Pentateuch II: Shaping the Israelite Community

by William A. Anderson

Overview

The Liguori Catholic Bible Study is a series of 21 books introducing each and every book of the Bible, providing insight into the Sacred Words of antiquity, and inviting all to discover the living Word and its impact on our daily lives.

Pentateuch II: Shaping the Israelite Community continues the study of the Pentateuch with the books of Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. These three books of the Pentateuch, or Torah, are filled with laws, rituals and feasts celebrated by the Israelite people. This book, then, sheds light on the Israelite worldview and opens readers and participants alike to a new understanding of these ancient rites and feasts, some of which are celebrated even today in the Jewish faith tradition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764868146
Publisher:	Liguori Publications
Publication date:	01/31/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

William A. Anderson, DMin, PhD, is a presbyter of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in West Virginia. This director of retreats and parish missions, professor, catechist, spiritual director, and former pastor has written extensively on pastoral, spiritual, and religious subjects. Father Anderson earned his doctor of ministry degree from St. Mary's Seminary; University in Baltimore, and his doctorate in sacred theology from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh.

William A. Anderson, DMin, PhD, es presbítero de la Diócesis de Wheeling-Charleston en Virginia Occidental. Este director de retiros y misiones parroquiales, profesor, catequista, director espiritual y ex pastor ha escrito extensamente sobre temas pastorales, espirituales y religiosos. El padre Anderson obtuvo su título de doctor en ministerio del Seminario de Santa María; Universidad de Baltimore, y su doctorado en teología sagrada de la Universidad Duquesne en Pittsburgh.

Table of Contents

Dedication 5

Acknowledgments 7

Introduction to Liguori Catholic Bible Study 9

Lectio Divina (Sacred Reading) 11

How to Use This Bible-Study Companion 14

A Process for Sacred Reading 15

Group-study Formats 16

Introduction: Pentateuch II 19

Lesson 1 Ritual of Sacrifice (Leviticus 1-15) 25

Part 1 Group Study (Leviticus 1-3:5) 26

Lesson 2 A Holy People, God's People (Leviticus 16-27) 34

Part 1 Group Study (Leviticus 16) 35

Part 2 Individual Study (Leviticus 17-27) 39

Lesson 3 Grumbling in the Wilderness (Numbers 1-16:34) 46

Part 1 Group Study (Numbers 10:29-12) 48

Part 2 Individual Study (Numbers 13-16:34) 53

Lesson 4 Encampment in Moab (Numbers 16:35-36:13) 63

Part 1 Group Study (Numbers 16:35-18:7) 64

Part 2 Individual Study (Numbers 20-25) 70

Lesson 5 Moses' First Address (Deuteronomy 1-4:43) 81

Part 1 Group Study (Deuteronomy 1-2:15) 82

Part 2 Individual Study (Deuteronomy 2:16-4:43) 89

Lesson 6 The Great Commandment (Deuteronomy 4:44-11) 98

Part 1 Group Study (Deuteronomy 4:44-6) 99

Part 2 Individual Study (Deuteronomy 7-11) 106

Lesson 7 The Deuteronomic Code (Deuteronomy 12-34) 116

Part 1 Group Study (Deuteronomy 12-13) 117

Part 2 Individual Study (Deuteronomy 29-34) 132