Author: Moses (33:2; Ezra 6:18, referring to Num. 3:6-7), the author of the five books of the Law (Deut. 31:9, 24; Luke 24:27, 44; John 1:45; 5:46; Acts 28:23; 2 Cor. 3:15).Time of Writing: Approximately 1452 B.C., before the end of Israel's wandering in the wilderness for forty years (32:13).Place of Writing: In the plains of Moab by the Jordan River at Jericho (36:13).Time Period Covered: Almost thirty-nine years, 1490-1452 B.C., from the second month of the second year after the exodus from Egypt (1:1) to the tenth month of the fortieth year (Deut. 1:3). |