Deuteronomistic
Adjective
Meaning
Deuteronomistic (not comparable)
Of or relating to Deuteronomist.
Phrases with the word
Examples
In this light, this “disobedience and exile” motif should not be considered evidence of a Deuteronomistic source, but only rather of a prophetic understanding of history that was shared by many cultures over many centuries, as shown above.
Textual analysis According to Susanne Otto, the Elijah stories were added to the Deuteronomistic History in four stages.
From the Deuteronomistic perspective the prophetic role implied, more than anything else, concern with law and covenant after the manner of Moses.
Joshua thus illustrates the central Deuteronomistic message, that obedience leads to success and disobedience to ruin.
This is in marked contrast to the Deuteronomistic writers, who held that the sins of the nation would be held against all, without regard for an individual's personal guilt.