Deuteronomy — The Book of the Law Rediscovered under Josiah
ספר דברים
Author: Tradition mosaïque, rédaction finale VIIe siècle av. J.-C.
Date: c. 622 av. J.-C.
Preservation: Tradition manuscrite biblique, fragments de Qumran, Codex d'Alep
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Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Torah. Modern scholarship identifies it as the "Book of the Law" discovered in the Jerusalem Temple in 622 BCE under King Josiah, triggering a major religious reform. The Shema Israel, the central Jewish declaration of God's unity recited morning and evening, comes from Deuteronomy 6:4.
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Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Torah. Modern scholarship identifies it as the "Book of the Law" discovered in the Jerusalem Temple in 622 BCE under King Josiah, triggering a major religious reform. The Shema Israel, the central Jewish declaration of God's unity recited morning and evening, comes from Deuteronomy 6:4.