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This inaugural volume in the series, Themes and Issues in Biblical Studies, includes 19 articles that, collectively, provide readers with informed presentations of a range of current debates concerning Deuteronomy as well as key themes and their implications. A number of long-standing hypotheses are re-examined, with alternative options proposed. E-publication of individual chapters has preceded the printing of the finalized collection in hardback and paperback versions. Issues that have been included are: the proposed influence of Esarhaddon’s Succession adê on Deuteronomy 13 and 28; berît as treaty, covenant, or instructions; Deuteronomy in dialogue with ancient Near Eastern law collections; reconceived Yahwism; Torah as a tool of propaganda and hegemony adapted from Persian dāta; characteristics of the Samaritan version of Deuteronomy; the role of Deuteronomy in the Pentateuch; where and when Deuteronomy might have been written, and the influence of Deuteronomy on the final shape of the psalter. Themes that have been examined include: geographical dimensions of the book; parenting; economic dimensions of the book; ethnicity and power; pedagogy; Moses as master scribe; pragmatism, utopia and dystopia in the book; ethics; and the memory of Cisjordan as a landscape of fortified cities.

This volume will be first published online and then as a print book. Chapters 1, 2 and 4-12 published 2022. Chapters 15 and 17 published 2023. Chapters 3, 13, 14,16, 18 and 19 published 2024.

Table of Contents:
1. Saying Goodbye to the Theory of the Influence of Esarhaddon’s Succession Adê on Deuteronomy 13 and 28
Diana V. Edelman
2. The Role of The Oath-Bound Agreement (Berît) in the Book of Deuteronomy
Diana V. Edelman
3. Deuteronomy in Dialogue with Ancient Near Eastern Law Collections
Megan B. Turton
4. Geographical Dimensions of the Book of Deuteronomy
Diana V. Edelman
5. Ethnic Israel and Power in Deuteronomy
Kåre Berge
6. Basic Tools to Figure Out the Economy of Deuteronomy 12–26
Philippe Guillaume
7. Yhwh (ha)Elohim and a Reconceived Yahwism in the Book of Deuteronomy
Diana V. Edelman
8. Master Scribe and Forefather of a Scribal Guild: Moses in Deuteronomy
Benedetta Rossi
9. Between Self-Legitimation and Propaganda: Torah in Deuteronomy
Benedetta Rossi
10. Deuteronomy's Fearsome "Pedagogy"
Kåre Berge
11. Pragmatic, Utopian and Dystopian Deuteronomy
Philippe Guillaume
12. Deuteronomic Parenting
Philippe Guillaume
13. Deuteronomy as Utopia: New Possibilities for Reading an Old Friend/Foe
Madhavi Nevader
14. The Role of Deuteronomy in the Pentateuch
Richard D. Nelson
15. Deuteronomy: The Samaritan Version
Sidnie White Crawford
16. Where and When Might Deuteronomy Have Been Written?
Diana V. Edelman
17. Deuteronomy's Ethics
Georg Braulik
18. Deuteronomy’s Influence on the Formation of the Psalter
Bernard Gosse
19. Landscape in Deuteronomy: What Were the Literati Imagining and Why
Ehud Ben Zvi

Published: Jan 15, 2025

Book Contributors

• Editor - Diana V. Edelman ([email protected] - dedelman) 'University of Oslo'
• Editor - Philippe Guillaume ([email protected] - pguillaume) 'University of Berne'
• Author - Megan B. Turton ([email protected] - mbturton) 'Whitley College'
• Author - Kåre Berge ([email protected] - kberge) 'Faculty of Theology, University of Oslo'
• Author - Benedetta Rossi ([email protected] - brossi) 'Pontifical Biblical Institute'
• Author - Bernard Gosse ([email protected] - bgosse)
• Author - Sidnie White Crawford ([email protected] - swcrawford) 'University of Nebraska- Lincoln'
• Author - Mark Finney ([email protected] - mfinney) 'University of Sheffield '
• Author - Georg Braulik ([email protected] - gbraulik) 'University of Vienna'
• Author - Ernst Axel Knauf ([email protected] - aknauf) 'University of Berne'
• Author - Augustine Mensah ([email protected] - amensah)
• Author - Madhavi Nevader ([email protected] - mnevader) 'University of St Andrews'
• Author - Richard D. Nelson ([email protected] - rnelson1) 'Southern Methodist University'
• Author - Ehud Ben Zvi ([email protected] - ebenzvi) 'University of Alberta'

Series

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Section	Chapter	Authors
Chapter 1
	Saying Goodbye to the Theory of the Influence of Esarhaddon’s Succession Adê on Deuteronomy 13 and 28	Diana Edelman
Chapter 2
	The Role of The Oath-Bound Agreement (Berît) in the Book of Deuteronomy	Diana Edelman
Chapter 3
	Deuteronomy in Dialogue with Ancient Near Eastern Law Collections	Megan B. Turton
Chapter 4
	Geographical Dimensions of the Book of Deuteronomy	Diana Edelman
Chapter 5
	Ethnic Israel and Power in Deuteronomy	Kåre Berge
Chapter 6
	Basic Tools to Figure Out the Economy of Deuteronomy 12–26	Philippe Guillaume
Chapter 7
	Yhwh (ha)Elohim and a Reconceived Yahwism in the Book of Deuteronomy	Diana Edelman
Chapter 8
	Master Scribe and Forefather of a Scribal Guild: Moses in Deuteronomy	Benedetta Rossi
Chapter 9
	Between Self-Legitimation and Propaganda: Torah in Deuteronomy	Benedetta Rossi
Chapter 10
	Deuteronomy's Fearsome "Pedagogy"	Kåre Berge
Chapter 11
	Pragmatic, Utopian and Dystopian Deuteronomy	Philippe Guillaume
Chapter 12
	Deuteronomic Parenting	Philippe Guillaume
Chapter 13
	Deuteronomy as Utopia: New Possibilities for Reading an Old Friend/Foe	Madhavi Nevader
Chapter 14
	The Role of Deuteronomy in the Pentateuch	Richard Nelson
Chapter 15
	Deuteronomy: The Samaritan Version	Sidnie White Crawford
Chapter 16
	Where and When Might Deuteronomy Have Been Written?	Diana Edelman
Chapter 17
	Deuteronomy's Ethics	Georg Braulik
Chapter 18
	Deuteronomy’s Influence on the Formation of the Psalter	Bernard Gosse
Chapter 19
	Landscape in Deuteronomy: What Were the Literati Imagining and Why?	Ehud Ben Zvi