“You Shall Write on the Stones”: Deuteronomy 27 and the Inscribing of Ritual Curses (Society of Biblical Literature: San Diego, 2014)

Authors

Melissa Ramos, George Fox UniversityFollow

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

2014

Abstract

In Deut 27 Moses commands the elders of Israel, once they have crossed the Jordan and arrived at Mount Ebal, to erect large stones and write on them את–כל–דברי התורה הזאת “all the words of this torah.” I would like to begin by asking the question “What was written on the stones?” In the narrative, what formed the content envisioned in such an inscription? This question is important for the discussion of how chapter 27 fits into the broader compositional schema of Deuteronomy.

Comments

Presented in the Society of Biblical Literature: San Diego, 2014

Recommended Citation

Ramos, Melissa, "“You Shall Write on the Stones”: Deuteronomy 27 and the Inscribing of Ritual Curses (Society of Biblical Literature: San Diego, 2014)" (2014). Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology. 260.
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/ccs/260