Courtney Stivers, age 15, of Au:    stin, Tex., for her question

CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT DEUTERONOMY?

Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Bible, and the last of the Five Books of Moses. Its name comes from a Greek word meaning "the second law." Here's how you pronounce the name: do ter AHN oh me.

The book of Deuteronomy contains Moses' last words to the Isr.,elites as they prepared to enter the Promised Land. In this important hour, Moses repeated and added to many of the laws found in the earlier books of the Bible.

Deuteronomy contains four main section: the orations, which review the history of the Hebrew people in order to emphasize God's love for them; the laws, which deal with all areas of life; the great warning, which emphasizes obedience to God's Law; and the song of Moses, which stresses the relationship of love and loyalty between God and Israel.

Many scholars believe that the book of Deuteronomy, or a part of it, was the book of Law found in the Temple of Jerusalem in 621 B.C.