The Future Time Orientation of Deuteronomy 30:11–14: A Response to Douglas Moo and Thomas Schreiner

This article interacts with the objections of Douglas Moo and Thomas Schreiner to the view that, in context, Deut 30:11-14 has a grammatically future time orientation. After giving a brief history of the debate, it is argued that the word היום ("today") in Deut 30:11 cannot grammatically s...

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Main Author: Coxhead, Steven R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2023
In: Bulletin for biblical research
Year: 2023, Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 121-135
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Grammar / Imperfect / Context / Bible. Deuteronomium 30,11-14 / Bible. Römerbrief 10,6-8
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
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Summary:This article interacts with the objections of Douglas Moo and Thomas Schreiner to the view that, in context, Deut 30:11-14 has a grammatically future time orientation. After giving a brief history of the debate, it is argued that the word היום ("today") in Deut 30:11 cannot grammatically shift the time orientation of the discourse back to the present and therefore that the future tense reading of Deut 30:11-14 is the proper reading of the Hebrew text in context.
ISSN:2576-0998
Contains:Enthalten in: Bulletin for biblical research
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5325/bullbiblrese.33.2.0121