Introduction to Deuteronomy with Brent Strawn

Join us as Dr. Brent Strawn (Duke Divinity School) orients us to the book of Deuteronomy. We discuss: how Deuteronomy can help us save the Old Testament; its historical context, including its formation, audience, ancient parallels, and purpose; its literary expression, including its title, genre, structure, and major themes; and its reception, including its canonical placement and later interpretation. Listen here.

Relevant Works by Brent Strawn

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• Editor, The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Law. Oxford University Press, 2015. 

• The Old Testament is Dying: A Diagnosis and Recommended Treatment. Baker Academic, 2017.

• Brent Strawn, “Tolkien’s Orcs Meet the Bible’s Canaanites: The Dynamics of Reading Well… or Not ,” in The Incomparable God
  Readings in Biblical Theology (edited by Collin Cornell and M. Justin Walker). Eerdmans, 2023.

• Brent Strawn, Lies My Preacher Told Me: An Honest Look at the Old Testament. Westminster John Knox, 2021.

• Brent Strawn, Honest to God Preaching: Talking Sin, Suffering, and Violence. Fortress, 2021.

Other Relevant Works

This Episode’s Blurb

Brent Strawn recommends:

• Baudelaire Exfoliating Soap
• The Daily Office
• In Parallel Podcast

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