Torah Study Tangent on Deuteronomy

Last session the tangent to discuss Deuteronomy structure as it parallels a vassal treaty was very interesting.
The format -
History and background
Listing of laws and rules
Description of the vassal or boundaries
Consequences and benefits

As this is the same as Hittite and Suzerain treaties of the Kings it helped the analysts to date the book and to better understand Deuteronomy from a historical perspective. I found an interesting (but more Christain) presentation on this subject on the internet:

http://faculty.pepperdine.edu/cheard/teaching/rel101/PP2E_Deuteronomy.pdf

Even Wikipedia refers to this format. Interesting! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deuteronomy

I also want to do more research on other topics covered last week: The Tractate on Eggs!, Why Chosen and for What?, and The Curse of Assimilation are topics worthy of more exploration!

I hope to get back to update the blog this week!