Deuteronomy 17:18, “Dry as Deuteronomy”

When he takes the throne of his kingdom, he is to write for himself on a scroll a copy of this law, taken from that of the priests, who are Levites.

//In my book about Revelation, young Matthew complains that the cistern is as “dry as Deuteronomy.” But does this alliterative comment disrupt the book’s first-century setting? Would Jews of that era actually have referred to their code of law as Deuteronomy?

Answer: Yes. The name stems from today’s verse. When this verse was translated into Greek...