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Explore Deuteronomy's rich narrative with James Robson, as he reveals its importance in biblical theology and its relevance for the church in contemporary life.
  • 19 April 2013
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James Robson's accessible study focuses on Deuteronomy's storyline, explores its role within a biblical theology of the Old and New Testaments, and sets out its enduring function as an authoritative word for the Christian and the church today.

In the Old Testament, milk and honey are the enticing fare of the Promised Land; but honey as sweet nourishment extends to Yahweh's words, and Deuteronomy is a book filled with them.

A rock is hardly the most promising place to find nourishment, and perhaps for many readers Deuteronomy may seem equally unpromising. However, in the song of Moses Yahweh is pictured as the Rock (Deuteronomy 32:4). Our nourishment comes not just from Deuteronomy, but from God himself.

James Robson's aim is to orient readers to Deuteronomy: to guide them in what to expect, to help them interpret what they find, and to help them think through the wider significance of what they have read. His study is for those interested in understanding Deuteronomy's role within a biblical theology of the Old and New Testaments, and for those convinced that when Deuteronomy is read, God's voice is heard. All with a concern for Christian interpretation and appropriation of the book of Deuteronomy will appreciate Robson's accessible exploration of a word with a story, to shape the life of God's people.

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Price: $26.00
Pages: 240
Publisher: IVP
Imprint: Apollos
Publication Date: 19 April 2013
Trim Size: 8.50 X 5.43 in
ISBN: 9781844746255
Format: Paperback
BISACs: Bibles, Criticism & exegesis of sacred texts
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1. Introduction
Orientation to Deuteronomy
Orientation to this book
PART 1: A WORD WITH AND IN A STORY
A word with a story
Story in tora
Story in song
Refl ecting on the song's story
Concluding refl ections
A word in a story
Deuteronomy and Genesis
Deuteronomy and the Old Testament story
Deuteronomy and the New Testament story
PART 2: A WORD TO SHAPE THE LIFE OF GOD'S
PEOPLE
Deuteronomy's vision for Israel
What Israel is
What Israel should be
Dead ends in interpreting Deuteronomy's laws
Mechanistic
Meritorious
Malignant
Moribund
Marginal
Deuteronomy's laws: challenges for the Christian reader
Diversity within the Old Testament
Social/cultural discontinuity
Theological discontinuity
Ethical discontinuity
Refl ections
Deuteronomy's laws for the Christian
Principles for appropriating Deuteronomy's laws
A worked example of appropriating Deuteronomy's laws: Deuteronomy 15:1-11
Epilogue