Block, Daniel Isaac, 1943-

The gospel according to Moses : theological and ethical reflections on the book of Deuteronomy / Daniel I. Block. - Eugene, OR : Cascade Books, c2012. - xxiii, 369 p. : illus. ; pbk ; 23 cm.

Companion volume: How I love your Torah, O Lord! : studies in the book of Deuteronomy.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-328) and indexes.

Deuteronomy: a theological introduction -- Recovering the voice of Moses: the genesis of Deuteronomy -- Excursus A: The voices of Deuteronomy -- Excursus B: Evidence for writing in the book of Deuteronomy -- Will the real Moses please rise?: an exploration into the role and ministry of Moses in the book of Deuteronomy -- Preaching Old Testament law to New Testament Christians -- "You shall not covet your neighbor's wife": a study in Deuteronomic domestic ideology -- Excursus C: How shall we number the Ten commands? -- All creatures great and small: recovering a Deuteronomic theology of animals -- Other religions in Old Testament theology -- No other gods: bearing the name of YHWH in a polytheistic world -- "In spirit and in truth": the Mosaic vision of worship.

These essays are concerned with broad hermeneutical and theological issues raised by the book of Deuteronomy.

9781610978637 (pbk.)

2011501503


Bible.--O.T.--Deuteronomy--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible.--O.T.--Deuteronomy--Theology.

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