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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...

In my view this kind of evidence broadly supports the relatively early date that I advocate. My interpretation of Deuteronomy is based on the assumption that the picture of Israel’s ancient covenant with Yahweh is realistic (not only with Kline and others, but also, in general terms, with Day [1986b] and Andersen & Freedman [1980]). I have preferred, however, not to try to date the book exactly, but to look for the place that it had in the life of Israel. This approach gives the most satisfying answers,
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