be a Bible study on Deuteronomy 32 quickly became a discussion about the form and message of the book as a whole. Here it is! (We will get back to Deuteronomy 32 in a future episode!)
We talk about a number of topics
- The big picture message of Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy is a Treaty Covenant Document, which is a well attested genre in the ancient Near East
- Is Deuteronomy more like 2nd millennium BCE Hittite treaties or 1st millennium BCE Neo Assyrian treaties?
- What does “love” mean in Deuteronomy and how ancient Near Eastern treaties help us understand this.
- Hebrew language insights from Deuteronomy 32
- The connection between Deuteronomy 32 and Genesis 1
- Wisdom and Deuteronomy
- The relationship between faith and risk
- God as Heavenly Father in Deuteronomy
0:25-1:41 Initial impression of Deuteronomy1:42-7:32 Deuteronomy as Retelling and Reinterpretation7:33-9:29 Big Picture Ideas from Deuteronomy9:30-17:50 Deuteronomy is a Treaty Covenant Document!17:51-24:36 Is Deuteronomy a 2nd or 1st millennium text?24:37-29:21 “Love” in Deuteronomy and ancient Near Eastern Treaties29:21-35:23 How Deuteronomy 32 fits in the book35:24-42:11 Hebrew language insights from Deuteronomy 3242:12-46:11 Wisdom and Deuteronomy46:12-48:57 Faith and Risk48:58-55:55 God as Heavenly Father in Deuteronomy
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