Handbook on the Pentateuch: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy

For more than twenty years, Victor Hamilton's handbook has been introducing students to the Pentateuch. In this substantially revised second edition, Hamilton moves chapter by chapter through the Pentateuch, examining the content, structure, and theology. He surveys each major thematic unit of the Pentateuch and offers useful commentary on overarching themes and connections between Old Testament texts. For those who wish to do additional research, each chapter is appended with a bibliography of recent, relevant scholarship.
Contents
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Part 1: Genesis
1. Creation and the Fall (1–3)
2. The Sequence after Creation and the Fall (4–11)
3. Abraham (11:26–25:11)
4. Jacob (25:11–36:42)
5. Joseph (37–50)
Part 2: Exodus
6. The Emergence of Moses (1–6)
7. Plagues, Passover, and the Exodus (7:1–15:21)
8. Testing in the Wilderness (15:22–18:27)
9. Law and Covenant (19–24)
10. Tabernacle, the Golden Calf, and Covenant Renewal (25–
40)
Part 3: Leviticus
11. The Sacrificial System (1–7)
12. Priestly Ordination (8–10)
13. Clean and Unclean (11–15)
14. The Day of Atonement (16)
15. A Holiness Manifesto (17–27)
Part 4: Numbers
16. Preparations for Departure from Sinai (1:1–10:10)
17. From Sinai to Kadesh (10:11–20:21)
18. From Kadesh to Moab (20:22–36:13)
Part 5: Deuteronomy
19. Remember the Past (1:1–4:40)
20. Be Careful in the Future (4:41–11:32)
21. The Laws of Deuteronomy (12–26)
22. Blessings and Curses (27–30)
23. Moses’ Farewell (31–34)
Index