work of a single historiographer, using a variety of sources as well as his own specially written material. It may have been composed to provide an account of the origins of the world and the origins of Israel, perhaps as a supplement to the literary work, to be discussed shortly, which gave an account of the more recent past. Deuteronomic Theology and the ‘Deuteronomistic History’ The book of Deuteronomy contains some distinctive theological ideas. The heart of its theology can be seen in the opening