Topic 8: The Torah

The Importance of the Torah in the Community of Israel

General Introduction to the Pentateuch

The Book of Genesis

The Book of Exodus

Exodus to Deuteronomy

Topic 6: The Book of Sirach

Please click on Topic 6: The Book of Sirach

Topic 5: The Book of Qoheleth

Topic 5: The Book of Qoheleth

Topic 4 The Book of Job

Job in Prayer - by Marc Chagall

Topic 4: The Book of Job

Topic 3: The Book of Proverbs

For Topic 3 PowerPoint presentation, click here.

SHEMA Yisrael - Class Prayer

Shema  - part 1 | Music Codes


The Shema (Deut 6:4-9)
Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD alone!
Therefore, you shall love the LORD, your God,
with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength.
Take to heart these words which I enjoin on you today.
Drill them into your children.
Speak of them at home and abroad,
whether you are busy or at rest.
Bind them at your wrist as a sign
and let them be as a pendant on your forehead.
Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates.

v. 4. Shema Yisrael Adonay Eloheynu Adonay Echad.
v.5. Ve-ahabta et Adonay Eloheyka
Bekol-lebabeka ubkol-napsheka ubkol-meodeka
v. 6. Vehayu haddevarim ha-elle asher anoki mesavveka hayyom al-lebabeka
v. 7. Vesinnantam lebaneyka
vedibbarta bam beshibteka bebeteka
ublekteka badderek
ubshokbeka ubkumeka
v. 8. ukshartam le-ot al-yadeka
vehayu letotapot ben eneyka
v. 9. uktabtam al-mezuzot beteka ubish-areyka. Selah.

Misquoting Jesus by Professor Bart Ehrman

In class, Abby raised a question on the complicated transmission of the Biblical text. I mentioned and showed the work of the world-class biblical scholar Bart Ehrman, Misquoting Jesus as an easy-to-understand explanation of the transmission of the New Testament text. Here's a video lecture of Professor Bart Ehrman.

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