Craigie's study on the Book of Deuteronomy is part of The New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Like its companion series on the New Testament, this commentary devotes considerable care to achieving a balance between technical information and homiletic-devotional interpretation.
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Craigie was an excellent scholar. This work on Deuteronomy is among the best. Having translated this book word for word from the Hebrew, I can assure you that Craigie hits at major themes and continuity of the book.
His historical section on covenant is particularly good. The sainted F.F. Bruce said of this work: "not only a monumnet of Hebrew literature but a permanent part of Christian Scripture."
Craigie believes that this is a series of sermons given by Moses as they were perched on edge of promised land. In author's words: "Provides a paradigm for the kingdom of God in the modern world."
Does an excellent job with commandments, promises of curses and blessings. Must have for the serious student of Deuteronomy who believes as Craigie in the Word of God not the product of human imagination.
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Intermediate or advanced level from the NICOT series. Read everything you can by this author. Thorough and scholarly in general, may not be as technical as more serious interpreters may like.
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This commentary has some excellent points, descriptions, comparisons, etc. But it does not have all the descriptions/comparisons necessary to understand Deuteronomy structurally. Rather, this commentary has a tendency to focus on single verses and contexts without seeing the big picture. For instance, there is little mention of the structure of ch12-26 dovetailing almost perfectly with the order of the ten commandments. Or of the several inclusios and inclusio-like elements in the book. While detail-orientation is essential to a good understanding of the Bible, it is at least as important to see how every verse fits into the context of the chapter or book as a whole.
While studying Deuteronomy I used this book and the NICOT commentary by Christopher Wright, which I believe together provided a balanced picture.
Bottom line: This commentary is excellent on the details, but is best used alongside other commentaries.
While studying Deuteronomy I used this book and the NICOT commentary by Christopher Wright, which I believe together provided a balanced picture.
Bottom line: This commentary is excellent on the details, but is best used alongside other commentaries.
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The fifth book of Moses traditionally has been entitled Deuteronomy; interpreted literally, the title would mean "second law." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
central tribunal, treaty terminology, treaty pattern, historical prologue, covenant tablets, specific stipulations, hated wife, covenant renewal ceremony, contractual labor, covenant document, vassal treaties, general stipulations, foregoing verses, political treaties, treaty form, vassal treaty, treaty structure, verses that follow, covenant community, suzerainty treaties, future renewal, detailed legislation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Near Eastern, Dead Sea, Song of the Sea, Lord God, Mount Seir, Song of Moses, Code of Hammurabi, Reed Sea, The Structure of Biblical Authority, The Land of the Bible, Ancient Israel's Criminal Law, Mount Ebal, Mount Gerizim, Ras Shamra, Feast of Booths, Feast of Weeks, Translation Problems, Kleine Schriften, Mount Sinai, Geographical Companion, God of Israel, Jesus Christ, Mount Nebo, Text-book of North-Semitic Inscriptions, Textbook of Syrian Semitic Inscriptions New!
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The fifth book of Moses traditionally has been entitled Deuteronomy; interpreted literally, the title would mean "second law." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
central tribunal, treaty terminology, treaty pattern, historical prologue, covenant tablets, specific stipulations, hated wife, covenant renewal ceremony, contractual labor, covenant document, vassal treaties, general stipulations, foregoing verses, political treaties, treaty form, vassal treaty, treaty structure, verses that follow, covenant community, suzerainty treaties, future renewal, detailed legislation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Near Eastern, Dead Sea, Song of the Sea, Lord God, Mount Seir, Song of Moses, Code of Hammurabi, Reed Sea, The Structure of Biblical Authority, The Land of the Bible, Ancient Israel's Criminal Law, Mount Ebal, Mount Gerizim, Ras Shamra, Feast of Booths, Feast of Weeks, Translation Problems, Kleine Schriften, Mount Sinai, Geographical Companion, God of Israel, Jesus Christ, Mount Nebo, Text-book of North-Semitic Inscriptions, Textbook of Syrian Semitic Inscriptions New!
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- Deuteronomy and the Deuteronomic School by Moshe Weinfeld on 21 pages
- The Structure of Biblical Authority by Meredith G. Kline on 13 pages
- Studies in Biblical and Semitic Symbolism by Maurice H. Farbridge on 7 pages
- Tractatus Theologico-Politicus (Gephardt Edition 1925) by Benedictus de Spinoza on 4 pages
- The Laws in the Pentateuch and Other Studies by Martin Noth on page 81, page 230, and page 231
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- Word Biblical Commentary, Vol. 19: Psalms 1-50 by Peter Craigie on 15 pages
- Ephraim: Studien Zur Geschichte Des Stammes Ephraim Von Der Landnahme Bis Zur Fruhen Konigszeit (Beihefte Zur Zeitschrift Fur Die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft , Vol 238) (German Edition) by Heinz-Dieter Neef on 5 pages
- The King As Exemplar: The Function of Deuteronomy's Kingship Law in the Shaping of the Book of Psalms (Academia Biblica (Series) (Society of Biblical ... (Society of Biblical Literature), No. 17.) by Jamie A. Grant on 5 pages
- A Biblical Theology of the Old Testament by Roy B. Zuck on 4 pages
- Introduction to the Old Testament Pentateuch by Herbert . Wolf on page 208, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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