Abstract
A structural analysis of Deuteronomy 14:1-21 indicates a well planned composition. A comparison with the same set of dietary regulations in Leviticus 11:2-20 indicates a process of literary growth in the Deuteronomy composition. An original list of land animals was extended into a literary unit on dietary regulations. A technique of inclusio was used in different literary layers to form thisunit and to include it in the Deuteronomic Code and eventually in the Pentateuch. Different theories on Pentateuchal growth are considered so as to understand the ethical meaning of these dietary regulations within this larger literary framework.
Highlights
Dietary regulations have an effect on a person‟s daily life
The obvious question that comes to mind is whether the Deuteronomy list was borrowed from Leviticus, or vice versa? Or, could it be that both made use of an existing list of dietary rules which was applied in different ways in the separate books? These questions call for an investigation into the literary history of the books concerned and will eventually lead to the field of Pentateuch studies, with its different theories on the origin and growth of the first five books of the Bible
The aim of this paper is to investigate the dietary regulations in Deuteronomy 14:3-21 synchronically, as well as diachronically against a background of historical research
Summary
The dietary rules in Deuteronomy 14:1-20 form part of the ethics of Deuteronomy To understand their meaning requires a reading of the regulations within the context of Deuteronomy‟s theology and its ethical implications. A point of departure for the study of these rules can be found by comparing the dietary regulations in Deuteronomy with the almost identical list in Leviticus 11:2-20. These lists are almost similar, they are found in two different literary contexts, giving different meanings to them. The aim of this paper is to investigate the dietary regulations in Deuteronomy 14:3-21 synchronically, as well as diachronically against a background of historical research
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