Deuteronomy may not be the most popular book of the Bible, or even of the Old Testament. It may be a book with little action, consisting primarily of speech or even sermon. Few turn to Deuteronomy for in-depth study. Why then, one might ask, publish a study guide for this ancient writing. Brenneman provides one answer in the opening paragraphs—Deuteronomy, he suggests, “holds many of the levers for understanding the entire biblical corpus.” The message and content of Deuteronomy influenced
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