Themes from Genesis 1-11
THE PENTATEUCH IS A RICH COLLECTION OF GENRES.
DISCUSS WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON ITS LEGAL CATEGORIES.
1. Introduction.
The Pentateuch consists of the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy; called "Torah ' in Hebrew. The term Pentateuch is from the Greek for "Penta" (five) "teuchos ' (books).
Both Jewish and Christian traditions view these five books as a single unit, forming the backbone of the rest of the Bible. Both traditions place the Pentateuch first in the divisions of the Old Testament (Law, Prophets, and Writings).
Other designations for the Pentateuch include The Book of Law ', emphasizing the covenant stipulations as its defining features; and The Law of Moses ', emphasizing the human mediator as its defining feature.
The Pentateuch has two basic divisions:
The first eleven chapters of Genesis deal with the earth and human race, nature and purpose of humanity, intrusion of sin into God 's good creation,judgement and the hope of redemption. Genesis chapter 12 to Deuteronomy chapter 34 deal with Yahweh Covenant, Abraham posterity, Divine election and blessing, and the grant of a promised land '. 2. The Pentateuchal Genres.
Genre is a literary term applicable to a given category of literature under study; the kind or style of literature.
The Pentateuch has a rich collection of genres. There are prose narratives, Ancient poetry and songs, legal writings (Law) and Prophetic revelations.
Prose narratives: In spite of the designation, Torah, the Pentateuch is basically a prose narrative; a third-person descriptive account of early Israelite history interspersed with prayers, speeches and other types of direct discourse. Narrative examples are found in Genesis (cf. Abraham 's intercessory prayer for Sodom Genesis 18:22-33), Exodus (cf. Yahweh 's speech to Moses Exodus 3:7-12), Deuteronomy (cf. Moses ' discourse with the people-Deut.1:6ff).
The narratives give
DISCUSS WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON ITS LEGAL CATEGORIES.
1. Introduction.
The Pentateuch consists of the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy; called "Torah ' in Hebrew. The term Pentateuch is from the Greek for "Penta" (five) "teuchos ' (books).
Both Jewish and Christian traditions view these five books as a single unit, forming the backbone of the rest of the Bible. Both traditions place the Pentateuch first in the divisions of the Old Testament (Law, Prophets, and Writings).
Other designations for the Pentateuch include The Book of Law ', emphasizing the covenant stipulations as its defining features; and The Law of Moses ', emphasizing the human mediator as its defining feature.
The Pentateuch has two basic divisions:
The first eleven chapters of Genesis deal with the earth and human race, nature and purpose of humanity, intrusion of sin into God 's good creation,judgement and the hope of redemption. Genesis chapter 12 to Deuteronomy chapter 34 deal with Yahweh Covenant, Abraham posterity, Divine election and blessing, and the grant of a promised land '. 2. The Pentateuchal Genres.
Genre is a literary term applicable to a given category of literature under study; the kind or style of literature.
The Pentateuch has a rich collection of genres. There are prose narratives, Ancient poetry and songs, legal writings (Law) and Prophetic revelations.
Prose narratives: In spite of the designation, Torah, the Pentateuch is basically a prose narrative; a third-person descriptive account of early Israelite history interspersed with prayers, speeches and other types of direct discourse. Narrative examples are found in Genesis (cf. Abraham 's intercessory prayer for Sodom Genesis 18:22-33), Exodus (cf. Yahweh 's speech to Moses Exodus 3:7-12), Deuteronomy (cf. Moses ' discourse with the people-Deut.1:6ff).
The narratives give
Bibliography: 1. Amenu, Francis. Trinity Theological Seminary: Introduction to the Pentateuch.2006. 2. "Pentateuch" Holman Bible Dictionary: http//www.studylight.org/dic/hbd/print 3. "Introduction to the Pentateuch" http//www.anova.org/sev/es/into_pentateuch.htm