2007-06-01 04:51:25 · 6 answers · asked by Air 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The second appearance of the LAW.
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2007-06-01 04:54:24 · answer #1 · answered by Soundtrack to a Nightmare 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Good Question, and I learned something new today, thanks for making me go research it!
The Hebrew name of this fifth book of the Pentateuch is Deva·rim′ (Words), drawn from the opening phrase in the Hebrew text. The name “Deuteronomy” comes from the Septuagint Greek title Deu·te·ro·no′mi·on, literally meaning “Second Law; Repetition of the Law.” This comes from the Greek rendering of a Hebrew phrase in Deuteronomy 17:18, mish·neh′ hat·toh·rah′, correctly rendered ‘copy of the law.’
The authenticity of Deuteronomy as a book of the Bible canon and the writership of Moses are well established by the fact that Deuteronomy has always been considered by the Jews as a part of the Law of Moses. The evidence for the authenticity of Deuteronomy is, in general, the same as that for the other four books of the Pentateuch.
Jesus is the foremost authority for the authenticity of Deuteronomy, quoting from it three times in turning away the temptations of Satan the Devil. (Mt 4:1-11; De 6:13, 16; 8:3) Also, Jesus answered the question as to what was the greatest and first commandment by quoting from Deuteronomy 6:5. (Mr 12:30) And Paul quotes from Deuteronomy 30:12-14; 32:35, 36.—Ro 10:6-8; Heb 10:30.
2007-06-01 11:57:55 · answer #2 · answered by Ginger 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Origin of the name Deuteronomy
The English name, "Deuteronomy", comes from the name which the book bears in the Septuagint (Ö´×ץפ×ס××ï¢××××) and in the Vulgate (Deuteronomium). This is based upon the erroneous Septuagint rendering of "mishneh ha-torah ha-zot" (xvii. 18), which grammatically can mean only "a repetition [that is, a copy] of this low, low law," but which is rendered by the Septuagint פὸ Ö´×ץפ×ס××ï¢×××× ×¤×ῦפ×, as though the expression meant "this second-giving of the law." However, while the name is thus a mistranslation, it is not inappropriate; the book does include, alongside much new material, a repetition or reformulation of a large part of the laws found in the non-priestly sections of Exodus.
2007-06-01 11:56:31 · answer #3 · answered by ohmy 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The second book of the Law. The first was Leviticus.
2007-06-01 11:55:28 · answer #4 · answered by snowbaal 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It means "second law".
As in repetition thereof.
2007-06-01 11:55:20 · answer #5 · answered by Uncle Thesis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-06-01 11:56:07 · answer #6 · answered by littlecwoman 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋