The term “Deuteronomy” comes from the Greek words “deuteros” (“second”) and “nomos” (law).”  So “Deuteronomy” literally means “second law.”  It’s not a brand new law, but rather a repetition — a second giving — of God’s law. 

The next generation of Israelites were not to embark on a quest for some “new truth.”  Rather, they were to obey the revealed truth that they had already received from the Lord, who is the absolute and unchanging source of truth.