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Patrick D. Miller in his commentary on Deuteronomy suggests that different views of the structure of the book will lead to different views on what it is about. [4] The structure is often described as a series of three speeches or sermons (chapters 1:1–4:43, 4:44–29:1, 29:2–30:20) followed by a number of short appendices [5] or some kind of epilogue (31:1–34:12), consist of commission ...
The beginning of Parashat Haazinu, Deuteronomy 32:1–4, as it appears in a Torah scroll. Haazinu, Ha'azinu, or Ha'Azinu (הַאֲזִינוּ —Hebrew for "listen" when directed to more than one person, the first word in the parashah) is the 53rd weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה , parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the 10th in the Book of Deuteronomy.
A modern English translation is that of Jacob Neusner, Sifre to Numbers (1986) and Sifre to Deuteronomy (1987). Reuven Hammer translated the sections related to Deutoronomy in "Sifre: A Tannaitic Commentary on the Book of Deuteronomy" (1987). A recent English translation was published by Marty Jaffee, and can be read online. [32]
The adjectives "Deuteronomic" and "Deuteronomistic" are sometimes used interchangeably; if they are distinguished, then the first refers to the core of Deuteronomy and the second to all of Deuteronomy and the history. [3] [4] [5] The Deuteronomist is one of the sources identified through source criticism as underlying much of the Hebrew Bible.
The Mishnah Berurah noted that the first Hebrew letters of the words of Deuteronomy 30:6, אֶת-לְבָבְךָ, וְאֶת-לְבַב , et-levavecha, v'et-levav, "[the Lord your God will circumcise] your heart, and the heart [of your seed, to love the Lord your God with all your heart]," spell out אֱלוּל , Elul, the name of the ...
The Golden Calf (watercolor circa 1896–1902 by James Tissot). Eikev, Ekev, Ekeb, Aikev, or ʿEqeb (Hebrew: עֵקֶב —"if [you follow]," the second word, and the first distinctive word in the parashah) is the 46th weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה , parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the third in the Book of Deuteronomy.
An artist's impression of Solomon's Temple from the Nordisk familjebok.Some see the centralization of Jewish worship in Jerusalem as the intention of Deuteronomy 12. Re'eh, Reeh, R'eih, or Ree (רְאֵה —Hebrew for "see", the first word in the parashah) is the 47th weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה , parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fourth in the ...
The Deuteronomic Code is the name given by academics to the law code set out in chapters 12 to 26 of the Book of Deuteronomy in the Hebrew Bible. [1] The code outlines a special relationship between the Israelites and Yahweh [2] and provides instructions covering "a variety of topics including religious ceremonies and ritual purity, civil and criminal law, and the conduct of war". [1]