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In this outstanding commentary J. Gordon McConville offers a theological interpretation of the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy in the context of the biblical canon. He gives due attention to historical issues where these bear on what can be known about the settings in which the text emerged. His dominant method is one that approaches Deuteronomy as a finished work. McConville argues that in...

relationship puts Deuteronomy close to the new-covenant theology of Jer. 31:31–34. I have dwelt on Deuteronomy’s relationship with the prophets at this early stage in order to try to orientate the book in the most appropriate way to the traditions of Israel. In doing so I have passed over many questions regarding the authorship and date not only of Deuteronomy but of the various parts of the prophetic books. I admit that the precise relationships of all these books to one another are not easy to
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