Dr. Cynthia Edenburg taught at the Open University of Israel and Tel Aviv University. She received her Ph.D. in biblical studies from Tel Aviv University. Many of Edenburg’s publications focus on Deuteronomy, biblical historiography, and exegetical method. She is currently preparing a commentary on the Book of Joshua.
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The Decalogue was not originally part of the Sinai theophany but was added later, both in Exodus and Deuteronomy. Its origins lie in wisdom literature.
The Decalogue was not originally part of the Sinai theophany but was added later, both in Exodus and Deuteronomy. Its origins lie in wisdom literature.
From the range of responses to women’s sexual offenses in ancient Near Eastern legal traditions, why does Deuteronomy select the harshest options? The scribes who composed these laws drew an analogy between women’s fidelity to their husbands and fathers and Israel’s fidelity to YHWH, viewing both forms of exclusive allegiance as essential to the wholeness of society.
From the range of responses to women’s sexual offenses in ancient Near Eastern legal traditions, why does Deuteronomy select the harshest options? The scribes who composed these laws drew an analogy between women’s fidelity to their husbands and fathers and Israel’s fidelity to YHWH, viewing both forms of exclusive allegiance as essential to the wholeness of society.
Deuteronomy envisions a king constantly reading torah and limiting his wealth and resources. Is this how kings are described in the rest of the Bible? What was kingship like in the ancient Near East?
Deuteronomy envisions a king constantly reading torah and limiting his wealth and resources. Is this how kings are described in the rest of the Bible? What was kingship like in the ancient Near East?
