Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy (pronounced: /ˌdjuːtəˈrɒnəmi/; from Ancient Greek: δευτερονόμιον, deuteronómion, "second law") is the fifth book of the Jewish Torah and the Christian Old Testament.
Etymology
The term "Deuteronomy" comes from the Greek word deuteronómion, which itself is a combination of deuteros meaning "second" and nomos meaning "law". This name is derived from the Septuagint's translation of the Hebrew phrase Mishneh haTorah haZoth, which is found in Deuteronomy 17:18, and translates as "a copy of this law". In this context, "second" does not imply that this law is secondary, but rather that it is a repetition or summary of the laws previously given in the earlier books of the Torah.
Related Terms
- Torah: The central reference of the religious Judaic tradition. It has a range of meanings and can most specifically mean the first five books of the twenty-four books of the Tanakh.
- Old Testament: The first part of Christian Bibles, based primarily upon the Hebrew Bible, a collection of ancient religious writings by the Israelites.
- Septuagint: The earliest extant Greek translation of the Hebrew scriptures from the original Hebrew. It is estimated that the first five books of the Old Testament, known as the Torah or Pentateuch, were translated in the mid-3rd century BCE.
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