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In Introducing Torah Dr. Rebekah Josberger provides important insights into the first five books of the Old Testament. The course begins with a look at the historical context of the Torah and why it inspired love in the hearts of the psalmists. Designed to teach students how to read and appreciate this section of Scripture, the course will walk you through multiple passages of the Torah, with...

But for now, what we need to understand [is] that, at its root, Torah is instructional. So while we’re focusing more specifically on legal texts—all the “if you shall,” and “if you shall not,” and all of these things—we have to understand that Torah is not just law for the sake of having a rule. It is instruction. And that is why the same word that’s used for legal texts can also be used to introduce broad parts of the OT, like, for example, the Pentateuch—all five books of the Bible at the beginning.
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