Authorship of the Book of Deuteronomy,

With its Bearings on the Higher Criticism of the Pentateuch

By J. W. McGarvey

Table of Contents

TITLE PAGE

INTRODUCTION.

§1. Apology fob Writing

§2. Higher Criticism Defined

$3. The Analytical Theory of the Pentateuch

§4. The Suspicious Source of This Theory

§5. The Unbelieving Tendency of It

§6. The Relation of Deuteronomy to This Theory

§7. The Plan of This Work

§8. Authorities and Abbreviations

PART FIRST.

Evidences for the Late Date Assigned to Deuteronomy.

§1. From the Account of the Book Found by Hilkiah

§2. From Alleged Conflicts with Previous Legislation

§3. From the Early Disregard of a Central Sanctuary

§4. From the Alleged Absence of the Aaronic Priesthood

§5. From Alleged Contradictions

1. As to the Financial Condition of the Levites

2. As to Tithes

3. As to the Priest's Portion of the Peace-offering

4. As to the Sacrifices of the Passover

5. As to Eating that Which Died of Itself

6. As to Hebrew Bondservants

7. As to the Decalogue

8. As to Acts of Moses at Mount Sinai

9. As to the Mission of the Twelve Spies

10. As to the Time Spent at Kadesh

11. As to When the Levites were Consecrated

12. As to the Sentence on Moses

13. As to the Asylum for the Manslayer

14. As to the Year of Release

15. As to Eating the Firstlings

16. As to a Fragment of the Wilderness Itinerary

§6. Internal Evidence for the Late Date

1. From the Expression, "Beyond Jordan"

2. From Passages Implying Dates Long After the Events

3. From Differences Between Laws

4. The Date of the Blessing and Cursing, the Song of Moses, and His Blessing of the Tribes

§7. Evidences for the Late Date in the Historical Books

1. Joshua and Chronicles Set Aside

2. The Confession of Nehemiah and the Levites

3. Religion in the Time of the Judges

4. The Service at Shiloh

5. Offerings Made by Saul and David

6. The Priesthood of David's Sons

7. Solomon's Career

8. Foreign Guards in the Sanctuary

9. The Toleration of High Places

§8. Evidences from the Early Prophets

1. From Elijah and Elisha

2. From the Prophet Amos

3. From the Prophet Hosea

4. From the Book of Isaiah

5. From a Passage in Micah

6. From the Prophet Jeremiah

§9. Evidence from Style

PART SECOND.

EVIDENCES fob the mosaic authorship.

§1. Internal Evidence

1. From the Title of the Book

2. From the Preface to the Second Discourse

3. From Directions as to the Ceremony at ML Ebal

4. From the Preface to the Covenant

5. From Assertions About the Writing

6. From the Preface to the Song and to the Blessing

§2. Indirect Testimony of the Author

1. Constant Allusions to Entering Canaan as Yet Future

§3. Incidental Evidence

1. The Decree Against Amalek

2. The Order to Exterminate the Canaanites

3. The Order Respecting Ammon, Moab and Edom

4. The Predictions in the Book

§4 The Question of Fraud

1. The Charge Preferred

2. The Charge Admitted

3. The Charge Denied

§5. Evidence in the Book of Joshua

1. Jehovah's Charge to Joshua

2. The Case of the Altar Ed

3. The Devoted in Jericho 223

4. The Altar and Reading at Mt. Ebal

5. The Doom of the Gibeonites

6. The Cities of Refuge

7. The Levitical Cities

§6. Evidence in the Book of Judges

1. The Angel at Bochim

2. The Nazirite Vow

3. Peace-offerings

4. Micah's Levite Priest

§7. In the Books of Samuel

1. The Structure at Shiloh

2. The Contents of the Structure at Shiloh

3. The Existence of the Tabernacle Denied

4. The Ritual Observed at Shiloh

§8. In the Books of Kings

1. Solomon's Temple

2. The Service at the Temple

3. The Exclusiveness of the Temple Service

4. The Toleration of High Places

5. Hezekiah's Attack on the High Places

6. The Testimony Given to Joash

7. Sparing the Children of Murderers

§9. In the Books of the Early Prophets

1. In the Book of Amos

(1) His Opening Cry

(2) What He Meant by the Law

(3) His Knowledge of the Levitical Law

2. Hosea

3. Isaiah

(1) An Allusion to Deut. xviii. 10-12

(2) An Allusion to Deut. xviil. 19, 20

(3) The Law, the Ordinance, and the Covenant

(4) Restricted Worship

(5) The Commandment of Men

(6) Sacrifices Exalted

(7) Magnifying the Law

(8) Neglect of Sacrifices Rebuked

(9) Blessedness of Future Sacrifices

§10. The Testimony of Jesus

1. Positions of the Parties on This Testimony

2. Did Jesus Know?

3. Did Jesus Affirm?

4. The New Critics on This Testimony

5. Did the Apostles Affirm?

§11. Conclusion