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D'var Torah; Moses' Bible?
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There is an important theological and textual issue in this week's Torah portion. The theological question deals with Moses speaking with his voice to the people of Israel in Deuteronomy, while the other four biblical books are written in God's voice.
Does this mean that the first four books are God's Bible and the fifth Moses' Bible? Biblical interpreter Don Isaac Abarbanel queries "whether Deuteronomy was given by God from heaven, containing words from the mouth of the Divine as the ...
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Between text & sermon: Deuteronomy 10:12-22
Interpretation
; THIS TEXT IS A MESSAGE FROM THE EDGE, ADDRESSED to a community caught between a past of doubt and a future of promise. It could be the literary community standing between the wilderness and the promised land; or the historical community that after years of Assyrian domination has the opportunity to
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God, The Ideal Parent
The New York Jewish Week
; Jews have commonly conceived of God as "Father," as in our High Holy Day prayer, Avinu Malkenu ("Our Father, Our King The Prayer for the State of Israel, penned by Israel's chief rabbinate, starts with the words, "Avinu shebashamayim ("Our Father in Heaven God is regularly pictured as a father (or
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Beyond the Margins; Encapsulating the Idea of God
Jewish Exponent
; Leiter, Robert Jewish Exponent 04-22-2004 The greatest selling point to Rabbi Neil Gillman's new book, The Jewish Approach to God, recently published by Jewish Lights, is contained in its subhead: A Brief Introduction for Christians. Interested readers would do well, periodically, to see how
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Sunday School Lesson; Becoming God's People
Sun Reporter, The
; Criswell, Shunda Sun Reporter, The 09-30-2004 Lesson: Deuteronomy 29:1-29 PLACE: plains of Moab TIME: 1405 B.C. GOLDEN TEXT: "Thou shoulders enter into covenant with the Lord thy God .. that he may establish thee o day for a people unto himself" (Deuteronomy 29:12-13) After Moses answered God's
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Amalek's Attack On God
The New York Jewish Week
; Amazingly, the Zohar begins its discussion of our parashah by discussing the war against Amalek -- a tale that does not occur until Deuteronomy; we are only in Exodus, three books back. Nor is this Shabbat Zachor, the second annual occasion when we read the Amalek narrative. But the Rabbis tell us
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Feeling our way: Love for God in Deuteronomy
The Catholic Biblical Quarterly
; (ProQuest Information and Learning: denotes non-USASCII text omitted.) FOR ABOUT FORTY years, a broadly shared consensus has prevailed regarding the meaning of language about "love" (primarily in Deuteronomy. In a classic article on this topic that is still widely cited, William Moran, discussing
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Deuteronomy and the Meaning of Monotheism.(Book Review)
Theological Studies
; DEUTERONOMY AND THE MEANING OF MONOTHEISM. By Nathan MacDonald. Forschungen zum Alten Testament; 2. Reihe, vol. 1. Tubingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2003. Pp. ix + 271. 49 [pounds sterling]. Modern scholarship of biblical monotheism has generally focused on the history of the concept that there is only one
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Becoming worthy of being God's people
Jerusalem Post
; 00-00-0000 Headline: Becoming worthy of being God's people Byline: Rabbi Reuven Hammer Edition; In Jerusalem Section: Features Page: 07 Friday, July 26, 2002 -- The history of a nation is usually written in such a way as to flatter that nation. It is full of heroism and greatness. It seems strange,
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"Turn to God - Rejoice in Hope!" An approach to the theme of the Eighth Assembly of the WCC.(World Council of Churches)
The Ecumenical Review
; ... ministry began with his teaching in their synagogues (Luke 4:15), and Jesus' identification of himself as the one sent to bring good news to the poor ... , to proclaim release to the captives ... . to proclaim the year of the Lord's favour (Luke 4:18-19) takes place ...
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God's everlasting promise
Washington Jewish Week
; This week's Torah portion is Devarim, Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22. It is always a time of transition when we come to the book of Deuteronomy, the last of the five books of Moses, known as Devarim. The transition is from building up in our cycle of readings to bringing them to a close. I feel this deeply,
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