Editing Book of Deuteronomy (section)

==Structure==
[[Patrick D. Miller]] in his commentary on Deuteronomy suggests that different views of the structure of the book will lead to different views on what it is about.<ref name="Miller">Miller, p.10</ref> The structure is often described as a series of three speeches or sermons (chapters 1:1–4:43, 4:44–29:1, 29:2–30:20) followed by a number of short appendices<ref name="Christensen">Christensen, p.211</ref> or some kind of epilogue (31:1–34:12), consist of commission of Joshua, the song of Moses and the death of Moses.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Woods |first=Edward J. |title=Deuteronomy: An Introduction and Commentary |publisher=Inter-Varsity Press |year=2011 |location=Nottingham, England |pages=38}}</ref>

Other scholars have compared the structure of Deuteronomy with Hittite treaties or other [[ancient Near East]]ern treaty texts. But it is clear that Deuteronomy is not in itself simply the text of a treaty, as Deuteronomy is more than simply applying the secular model of treaty to Israel's relationship with God.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Wright |first=Christopher J. H. |title=Deuteronomy |publisher=Hendrickson Publishers |year=1996 |series=New International Biblical Commentary |location=Peabody, Massachusetts |pages=4–5}}</ref>

The [[Ten Commandments]] (Decalogue) in chapter 5 serve as a blueprint for the rest of the book, as chapters 12–26 are the exposition of the Decalogue, thus the expanded Decalogue.<ref name=":0" />
{| class="wikitable"
|Commandments
|Chapters
|-
|1–3
|12–13
|-
|4
|14:28–16:17
|-
|5
|16:18–18:22
|-
|6
|19:1–21:9
|-
|7
|22:13–30
|-
|8–10
|23–26
|}