The current Torah readings for Shabbat are from the Book of Deuteronomy, which encapsulates much of what Judaism is about – ethical teachings and a guide for the living – and a riposte against ...

The Book of Deuteronomy, the last book of the Five Books of Moses, is composed of a number of motifs and themes that are also pillars of the Yom Kippur liturgy.

It was reported more than a year ago that in one of Dead Sea caves fragments of 13 manuscripts of Deuteronomy had been discovered as compared with 12 of Isaiah and 10 of the Psalms. This count may ...

The Book of Deuteronomy, the fifth book of the Torah, differs from the previous four books in language, style and content. It is a product of the words of our teacher Moses told to the Jewish people ...

On its surface, the Book of Deuteronomy appears to be little more than a restatement of stories and laws that were already covered in the preceding four books of the Torah. This is, however, far from ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A biblical text dismissed as a forgery in the 19th century is not only authentic but is actually ...

In my last entry, I cavalierly dismissed Deuteronomy, Chapter 26 as “very boring.” All of Chapter 26’s relatives, high-school classmates, ex-wives, co-workers, and attorneys have since contacted me to ...

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