Deuteronomy 8: 7-18
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Deuteronomy 8: 7-18
Scope, Selection and Content of Pericope
Deuteronomy 8, an independent exhortation within the second speech of Moses (4:4428:68), has the motif of remembrance/forgetting (verses 2, 11, 14, 18, 19) as a call to obedience (verses 1,2, 6, 11, 19).
Beginning the pericope with 8:7 is unsatisfactory because it presupposes the preceding context (For
). At least 8:1 should be retained to clarify the antecedent. The proper ending for the pericope is 8:20, completing the thought sequence begun in 11. Without 19-20 the reason for the demand of remembrance is not stated. A reasonable choice of pericope, then, is 8:1, 7-20.
Sources/Traditions/Form
Chapter 8 is part of the core source of Deuteronomy, representing a complex of traditions from the seventh and eighth centuries, incorporated by the Deuteronomistic historian(s) during the sixth...