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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456475803321

Autore

Vogt Peter T. <1968->

Titolo

Deuteronomic Theology and the Significance of Torah : A Reappraisal / / Peter T. Vogt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Winona Lake, Ind. : , : Eisenbrauns, , 2006

©2006

ISBN

1-57506-564-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Disciplina

222/.1506

Soggetti

Thora

Theologie

Theology

RELIGION - Biblical Studies - Old Testament

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Centralization, secularization, and demythologization in Deuteronomy -- The appointment of judges and Torah : Deuteronomy 1:9-18 -- The presence of Yahweh and Torah : Deuteronomy 4:1-6:9 -- The supremacy of the giver of Torah : Deuteronomy 12 -- Political administration and Torah : Deuteronomy 16:18-18:22.

Sommario/riassunto

One of the few areas of consensus in modern Deuteronomy scholarship is the contention that within the book of Deuteronomy there is a program of reform that was nothing short of revolutionary. Although there are divergent views regarding the specific details of this revolutionary program, most scholars agree that, in fundamental and profound ways, Deuteronomy was radical in its vision. This vision was expressed in key ideas: centralization of worship, secularization, and demythologization (of earlier traditions). However, Vogt argues that these ideas fail to account adequately for the data of the text of Deuteronomy itself. Instead, he claims, at the heart of Deuteronomic theology is the principle of the supremacy of Yahweh, which is to be acknowledged by all generations of Israelites through adherence to



Torah. Thus, the book of Deuteronomy is in fact radical and countercultural but not in the ways that are usually adduced. It is radical in its rejection of ANE models of kingship and institutional permanence, in its emphasis on the holiness of life lived out before Yahweh, and in its elevation of Yahweh and his Torah.In the introductory chapter, the structure and ideology of the book are examined. Chapter 1 then examines some of the ways in which the theology of Deuteronomy has been understood, namely, in terms of centralization, secularization, and demythologization. Chapters 2–5 evaluate key texts that are used to support the idea that centralization, secularization, and demythologization are at the heart of the theology of Deuteronomy. An alternative reading of the texts is presented that highlights the supremacy of Yahweh and Torah. The final chapter investigates the theological and ideological implications of this alternative reading of key texts.