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Saturday, November 23, 2013

Deuteronomy: Outline/Overview


Analysis (Edward Woods, 2011):
  1. First Address of Moses: Retrospect - What God Has Done (1:1-4:43).
  2. Second Address of Moses: What God Commands for the Future (4:44-28:68).
  3. Third Address of Moses: Recapitulation of the Covenant Demand and the Call to Choose God and Obey (29:1-30:20).
  4. The Transition from Moses to Joshua (31:1-34:12).
The major sections (Christopher Wright, 1996; Edward Woods, 2011):

  1. Historical review followed by exhortation (1:1-4:43).
  2. The heart of covenant faith, followed by exhortation to covenant loyalty, law, covenant renewal, blessings and curses (4:44-28:68).
  3. Summary and concluding challenge: Recapitulation of the covenant demand (29:1-30:20).
  4. Epilogue--the last acts of Moses: commissioning of Joshua, song and blessing, death (31-1-34:12).
Concentric literary pattern (Wright, Woods):

A The outer structure: A Look Backward (1-3).
B The inner frame: The Great Peroration (4-11).
C The central core: Covenant Stipulations (12-26).
B' The inner frame: The Covenant Ceremony (27-30).
A' The outer structure: A Look Forward (31-34).

Deuteronomy (Peter Craigie, 1976):
  1. Introduction to Deuteronomy (1:1-5).
  2. Address of Moses: Historical Prologue (1:6-4:43).
  3. Address of Moses: The Law (4:44-26:19).
  4. Address of Moses: Blessings and Curses (27:1-28:68).
  5. Address of Moses: Concluding Charge (29:1-30:20).
  6. The Continuity of the Covenant from Moses to Joshua (31:1-34:12).
The key elements in treaty form (Wright):
  1. Preamble: identifying the speaker and addressees (1:1-5).
  2. Historical prologue: relating significant events in the relationship between the parties (1:6-4:49).
  3. General stipulations: outlining the broad terms of the treaty (5-11).
  4. Detailed instructions: the requirements of the imperial state on its vessel (12-26).
  5. Blessings and curses: sanctions and motivations for observing the treaty (27-28).
  6. Witnesses (cf. 30:19; 31:19, 28; 32).
Misc:
  1. The Gospel in Deuteronomy (ESV Gospel Transformation Bible).
  2. The Words Moses Spoke (Dt 1:1-46).

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