Deuteronomic

American  

[doo-ter-uh-nom-ik, dyoo-] / ˌdu tər əˈnɒm ɪk, ˌdyu- /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling Deuteronomy, especially the laws contained in that book.

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Etymology

Origin of Deuteronomic

First recorded in 1855–60; Deuteronom(y) + -ic

Example Sentences

The influence of the Deuteronomic tradition in redaction is seen in such passages as Genesis xxxiii.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

The most serious effect of the Deuteronomic influence has been to present the history rather from an ideal than from a strictly historical point of view.

From Introduction to the Old Testament by McFadyen, John Edgar

But if this Covenant be the Deuteronomic, as he admits, what more natural than to state it in Deuteronomic terms, expressive as these are only of its spiritual essence?

From Jeremiah : Being The Baird Lecture for 1922 by Smith, George Adam, Sir

Undoubtedly "the Book of the Law" thus discovered was that body of legislation which lies at the heart of the Deuteronomic code; and this was never again lost sight of by the Jewish people.

From Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People by Gladden, Washington

In the case of duplicated stories, the Deuteronomic redactors apparently found the stories already in combination, so that the original constituent documents must be further back still.

From Introduction to the Old Testament by McFadyen, John Edgar