“... Above, it was established that the Hebrew Bible exhibits an abundance of examples of the Two Ways metaphor, the most interesting of which are the passages in Deut 30:15 and 19. Although these two verses are not instances of the metaphor proper, they describe the choice God has given between "life and good" and "death and evil" (30:15), or "life and death" and "blessing and curse" (30:19). In rabbinic writings, especially in the Palestinian Targum tradition, the alternatives proposed here are associated with the two ways of life and death: See, I have set before you this day the way of life, by which the good reward for the just is fulfilled, and the way of death by which the evil reward for the wicked is fulfilled (TgPs-Yon on Deut 30:15) and ... the way of life and the way of mortality have I provided for you, the blessing and the curses; and you shall choose the way of life, in order that you may live ... (TgNeof on Deut 30:19). This interpretation was undoubtedly influenced by Jer 21:8, where the phrase 'to give before you' [...], also occurring in Deut 30:15.19, is combined with the way of life [...] and the way of death [...]. Other rabbinic instances linking the two ways theme with Deut 30 are DeutR 4,3, SifDeut (pisqa 53), and Pirqe R. El. 15. It may be true that the above formulations in Deut 30 and related Jewish traditions have played a part in the development of the Two Ways tradition. ...”