The Book of Deuteronomy stands as a milestone within the Bible of both Jews and Christians. As the fifth of the great books of Moses it links the biblical tradition to the birth of civilization in the ancient Near East, formulating a system of laws which relate to the earliest of humankind's written law codes.
The Book of Deuteronomy stands as a milestone within the Bible of both Jews and Christians. As the fifth of the great books of Moses it links the biblical tradition to the birth of civilization in the ancient Near East, formulating a system of laws which relate to the earliest of humankind's written law codes.