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In Introducing the Pentateuch Dr. David Baker provides a broad overview of the background, structure, content, themes, and literary styles of the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. He traces the continuous story line from creation to Israel’s arrival in the promised land with a bird’s-eye view, while exploring key stories, topics, and theological...

“law”; or in Hebrew it’s ḥamishshah ḥumshe Torah (the “five-fifths of the law”). So again, they have the five-volume work, but “law” is what distinguishes it. We can also call it “the five books of Moses.” And they’re placed at the start of the Bible. They introduce the story. So, the Pentateuch starts the ball rolling. It establishes, itself, foundational presuppositions for the rest of Scripture. It introduces the major characters. In fact, the first verse of the first chapter of the first book: