Religious Scholarship & Literacy's video: Biblical S L 30: Conclusion to the Book of Deuteronomy and the Pentateuch

Recording of the Biblical Scholarship and Literacy class given Sunday, August 28, 2023 at 11:45am at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, Adult Religious Education Program. The fifth and final book of the Pentateuch or "Law of Moses" is The Book of Deuteronomy. In this lecture we conclude our study of the book of Deuteronomy, and of the Law of Moses. Last time we introduced the D source. This time we read and discuss selected important passages from the Book, including: * The 10 Commandments (Deuteronomy 5:1-21) * The Shema (Deuteronomy 6) * The Law for the Kings (Deuteronomy 17) * The Song of Moses (Deuteronomy 32) * The Blessing of Israel (Deuteronomy 33) * The Death of Moses (Deuteronomy 34) We discussed the keeping of the Sabbath, Jewish traditions around Phylactery or Tefillin and Mezuzah. We also discussed the importance of two likely very ancient Hebrew poems preserved in Deut. 32 and 33 with regard to the very early development of Monotheism, and the Jewish religion. We concluded with the death of Moses, and the rise of Joshua as Moses' successor. Further Reading/Resources: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Deuteronomy * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deuteronomist * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deuteronomist %20history * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Documentary_hypothesis * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josiah * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josiah _of_the_Law * The Bible for Normal People Podcast, "S2 Episode 39: Understanding Deuteronomy & the Story of Israel's Kings" https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/understanding-deuteronomy-story-israels-kings/ * The Bible for Normal People Podcast, “S6 Episode 218: Pete Ruins Deuteronomy” https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/episode-218-pete-enns-pete-ruins-deuteronomy/ * Book: "The Bible with Sources Revealed" by Richard Elliott Friedman * "Ancient Near Eastern Texts", by Pritchard, Egyptian and Hittite Treaties 529-530, Assyrian treaties p. 531-541 * Treaties Handout: https://drive.google.com/drive/search?q=treaties These lectures are part of our Biblical Scholarship and Literacy course. Recordings of previous lectures, a calendar for upcoming lectures, and links to handouts and additional resources are available on the course web-page: https://sites.google.com/view/biblicalscholarshipandliteracy/home