"Deuteronomy" means " ," and it offers explanation for the Mosaic Law. The historical events are situated between the wanderings in the desert and the crossing of the into the . The structure of the Book of Deuteronomy resembles that of the Book of .
The meaning of deuteronomy is the secon law or repeting law. The structure of the Book of Deuteronomy resembles that of the Book of torah which is the hebrew bible.
