Word and Presence: A Commentary on the Book of Deuteronomy

by Ian Cairns

Overview

In this commentary Ian Cairns presents Deuteronomy as a slowly evolving, complex composite — as legal code, as treaty text or covenant, as Moses' farewell speech, and as the final volume of the Pentateuch. Despite Deuteronomy's structural complexity, however, Cairns shows how the theme "Word and Presence" permeates the entire book: God is the living Presence who can be encountered and known through his word addressed to each generation in turn. This commentary is unique in its emphasis on the theology of Deuteronomy (e.g., law as "humane instruction") as well as in its modern applications and illustrations from non-Western cultures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780802801609
Publisher:	Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
Publication date:	01/19/1992
Series:	International Theological Commentary Series
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.72(d)

Table of Contents

	Abbreviations	vi
	Editors' Preface	vii
	Introduction	1
	The First Speech of Moses (1:1-4:43)	27
	Preface to Moses' First Speech (1:1-5)	30
	The Speech Proper (1:6-4:43)	31
	The Second Speech of Moses (4:44-28:68)	63
	The Theophany on Horeb (4:44-5:33)	66
	Body of the Second Speech (Part I) (6:1-11:32)	83
	The Covenant Code: Body of the Second Speech (Part II) (12:1-26:15)	120
	Conclusion of the Second Speech (26:16-28:68)	227
	The Third Speech of Moses (29:1-30:20)	251
	Opening Exhortation (29:1-5)	255
	Covenant Responsibilities (29:16-28)	259
	Concluding Exhortation (30:1-20)	263
	Addenda (31:1-34:12)	267
	Successor to Moses (31:1-30)	269
	The Song of Moses (32:1-52)	278
	The Blessing of Moses (33:1-29)	293
	The Death of Moses (34:1-12)	303
	Selected Bibliography	308