Deuteronomy basically is the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible. It is section of Judaism's Torah-The first segment of the Tanakh. Over the period of time it became a section of Christianity's Old Testament.
The Hebrew name for Deuteronomy is Devarim, it is obtained from the opening phrase "Eleh ha-devarim", which means "These are the words". The expression can be extended to mean "discourses" or "talks", as in normally the case with the Greek terms "logos". The English title, "Deuteronomy", is derived from the name which the book holds in the Septuagint and in the Vulgate.
Deuteronomy comprises mainly of three speeches said to have been given by Moses some time before his death, given to the Israelites, in the mountains of Moab, in the penultimate month of the concluding year of their travelling through the wilderness.
The Hebrew name for Deuteronomy is Devarim, it is obtained from the opening phrase "Eleh ha-devarim", which means "These are the words". The expression can be extended to mean "discourses" or "talks", as in normally the case with the Greek terms "logos". The English title, "Deuteronomy", is derived from the name which the book holds in the Septuagint and in the Vulgate.
Deuteronomy comprises mainly of three speeches said to have been given by Moses some time before his death, given to the Israelites, in the mountains of Moab, in the penultimate month of the concluding year of their travelling through the wilderness.
