Greek translation of the Old Testament (the Septuagint) called it Deuteronomy which means ‘second law’. It is not another law, different from that conveyed to Moses at Sinai, rather a faithful repetition and more detailed amplification of God’s word addressed to his servant at Sinai, applied to life in a different context prior to the entry into Canaan, and relevant to us in present-day life. One of the most interesting aspects of Old Testament study over the past few
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