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Written records: early attempts of recording stories and accounts by primitive writing forms. It is important to both the Jewish and Christian faiths since it reveals much about God and his relationship with and expectations of humanityĤ Sources of Pentateuch Oral tradition: Unwritten, memorized stories and accounts of historical events passed on, by word of mouth, from generation to generation. It is the core or center of the Old Testament and contains myth like stories, genealogies, and codes of law. In Hebrew known as the “Torah” Written by many authors in 4 writing traditions, taken from oral and early written stories Begins with creation and ends with the death of Moses Gives the religious history of humankind, particularly the chosen people, and God’s basic moral expectations. What is it? Its purpose and theme Its structure and contents Pentateuch General information Time span Importance to both Christian and Jew Oral to written tradition 4 different traditions Book of Genesis Chapters 1-11 etiologies Truths about creation and sin Promise of redemption Chapters 12-50 Beginning of God’s chosen people Patriarchs Covenantģ Pentateuch First Five Books of the Bible Presentation on theme: "Divine Revelation Old Testament."- Presentation transcript:Ģ Outline for Test Overview of the Bible Pentateuch Book of Genesis
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