Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The second law, or second statement of the law: the name given to the fifth book of the Pentateuch, consisting chiefly of three addresses purporting to have been made by Moses to Israel shortly before his death.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bibl.) The fifth book of the Pentateuch, containing the second giving of the law by Moses.
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- proper noun The fifth of the
Books of Moses in theOld Testament of the Bible, the fifth book in theTorah .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic law
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It was an instance of the great wickedness of the Jews that they were thus enraged; and this in Deuteronomy is the matter of a threatening.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721
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Even the Bible talks of this pantheon in Deuteronomy when it talks of The Most High (El) and the sons were called elohim which means sons of El. But most people are content with just letting the preacher tell them what to think on Sunday morning rather than discovering the truth for themselves.
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They appear in Deuteronomy, attacking the rear columns of the Israelites on their escape from Egypt.
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For instance, in Deuteronomy 24: 16, it is written, “Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their fathers; only for his own guilt shall a man be put to death.”
Augustine vs. Pelagius - Part One: Man, the Fall, and Original Sin | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2009
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Wayne @ 88: Even the Bible talks of this pantheon in Deuteronomy when it talks of The Most High (El) and the sons were called elohim which means sons of El. It seems the more complicated a religion is, or is made to be, the better its chances of popular success (divide and conquer?).
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Because Deuteronomy is a 3000-year old pile of horseshit, inexplicably reprinted by Christianity, which is a 1500-year old pile of horseshit.
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Deuteronomy is definately OT and I'm sure it's all about Moses: "And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face."
Rumours of My Birth......? Newmania 2007
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Now can any clever clogs tell, me why it is somewhat unlikely, that Christians are referred to an awful lot in Deuteronomy?
Archive 2007-03-11 Newmania 2007
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Now can any clever clogs tell, me why it is somewhat unlikely, that Christians are referred to an awful lot in Deuteronomy?
Rumours of My Birth......? Newmania 2007
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Deuteronomy is OT - Moses in the wilderness and all that.
Rumours of My Birth......? Newmania 2007
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