Deuteronomy 4 and the Second Commandment (Studies in Biblical Literature, V. 60)
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
Published: October 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 130
ISBN-13: 9780820468235
Subjects: Biblical studies, criticism & exegesis; Old Testament; Religion & Beliefs; Christian Theology - General; History; Biblical Studies - Old Testament; Religion; Religion - Biblical Studies; Bible; Bible.; Criticism, interpretation, etc; Deuteronomy IV; O.T; O.T.; Ten Commandments
Description: "The Second Commandment's ban on cultic images is reflected throughout the Old Testament, but its most significant exponent is found in Deuteronomy 4. This single chapter features the most comprehensive Old Testament accumulation of allusions to the Second Commandment and offers a unique attempt to give the commandment a theological rationale. This book analyzes this accumulation of allusions, arguing that they represent a successive interpretation of the final version of the commandment, relating it to the exilic or early postexilic context of the author of Deuteronomy 4."--BOOK JACKET.