Deuteronomy (AOTC)

Deuteronomy

Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries

Walter Brueggemann
Abingdon Press, 2001
ISBN 9780687084715

Softcover, 352 pp.
9.0 X 6.0 X 0.9 inches | 1.1 pounds

Brueggemann emphasizes that Deuteronomy is an expression of covenant theology, whereby YHWH and Israel are pledged to exclusive loyalty and fidelity to each other; YHWH is to assure the well-being of Israel, and Israel is to live in trust and obedience to YHWH. In examining the relationship of Israel to God, Brueggemann makes suggestions on how such covenant fidelity might be lived out by believers today.

Walter Brueggemann (1933-2025), one of today's preeminent interpreters of Scripture, was William Marcellus McPheeters Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary. He authored numerous scholarly articles and over one hundred books, including his magnum opus Theology of the Old Testament, The Prophetic Imagination, and Message of the Psalms.