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A Spiritual Dimension of Human–Animal Relations?

Dialog, Volume 64, Issue 3, Page 144-151, Autumn (Fall) 2025.
ABSTRACT A close relationship with nature and animals is widely acknowledged to support human physical, social, and mental health, but is more seldom considered relevant for human spirituality. Using theological resources, this paper argues that some human–animal relations may possess spiritual qualities.
Per T. Sangild, Pui Him Ip
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God knows all: An intertextual study of Hebrews 4:12–13 and Deuteronomy 29:28

In die Skriflig
While most scholars view Hebrews 4:12–13 as the author’s own composition which contains various parallels with Old Testament language and thought, very few consider Deuteronomy 29:28 (29:29 ET) as one of the possible conceptual backgrounds of the passage.
Albert J. Coetsee
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The Pedagogy of the Pentateuch: The Undergraduate Classroom at a Large State University

Teaching Theology &Religion, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 62-65, July 2025.
ABSTRACT In response to the three questions suggested for this symposium on the pedagogy of the Pentateuch, I focus here less on what we teach and instead emphasize the values within our discipline. Students need to learn how to read the Bible as part of the humanities: as the work of thinkers who were reflecting on their place in the world and ...
Bernard M. Levinson
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The Relationship between God and Israel as a Biblical Portrayal of the Bond between God and the Person in the Light of Deuteronomy 1:1–4:43

The Person and the Challenges, 2014
As the fifth book of the Pentateuch, Deuteronomy depicts a panoramic synthesis of the entire history of Israel. Consequently, its message is very important for Old Testament theology.
Mirosław Łanoszka
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Teaching the Pentateuch: Challenges and Opportunities

Teaching Theology &Religion, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 81-83, July 2025.
ABSTRACT What are best practices for teaching the Pentateuch and the Hebrew Bible more broadly? How can we introduce students to ways of reading biblical texts that are eye‐opening, empowering, and accessible? In this paper, I explore some of the challenges and opportunities that we face as biblical studies professors, and I profile a handful of ...
Sara Milstein
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Why Teach the Composition of the Pentateuch? It's Complicated, but Necessarily So

Teaching Theology &Religion, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 70-72, July 2025.
ABSTRACT This article explores three issues in teaching the Pentateuch, namely its composition, its place in the history of ancient Israel, and our responsibilities to its past and present interpreters. Although the certainties are few and new ideas and theories emerge, attending to these issues fosters a decentering of the biblical text and invites ...
Philip Y. Yoo
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Deuteronomy and the Invention of the Torah

, 2017
Torah is first used in the sense of Law in Deuteronomy. The core of Deuteronomy dates from the late monarchy, but it was probably not promulgated by Josiah. It only became authoritative after the collapse of the monarchy.
John J. Collins
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Bakhtin Revisits Deuteronomy: Narrative Theory and the Dialogical Event of Deut. 31:2 and 34:7

Journal of Hebrew Scriptures, 1999
In 1980 Robert Polzin engaged the narrative structure of Deuteronomy and introduced Mikhail Bakhtin's literary theory to biblical studies. Few however have carried forward the implications of this pioneering
David A. Bergen
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The Magistracy of Moses: The Old Testament in Local Government, 1689–1750

Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Volume 48, Issue 2, Page 199-215, June 2025.
Abstract This article explores the popularity of Moses as a model for government in the early eighteenth century. It examines references to Moses in sermons preached at civic or political events such as assizes, elections of mayors, and meetings of reform societies.
Daniel Rignall
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Re-Examining Israelite Patriarchy through Marriage Laws of Deuteronomy

Spectrum, 2019
The book of Deuteronomy in the Hebrew Bible contains an extensive list of laws, from cultic regulations to laws addressing everyday affairs. As a legal collection, it can be observed as a symbol of practices and values of the ancient Israelites (the ...
Hyun-Joo Lim
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