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A Study on the bi'arta-law of Deuteronomy

Choi Jong-Won 1

1서울신학대학

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This study is based on the text of Deuteronomy 13: 1-5; 17: 2-7; 19: 15-19; 21: 18-21; 22: 13-21, 23-24; 24: 7. By explaining the structure and meaning of the 'bi'arta-formula' that has typically appeared, it is necessary to diagnose the literary growth of the Deuteronomy Law (Deuteronomy 12-26). This is going to find a new value system as law in laws. These texts include social justice issues and are closely related to the subject of the Leviticus's justice and dishonor. The typical idiom of the 'bi'arta-law' is 'You shall remove the evil in the midst of you', which consists of the close formula (Abschlußformel). This unique expression plays a central role in the Deuteronomy thought, which is the concern of Deuteronomist historians who are interested in how the society should deal with crime as a judicial act of 'evil'. The analysis of this text suggests that the fundamental thinking of the 'bi'arta-law' is based on the tradition of the Deuteronomy through the traditional criticism. This suggests that these accidents are greatly influenced by the North - Western Semitic covenant tradition. Comprehensively, the constituent(s) of the 'bi'arta-law' propose the social concerns of Deuteronomy's new-era fate community through their texts. In particular, the 'evil' which is emphasized in the judicial system in the text means an unlawful act which can be applied in the demonstration law. This 'evil' can be seen as the intention of a Tradition of a dtr composer who wants to apply the new nationality to the new community by replacing the state-centered judicial power that can be applied in the Persian era with religious power.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.
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