Author | : Peter C. Craigie |
Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | : 444 |
Release | : 1976-08-12 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780802825247 |
Deuteronomy is a book about a community being prepared for a new life. Hardship and the wilderness lie behind; the promised land lies ahead. But in the present moment, there is a call for a new commitment to God and a fresh understanding of the nature of the community of God's people. Though the scene is set more than three thousand years in the past, Deuteronomy is still a book of considerable contemporary relevance. The book of Deuteronomy, however, is not only a book of contemporary relevance. It has been, and continues to be, one of the most important and debated works in modern biblical scholarship. - Author's preface.