Prophetie und Deuteronomium : Die Rezeption prophetischer Theologie durch das Deuteronomium

The relation between the thought and vocabulary of Deuteronomy and several of the prophets has long been recognized. Zobel treats this relation under the topics of human love and the Lord's love in the prophets and in Deuteronomy, Israel's turning away from the Lord, and the attitudes toward the theocratic authorities, the king, the judges, and the prophets. The emphasis on love shows that Deuteronomy calls particularly for Israel to love God as indeed God loves Israel. The theme of Israel's "turring away” from God is approached by careful studies of the words used to describe how Israel is called upon to "seek” God in Deuteronomy and the prophets. The laws concerning the theocratic authorities is done by careful studies of Deut. 17:14-20; 16:18-20; and 18:9- 22. In these instances the study is not so much a comparison with the prophets as of the laws concerning the kings and the prophets. This is a useful and necessary work. It is flawed by the same assumption that has dominated Old Testament study of these subjects for a century and more: that is, the assumption that the prophets preceded Deuteronomy. This should not be taken for granted. Even in their literary forms, there is evidence that the books of the prophets were published and read widely after Deuteronomy was widely distributed and read. So the whole issue needs to be thought through without assuming precedence. The relation of the two must be studied carefully in any case. The series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (BZAW) covers all areas of research into the Old Testament, focusing on the Hebrew Bible, its early and later forms in Ancient Judaism, as well as its branching into many neighboring cultures of the Ancient Near East and the Greco-Roman world. BZAW welcomes submissions that make an original and significant contribution to the field; demonstrate sophisticated engagement with the relevant secondary literature; and are written in readable, logical, and engaging prose. I. Einleitung: Problem und Aufgabe II. Jahwe, der Gott Israels und Israel, das Volk Jahwes III. Israels Abkehr von Jahwe IV. Die "theokratischen Autoritäten" V. Die Rezeption prophetischer Theologumena durch das Deuteronomium - Ergebnisse und Schlußfolgerungen