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  • Hebrew theology at the time included the "Deuteronomic" idea that God rewarded good collective behavior and punished bad collective behavior.

    Insurgent American 2009

  • The chapter presents what may be called a Deuteronomic philosophy of history, corresponding to the scheme which is thrown into the forefront of the book of Judges (ii. 6-iii.

    Introduction to the Old Testament John Edgar McFadyen

  • Deuteronomic polemics against divination notwithstanding (for example, Deut 18: 9 – 14), this story suggests that various types of divination were well established in Israel, though only a few enjoyed official status within the Yahwistic establishment.

    Medium of Endor: Bible. 2009

  • Deuteronomistic 1. Deuteronomic ‘traditional’ meaning: Pertaining to an original, core Deuteronomy 2. Deuteronomistic: Pertaining to a theological reading of Deuteronomy in a period near and around the exile.

    Deuteronomania James F. McGrath 2009

  • I've long been struck by the total lack of polemic in Amos against Ba'al and other deities, a polemic that typifies his close contemporary Hosea, and which will be taken up by the later prophetic tradition and eventually come to characterize much other Biblical literature in particular the Deuteronomic material.

    Of Absent and Jilted Husbands in the Bible James F. McGrath 2009

  • So I'm going with "Deuteronomic History" for now, although there are obviously other verbs and adjectives we could create that might be appropriate.

    Deuteronomisticification James F. McGrath 2009

  • In these cases, in order for the father to fulfill the Deuteronomic commandment, he is obliged to teach his daughter.

    Learned Women in Traditional Jewish Society. 2009

  • But I've decided to go with "Deuteronomic History" not only because "Deuteronomistic History" is cumbersome and hard for most undergraduates to pronounce, nor primarily because "deuteronomic" seems to be a more appropriate adjective, but because linguistically "deuteronomistic" seems to invite odd understandings of what it might mean.

    Deuteronomisticification James F. McGrath 2009

  • In Joshua 24 the Deuteronomic historians placed the covenant renewal ceremony at Shechem following the conquest of Canaan.

    Think Progress » O’Reilly Reversal: “There Is No Attack On Easter” 2006

  • All of the kings condemned in this famous work (known as the "Former Prophets" in Jewish tradition, and dubbed the "Deuteronomic History" by scholars) are said at the end of their lives to have "slept with their ancestors" - even king Hezekiah was not blameless in this regard (see 2 Kings 20:21).

    Fundamentalist Failures James F. McGrath 2008

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