Chapters 1–11
Bill T. Arnold
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
4035 Park East Court SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546
© 2022 Bill T. Arnold
All rights reserved
Published 2022
ISBN 978-0-8028-2170-6
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The New International Commentary on the Old Testament
General Editors
E. J. Young
(1965–1968)
R. K. Harrison
(1968–1993)
Robert L. Hubbard Jr.
(1994–)
Bill T. Arnold
(2020–)
Wingate Alexander,
Naomi Grace,
Oliver Rader,
and
Juliette Jean
I. Background: The Narrative Horizons
A. The Speeches of Deuteronomy
C. Deuteronomy and the Torah Scroll
A. The History of the Question
B. Deuteronomy as the Voice of Moses
A. Mosaic Scribes through Time
B. The Eighth- and Seventh-Century Context
A. Deuteronomy in the Old Testament Canon
B. Deuteronomy’s “Torah” and the Concept of Canon
A. Text-Critical Methodology as It Relates to Deuteronomy
B. Procedure for Deciding Cases
VIII. Main Themes And Their Implications
II. Historical Discourse: From Horeb to Beth-Peor (1:6–3:29)
A. Call to Depart Horeb (1:6–8)
B. Justice in the Desert (1:9–18)
C. Rebellion and Sojourn at Kadesh-barnea (1:19–46)
1. Spies Investigate the Promised Land (1:19–25)
2. Rebellion in the Desert (1:26–33)
3. Yhwh Responds—Ancestral Promises Deferred (1:34–40)
4. Rebellion in the Desert—Again (1:41–46)
D. Sojourn, Conquest, and Settlement of the Transjordanian Territories (2:1–3:22)
1. The Territory of Edom (2:1–8a)
2. The Territory of Moab (2:8b–15)
3. The Territory of Ammon (2:16–25)
4. Sihon, King of Heshbon (2:26–37)
6. Transjordanian Territories for Two and a Half Tribes (3:8–17)
7. Instructions for Two and a Half Tribes (and Joshua) (3:18–22)
E. The Prayer of Moses (3:23–29)
III. Sermonic Discourse: The Nature and Tragedy of Idolatry (4:1–43)
A. Introduction: Rituals and Judgments of This Whole Torah (4:1–8)
B. The Horeb Theophany—Only a Voice (4:9–14)
E. The Incomparability of Yhwh and His Revelation (4:32–40)
F. Historical Postscript: Cities of Refuge in the Transjordan (4:41–43)
IV. Torah Discourse: Covenant Instructions for Israel (4:44–26:19)
A. The Paraenesis (4:44–11:32)
1. This Is the Torah (4:44–49)
2. The Ten Commandments (5:1–21)
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About The Book of Deuteronomy, Chapters 1–11“The book of Deuteronomy can rightly be called a compendium of the most important ideas of the Old Testament.” So begins this commentary on the book of Deuteronomy, which Bill Arnold treats as the heart of the Torah and the fulcrum of the Old Testament—crystallizing the themes of the first four books of the Bible and establishing the theological foundation of the books that follow. After a thorough introduction that explores these and other matters, Arnold provides an original translation of the first eleven chapters of Deuteronomy along with verse-by-verse commentary (with the translation and commentary of the remaining chapters following in a second volume). As with the other entries in the New International Commentary on the Old Testament, Arnold remains rooted in the book’s historical context while focusing on its meaning and use as Christian Scripture today. Ideal for pastors, students, scholars, and interested laypersons, this commentary is an authoritative yet accessible companion to the book of Deuteronomy. |
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