Torah / Pentateuch (Gen–Deu)

Genesis – Deuteronomy

Creation to 1406 BCE

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy

Outline1

  1. Universal Protohistory (Genesis 1.1–11.27a)
    1. Creation prologue (1.1–2.4a)
    2. Adam narratives (2.4b–5.1a)
    3. Noahic narratives (5.1b–11.27a)

      (Noah and his sons)

  2. Patriarchal History (Genesis 11.27b–50.26)
    1. Abraham narratives (11.27b–25.19a)
    2. Isaac and Jacob narratives (25.19b–37.2a)
    3. Joseph narratives (37.2b–50.26)
  3. National: Israel (Exodus–Deuteronomy)
    1. Exodus narratives (Exo 1.1–18.27)
    2. Sinai narratives (Exodus 19.1 – Numbers 10.10)

      (Laws)

    3. Wilderness narratives (Numbers 10.11–36.13)

      (Book of Deuteronomy)

 

Notes: 

1. As a partial support for this literary structure, see the BcR article: Evidence of Tablets in the Text of Genesis. For the downloadable PDF of this outline, see Literary Structure of the Pentateuch.

Sections

Related BcR Sections and Resources: 
Documentary Hypothesis (Pentateuch)
Ancient Near East History (section of History)
Literary Structure of the Pentateuch (Gen–Deu; out)
Evidence of Tablets in the Text of Genesis (art)
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Related from Christianbook.com: 
The Pentateuch: The Oxford Bible Commentary [OBC]
edited by John Barton & John Muddiman
BcR Keywords: 
Torah
Law
Five
OT Torah
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Old Testament
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