in the law code, which has later been expanded by the addition of an extended introduction and conclusion. This assumption is helpful up to a point, but should only be regarded as a tentative and partial explanation of the literary structure and development of the book as a whole. In several of its features, both of form and content, the book of Deuteronomy is one of the most distinctive in the entire Old Testament. According to Lk. 10:27, Jesus, in replying to a question from a Jewish teacher about