Old Testament

  • OT Encylopedias /Dictionaries
  • Torah/Pentateuch
    • Genesis
    • Exodus
    • Leviticus
    • Numbers
    • Deuteronomy
  • Historical Books
    • Joshua
    • Judges
    • Ruth
    • 1 & 2 Samuel
    • 1 & 2 Kings
    • 1 & 2 Chronicles
    • Ezra
    • Nehemiah
    • Esther
  • Wisdom Books
    • Job
    • Psalms
    • Proverbs
    • Ecclesiastes
    • Song of Songs
  • Major Prophets
    • Isaiah
    • Jeremiah
    • Lamentations
    • Ezekiel
    • Daniel
  • Minor Prophets
    • Hosea
    • Joel
    • Amos
    • Obadiah
    • Jonah
    • Micah
    • Nahum
    • Habakkuk
    • Zephaniah
    • Haggai
    • Zechariah
    • Malachi

 

Subject Guide: Torah / Pentateuch

Torah

The first five books of the Bible are referred to as the Pentateuch (Five Books) or the Torah (the Teaching/Instruction). This includes Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. It starts with the earliest history of humanity and ends with the formation of the nation of Israel as they are about to enter the promised land. These books are traditionally attributed to the authorship of Moses.

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Torah / Pentateuch Resources

Marvin A. Sweeney
ProQuest Ebook Central

It combines a purely literary approach to reading the final form of the Pentateuch with a historical reading of the text.

David J. A. Clines
ProQuest Ebook Central

Though the method of the book is holistic, the origin and growth of the theme is also explored using the methods of traditional source analysis.

Genesis Commentaries

Iain Provan
ProQuest Ebook Central

Up-to-date and student-friendly introduction to the book of Genesis, focusing on its structure, content, theological concerns, key interpretive debates, and historical reception.

Exodus Commentaries

Scott M. Langston
ProQuest Ebook Central

This bible commentary looks at how Exodus has influenced and has been influenced by history, religion, politics, the arts and other forms of culture over the ages.

Leviticus Commentaries

Jay Skylar
ProQuest Ebook Central

(2014) Context and title — Authorship and date — The Hebrew text of Leviticus — The theology of Leviticus

The Book of Leviticus: Composition and Reception
Rolf Rendtorff and Robert Kugler
ProQuest Ebook Central

Leviticus : its literary history and location in Biblical literature

Numbers Commentaries

Iain Provan
ProQuest Ebook Central

Up-to-date and student-friendly introduction to the book of Genesis, focusing on its structure, content, theological concerns, key interpretive debates, and historical reception.

Deuteronomy Commentaries

Richard D. Nelson
ProQuest Ebook Central

This provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys.