The threat to Israel’s identity in Deuteronomy: Mesopotamian or Levantine?
(2012)
Journal Article
Crouch, C. (2012). The threat to Israel’s identity in Deuteronomy: Mesopotamian or Levantine?. Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, 124(4), https://doi.org/10.1515/zaw-2012-0038
Deuteronomy contains a number of indications which locate its interests in the Levant rather than in Mesopotamia. This observation challenges two major theories of the book’s origins: Deuteronomy as pre-exilic attempt to subvert Assyrian imperial pow... Read More about The threat to Israel’s identity in Deuteronomy: Mesopotamian or Levantine?.