The influence of the research of Korosec and Mendenhall into the relation between the Hittite suzerainty treaties and the Biblical covenants is reflected in this study based on Deuteronomy. Part I of the book investigates the assertions that the so- so-called Decalog of the Mosaic covenant rather than a mere catalog of statutes, and that the structure of Deuteronomy reflects in general the pattern of the ancient Near Eastern suzerainty treaties.