The Torah

by Christensen, Duane L.

• ISBN13: 9781930566255
• ISBN10: 1930566255
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-09-01
• Publisher: D & F Scott Pub Inc

Table of Contents

Preface-A Personal Note to the Reader	xi
1. The Book of Genesis	1	(22)
Genesis and the Primary History (Torah and Former Prophets)	1	(2)
Genesis 1-11 as Introduction to the Bible	3	(4)
Reading the Book of Genesis from the Center	7	(8)
Genesis 1-11 and the Book of Jonah: from Torah to Latter Prophets	15	(3)
Genesis and the Bible as a Whole	18	(5)
2. The Book of Exodus	23	(30)
Exodus and the Wars of Yahweh	23	(3)
Moses as Leader in Ancient Israel	26	(2)
Reading the Book of Exodus from the Center	28	(15)
The Tabernacle in the Religion of Israel	43	(5)
Passover within the Canonical Process	48	(5)
3. The Book of Leviticus	53	(16)
Yahweh's Hidden Presence in Leviticus and the Torah	53	(2)
The Tabernacle in the Book of Leviticus	55	(2)
Reading the Book of Leviticus from the Center	57	(5)
Holiness in the Book of Leviticus	62	(2)
Exodus and Leviticus as a Literary Unit	64	(5)
4. The Book of Numbers	69	(16)
The Book of Numbers within the Torah	69	(2)
The Wilderness Encampment-Levites as Guards of the Tabernacle	71	(2)
Reading the Book of Numbers from the Center	73	(6)
Numbers and the "Book of the Wars of Yahweh" (Num 21:14)	79	(1)
Numbers within the Primary History-Evidence for a "Master Editor"	80	(5)
5. The Book of Deuteronomy	85	(34)
Deuteronomy as the Center of the Canonical Process	85	(3)
The Musical Composition of Deuteronomy	88	(3)
Reading the Book of Deuteronomy from the Center	91	(18)
The Numerical Composition of Deuteronomy	109	(5)
Law and Narrative in the Bible	114	(5)
Answers to Concept Checks	119	(6)
The BIBAL™ Study Program	125