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    The Old Testament contains 4 major divisions - the Pentateuch (first 5 books of Moses), Historical Books, Wisdom Literature, and Prophetical Books. The Pentateuch consists of Genesis (origins of the universe, world, and mankind), Exodus (the Israelites' departure from Egypt), Leviticus (Levitical laws and holiness of God), Numbers (census of Israel), and Deuteronomy (Moses' discourses before entering Canaan). Each was written by multiple authors over centuries but share the overarching narrative of God's relationship with the Israelites.

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    The Old Testament contains 4 major divisions - the Pentateuch (first 5 books of Moses), Historical Books, Wisdom Literature, and Prophetical Books. The Pentateuch consists of Genesis (origins of the universe, world, and mankind), Exodus (the Israelites' departure from Egypt), Leviticus (Levitical laws and holiness of God), Numbers (census of Israel), and Deuteronomy (Moses' discourses before entering Canaan). Each was written by multiple authors over centuries but share the overarching narrative of God's relationship with the Israelites.

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    The Old Testament contains 4 major divisions - the Pentateuch (first 5 books of Moses), Historical Books, Wisdom Literature, and Prophetical Books. The Pentateuch consists of Genesis (origins of the universe, world, and mankind), Exodus (the Israelites' departure from Egypt), Leviticus (Levitical laws and holiness of God), Numbers (census of Israel), and Deuteronomy (Moses' discourses before entering Canaan). Each was written by multiple authors over centuries but share the overarching narrative of God's relationship with the Israelites.

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    Introduction to the Old Testament

    • The Old Testament • PENTATEUCH


    Books • HISTORICAL BOOKS
    • WISDOM
    LITERATURE
    • PROPHETICAL
    BOOKS
    THE PENTATEUCH
    • 1. Genesis • The “books of Moses
    • 2. Exodus • The “Torah”
    • 3. Leviticus • The Law
    • 4. Numbers
    • 5. Deuteronomy
    1. GENESIS – the beginning or origin

    Author:
    Content
     Yahwist (Southern Kingdom) > It deals about the
     Elohist (Northern Kingdom)
     Priestly (Exilic/Post exilic,
    beginning of the
    priest/s and scribe/s traditions, universe, the world
    the final editor and origin of
    Date of composition: mankind.
    >9th – 5th century BC
    2. EXODUS – the departure
    Author
     Yahwist, Elohist & • Content
    Priestly traditions > It continues narrating
    Date composed the Book of Genesis
     9th cenutry AD, but about the Israelites’
    edited by priestly descendants in Egypt.
    redactor in the 6th It deals with the
    century Israelites’ deliverance
     from slavery in Egypt
    3. LEVITICUS – “Levitical” laws
    • Author: • Content
     priestly tradition  Continues narrating
    what has been left in
    • Date: the book of Exodus.
     To tell the Israelite
     Sometimes in 5th
    after their exile about
    century, after the
    the holiness of God;
    return from the exile;
    the He is utterly
    but the holiness code
    different from us. He
    was compose before
    is the living God
    the exile
    4. NUMBERS – deals with the
    census of Israel
    • Author • Content
     J, E, P traditions  A Transitional work,
    predominate. connecting link in the
    However, P tradition epic of Israel’s
    has given Numbers redemption from
    its final form Egypt and her
    Date settlement of Canaan
     9th – 5th century BC  The story of 40 yrs
    from Mt Sinai until the
    border of the
    Promised land
    5. DEUTERONOMY- “2 law” nd

    • Author • Content
     E, D, P traditions > A series of discourses
    of Moses when they
    • Date were at Moab i.e., in
    the wilderness east of
     Sometimes in the 7th
    the river Jordan when
    century they were about to
    enter Canaa.

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