HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTENT Many scriptures found in Deuteronomy along with several scriptures from the Old and New Testaments point to Moses as the author of Deuteronomy. A main verse that points to Moses as the author of Deuteronomy is 31:9 which states: “9 Then Moses wrote this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of 'Israel. The book of Deuteronomy never clearly states who the author is, but looking at all the other scriptures and scriptures found in the book of Deuteronomy, Moses appears to be the only person who could have written the book of Deuteronomy. Moses' addressees in this book are the tribes of Israel. Many Jewish scholars who interpret the book of Deuteronomy believe that Moses' audience consisted of the elders of each tribe who spoke what Moses said. The start date of Deuteronomy is 1451 BC Moses gives three speeches in this book, but there are five parts that make up the covenant renewal. The five parts of the covenant renewal that occurs in Deuteronomy are the preamble, historical prologue, terms, sanctions, and ratifications. The Ten Commandments are given to the people of Israel in the book of Deuteronomy. Deuteronomy is about the renewal of the covenant between God and his people. God spoke to Moses and used Moses to speak to the people of Israel. The renewal of the covenant took place in the wilderness east of the Jordan River. Everything that happened in the book of Deuteronomy happened on the plains of Moab and during the crossing of the Jordan River into the Promised Land. The Exodus generation was no more, and Moses now led the new generation. In order for the people of Israel to enter into the Promise… middle of the paper… sometimes we want to change the Scriptures to fit our lifestyle and that is wrong. We must take the Scriptures as God intended them to be taken and let them be the head of our lives. Works Cited Bible Gateway Passage: Deuteronomy 12:31 - English Standard Version. " Bible Gateway. Accessed April 16, 2014. http:// www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+12%3A2-3&version=ESV Calvin, Jean, and Charles William Bingham Commentaries on the Last Four Books of Moses: organized in the form of harmony. Mich.: Eerdmans, 1950.Merrill, Eugene H.. Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman & Holman, 1994.Soanes, Catherine and Angus Stevenson Concise Oxford English Dictionary, 11th ed. Spence, H.D.M. and Joseph Exell. Reprinted Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm, 1983.