ࡱ> .0- bjbj "jjOl< < < 8t ,Ob ( $ r    j      = < J B0OC FC AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PENTATEUCH: BACKGROUND INFORMATION I. IDENTIFICATION: A. The Pentateuch consists of the first five books of the OT: Genesis, Exodus Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy B. The term "Pentateuch" comes from the Greek term pent teuchos meaning "five-volumed (book) after the Jewish designation, "the five-fifths of the law". C. The Jews called it "Torah" (instruction) which is often rendered in English by "Law" (Matt 5:17; Luke 16:17; Acts 7:53; 1 Cor 9:8). D. Although each book is a unit, together they form a larger unit and unity. II. UNITY: A. These five books form a backbone for the rest of the OT and NT (Deut 26:5-10; Josh 24:2-13; Acts 13:17-41). B. The books contain a chronological and theological progression: The Pentateuch: The re-establishment of God's rule on earth through man over evil and over all creation. 1. Genesis: The origin, the promised blessing of the seed in the land and of all peoples through the seed. 2. Exodus: The redemption of the seed of Abraham out of bondage and the formation of this people to be a nation living under Gods law. 3. Leviticus: Israel's culture is established by providing laws and ordinances to help with their needs when approaching God who is going to live among His people in holiness (Lev 26:11-12) 4. Numbers: God orders Israel's walk (the military arrangement, census of the tribes, transport of the sacred tabernable items), but Israel disrupts God's order. 5. Deuteronomy: The reconstitution of the nation under God to enter the land through a covenant renewal. C. The Pentateuch is a combination of history of Gods people and the giving of the law. III. AUTHORSHIP: Moses NOTE: When one affirms Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch, this does not mean that there was no editorial redaction in the final canonical form. Certainly Moses was not able to write about his own death at the end of Deuteronomy (Deut 34:5ff). In addition, Moses was obviously not an eyewitness to the Genesis events. No doubt these were preserved through oral tradition until the time of the Exodus when finally Moses put them down in writing. A. The Books do give indications of Moses as its writer:He was ordered to write historical facts (Ex 17:14; Num 33:1-2), laws (Ex 24:4, 7; 34:27ff) and one poem (Deut 31:9, 22) B. Moses is affirmed as author in the rest of the OT: (Joshua 1:7-8; 8:32, 34; 22:5; 1 Ki 2:3; 2 Ki 14:6; 21:8; Ezra 6:18; Dan 9:11-13; Mal 4:4). C. The NT referred to Moses as the author of the Pentateuch (Matt 19:18; Mark 12:26; Luke 2:22; 16:29; 24:27; John 5:46-47; 7:19; Acts 13:39; Rom 10:5) A SUMMARY TO THE PENTATEUCH: WORKSHEET 1. Recall one character or story from the Pentateuch that you have learned from. Write down what God wants you to learn from this character or story. 2. Types from the Pentateuch which are shadows of the New Testament. Write down all the parallels you can remember. Example: (OT) The story of Abraham, the father, ready to slay Isaac, his beloved son = (NT) God, the Father allowing His only begotten Son, Jesus, to be crucified. 3. Write down what the main themes and lessons are from the following books: Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy SCA Bible Study: Pentateuch Lesson #24 Page  PAGE 3 of  NUMPAGES 3 #:'ȺCJmHnHu jCJUCJOJQJ^JnHtH5OJQJ\^JnHtH5OJQJ\^JnHo(tH5OJQJ\^J B*OJPJQJnHo(phtHB*OJQJphOJQJ#:[|P LmnZ[ ]^]Y J K  C D ! _   + , m ]^`]m 0 q 0o@rs&'EOP]]cd     [\defgnopq{|}~]$a$]/ =!"#$% i@@@ Normal CJOJPJQJ_HmH sH tH 0@0 Heading 1$@&5H@H Heading 2$@&]5B*OJQJph<A@< Default Paragraph Font,@, Header  !, @, Footer  !"#:[|P LmnZ[YJKCD  !_+,m0 q 0 o  @ r s & ' E O P c d      [\defgnopq{|}~00' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ++NNNQ m   079>IKQ!TT_fu|cf& / - / 7 9 Z^&)hk)*nsmqq v , / : =  3333333333333333333333333 Joseph Sun*untitled:Desktop Folder:Pentateuch SummaryMack LinWC:\Documents and Settings\Mack Lin\Desktop\Four year plan\Pentateuch\SummaryPentateuchMack LinZC:\Documents and Settings\Mack Lin\Desktop\Four year plan\Pentateuch\Penta Lesson #24.doc@C`@UnknownG: Times New Roman5Symbol3& : Arial;"Helvetica;SimSun[SO3Times qh r& r& !20d 2qPentateuch Summary Joseph SunMack LinOh+'0l   ( 4 @LT\dPentateuch Summaryent Joseph SunSose Normal.dotS Mack LintS2ckMicrosoft Word 9.0@@H@H ՜.+,0 hp|  UW Pentateuch Summary Title  !"#$&'()*+,/Root Entry FR11TableCWordDocument"SummaryInformation(DocumentSummaryInformation8%CompObjjObjectPoolRR  FMicrosoft Word Document MSWordDocWord.Document.89q