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Why the link to Christianity?[edit]

Deuteronomy has nothing to do with Christianity. The opening sentence, which says, "the fifth book of the Christian Old Testament" deserves further explanation.

Genocide[edit]

@Card-carrying: If we make abstraction of the narrator's voice, the narratives of the Bible are dystheism.

Otherwise, while ethnic feuds were rather common, the genocides described in the Bible are mostly imaginary. And they did not commit genocides for a simple reason: for most of the Antiquity, the Jews were oppressed rather than oppressors. tgeorgescu (talk) 01:21, 26 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Translating 'Dəḇārīm' as 'Names'?[edit]

Not sure if that's the best translation. 'Devar' is a tricky word to translate, but I haven't heard of it translated as such. Could it be that the author what confusing it with 'Shemot' (Exodus), which is indeed translated as names? I think a better translation would be "Words" or "Speeches", or maybe even "Things". What's important to keep in mind is that readings and books are usually given their names from one of the first words of the first verse of that area, and for Devarim that would be the second word of the first verse of the first chapter of the book. That means that in context (https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/9965#v1) it would probably be more accurate to translate it to the words I have listed above. If I'm mistaken here then please excuse me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BytDwd (talk • contribs) 12:21, 27 April 2022 (UTC) --BytDwd (talk) 12:28, 27 April 2022 (UTC)BytDwd[reply]

"Supposed" and "revisionist history"[edit]

I'm concerned that whoever wrote or amended this page has misconstrued the history of this book. To say that the book of Joshua was created in response to their exile is pure fantasy. The book of Joshua if redacted during the exile, was obviously based on earlier works. The author of this page completely disregards any alternative perspective on authorship and historicity. 220.233.33.91 (talk) 23:29, 2 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yup, we're biased for the WP:CHOPSY perspective and tend to eliminate from our article the POV of Bible thumpers.

Nothing Fails Like Bible History 10: Joshua, Jericho, & Genocide on YouTube

Yale Bible Study, Joshua and Judges: Part 1, The Historical Problem of Conquest on YouTube

Besides, a thesis that enjoys broad academic consensus for at least several decades cannot be called "revisionism" in any meaningful meaning. Calling it "revisionism" is an attempt to throw dirt at it, but in fact you make manifest your own abysmal ignorance of mainstream Bible scholarship. tgeorgescu (talk) 02:37, 3 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Composition history[edit]

The author of this section is mistaken about the traditions brought to Judah by Israelite refugees. Israelites did not worship Yahweh. Israelites worshiped El. The origins of Yahweh are Midianite.

ref: https://www.thetorah.com/article/yhwh-the-original-arabic-meaning-of-the-name?fbclid=IwAR3yeFfQIJG035xNmEIeNCqCjTj7TKIQCQODshNEFG0UxoPUHNeJRAg17YA

What the Israelites did bring to Judah, were the legends of the patriarchs and the story of Joseph.

When the Priestly scribes subsequently began compiling these Israelite, Judean, and Deuteronomist sources into Torah, they were the ones who connected the dots from Joseph to Moses. Spodvoll (talk) 16:57, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The huge influence of the Deuteronomy on Islam. List of laws in the Qur'an directly inspired by the laws in Deuteronomy. 109.245.34.138 (talk) 21:58, 1 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]