A number of long-standing theories concerning the production of Deuteronomy are currently being
revisited. This volume takes a fresh look at the theory that there was an independent legal
collection comprising chs 12-26 that subsequently was set within one or two narrative frames to
yield the book with ongoing redactional changes. Each contributor has been asked to focus on
how the core might have functioned as a stand-alone document or if exploring a theme or motif
to take note of commonalities and differences within the core and frames that might shed light
on the theory under review. Some of the articles also revisit the theory of a northern origin
of the core of the book while others challenge de Wette's equation of Deuteronomy with the
scroll found during temple repairs under Josiah. With Deuteronomic studies in a state of flux
this is a timely collection by a group of international scholars who use a range of methods and
who in varying degrees work with or challenge older theories about the book's origin and
growth to approach the central focus from many angles. Readers will find multivalent evidence
they can reflect over to decide where they stand on the issue of Deuteronomy as a framed legal
core.
