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Invitation to the Torah
A Guide to Reading, Teaching, and Preaching the Pentateuch
Introduction
We all love a good story. The Torah, or Pentateuch, is regularly defamed as "law." Actually, it’s a saga about our search for happiness and how the God of the Bible fits into it. Lacing legal material into narrative punctuated with poetry, the Torah contrasts two provocative personalities named Abraham and Moses.
The Personalities of Abraham and Moses
Fascinating and fickle, their adventures portray two visions of approaching God. The Torah was written to render a verdict on who is the best model. This book demonstrates that Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy are a unified narrative, framed as contrasting biographies, proclaiming a coherent message.
The Structure and Message of the Torah
It surveys each book’s structure and themes to determine its argument and then articulates the Torah’s message for people of all time, its vision of human happiness. It establishes that the Torah is the core of the Jewish and Christian Bibles and shows how the rest of the Bible elaborates its message.
Invitation to Read the Torah
Ending with suggestions to help you read it, this book is your invitation to the Torah.
