The Book of Deuteronomy (The New International Commentary on the Old Testament)

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Deuteronomy is treated in this commentary as a book which reflects a critical stage at the end of the Mosaic Age, namely the renewal of the Covenant prior to the major Hebrew conquest of Canaan. The book is thus interpreted from a conservative perspective, but not from a strongly dogmatic position; while an argument is presented for an early date of Deuteronomy in substantially its present form, the difficulties with this point of view are recognised. One way the author defends his view is by showing the possibility of Egyptian influence where others have thought they detected evidence of contact with Palestinian culture. Thus, influences that many have assumed could have come only after th…