Pentateuch
Genesis through Deuteronomy
The Pentateuch is the first five books of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
Also called the Torah or the Five Books of Moses, these texts form the foundation of Jewish law and narrative.
The term comes from Greek for "five scrolls."
First biblical book
- ExodusMass departure from a place
- LeviticusHebrew scripture of rituals
- NumbersQuantity-representing symbols
- DeuteronomyFifth Torah book
Moses · covenant · commandments · law · Sinai · tablets · revelation · scripture
Hebrew scriptural commandments
- commandmentsAuthoritative rules demanding compliance
- statutesFormally enacted laws
- ordinancesLocal government rules
- prohibitionsFormal orders against something
sacrifices · offerings · purity · dietary laws · Sabbath · festivals · tabernacle · priesthood
Making something exist
- AdamFirst created man
- EveGenesis matriarch
- NoahBiblical vessel builder
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
Abraham · Isaac · Jacob · Joseph · Egypt · pharaoh · exodus · wilderness
Obscuring sensitive text
- sourcesPoints of origin
- exegesisCritical textual interpretation
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
- SeptuagintGreek translation of Hebrew scriptures
Samaritan · manuscripts · authorship · composition · tradition
Genesis
First biblical book
- ExodusMass departure from a place
- LeviticusHebrew scripture of rituals
- NumbersQuantity-representing symbols
Deuteronomy · Moses · covenant · commandments · law · Sinai · tablets · revelation · scripture · canon
Mosaic law
Hebrew scriptural commandments
- commandmentsAuthoritative rules demanding compliance
- statutesFormally enacted laws
- ordinancesLocal government rules
prohibitions · sacrifices · offerings · purity · dietary laws · Sabbath · festivals · tabernacle · priesthood · atonement
creation
Making something exist
flood · Abraham · Isaac · Jacob · Joseph · Egypt · pharaoh · exodus · wilderness · promised land
redaction
Obscuring sensitive text
- sourcesPoints of origin
- exegesisCritical textual interpretation
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
Septuagint · Samaritan · manuscripts · authorship · composition · tradition
aliyah
Torah reading summons
- synagogueJewish house of worship
- chantingRhythmic repetitive vocalization
- tropeRecurring narrative device
Shavuot · bimah · ark · mantle · crown · congregation · cycle · portion · service · observance
PentateuchNew Testament
Second biblical division
Book of Revelation · Psalms · Gospels · Acts of the Apostles