Structure – Sefer Bereshit/Outline

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Structure of Sefer Bereshit – Outline

  1. Sefer Bereshit – From Creation to the Chosen Family
    1. Universal History (1 – 11)
      1. Creation Take One: From Adam to Noach (1 – 5)
        1. Emergence of the World: Adam and Eve (1 – 3)
        2. Growth of Civilization: Adam's Descendants (4 – 5)
      2. Creation Take Two: From Noach to Avraham (6 – 11)
        1. Destruction of the World: Noach and the Flood(6:1 – 9:17))
        2. Repopulating the World: Noach's Descendants (9:18 – 11:32)
    2. Selection of a Chosen Family (12 – 50)
      1. Patriarchs and Matriarchs (12 – 36)
        1. Avraham and Family (12:1 – 25:18)
        2. Yitzchak and Family (25:19 – 36:43)
      2. The Children of Israel: the Twelve Tribes (37 – 50)
        1. Schism in the Family (37 – 44)
        2. The Family Reunited (45 – 50)
  2. Sefer Shemot – Birth of a Nation: From Paroh's Slaves to Hashem's Servants
    1. Slavery and Redemption (1:1 – 15:21)
      1. Slaves to Paroh (1:1-22)
      2. First Mission Fails (2:1 – 6:1)
        1. Emergence of a Savior (2:1-25)
        2. Commissioning of Moshe (3:1 – 4:17)
        3. Negotiations Fail and Slavery Worsens (4:18 – 6:1)
      3. The Road to Redemption (6:2 – 15:22)
        1. Introduction: Dual Mission (6:2 – 7:7)
        2. Stage 1: Signs and Wonders (7:8 – 11:10)
        3. Stage 2: The Exodus (12:1 – 13:16)
        4. Stage 3: Splitting of the Sea (13:17 – 15:21)
    2. A Nation in Transition (15:22 – 18:27)
      1. Lack of Food and Water (15:22 – 17:7)
      2. Amalek's Attack and Defeat (17:8-16)
      3. Yitro's Visit and Administrative Advice (18:1-27)
    3. Servants of Hashem (19:1 – 40:38)
      1. Making a Covenant With God (19:1 – 24:11)
        1. Preparations for Revelation (19:1-25)
        2. The Decalogue (20:1-14)
        3. Laws Transmitted Through Moshe (20:15 – 23:33)
        4. Sealing the Covenant (24:1-11)
      2. Building a Long Term Relationship (24:12 – 40:38)
        1. Moshe Ascends for the Tablets (24:12-18)
        2. The Tabernacle: "I Will Dwell Among Them" (25:1 – 31:18)
        3. The Golden Calf: Covenant Broken (32:1-35)
        4. Atonement and Covenant Renewed (33:1 – 34:35)
        5. Constructing the Tabernacle (35:1 – 40:38)
  3. Sefer Vayikra – A Kingdom of Priests and a Holy Nation
    1. A Kingdom of Priests (1:1 – 17:16)
      1. Sacrifices (1:1 – 7:38)
        1. Laws Pertaining to the People (1:1 – 5:26 )
        2. Laws Pertaining to the Priests (6:1 – 7:38)
      2. Sanctification of the Mikdash (8:1 –10:20)
        1. The Days of Consecration (8:1 – 9:12)
        2. Defiling the Mikdash: The Sin of Nadav and Avihu (10:1-20)
      3. Laws of Purity and Impurity (11:1 – 17:16)
        1. Sources of Impurity (11:1 – 15:33)
        2. Corrective to Impurity: Yom HaKippurim Service (16:1-34)
        3. External Sacrifices and Blood Prohibited (17:1-16)
    2. A Holy Nation (18:1 – 27:34)
      1. Holiness of the People (18:1 – 20:27)
        1. Separating from Canaanite Abominations I (18:1-30)
        2. Assorted Laws: Man, God and Nature (19:1-37)
        3. Separating from Canaanite Abominations II (20:1-27)
      2. Holiness of the Priests (21:1 – 22:33)
        1. In Mourning and Marriage (21:1-15)
        2. Imperfections of the Body (21:16-24)
        3. Sacrificial Sanctity (22:1-33)
      3. Holiness of Time (23:1 – 26:3)
        1. Festivals (23:1-44)
        2. Interlude: Menorah, Table and the Blasphemer (24:1-23)
        3. Sabbatical and Jubilee Years (25:1 – 26:2)
      4. Appendices (26:3 – 27:34)
        1. Blessings and Curses (26:3-46)
        2. Laws of Pledges and Consecrations (27:1-34)
  4. Sefer Bemidbar – From the Generation of the Wilderness to the Generation Which Entered Israel
    1. The Generation of the Wilderness (1:1 – 20:29)
      1. Preparing for Conquest(1:1 – 10:36)
        1. Censuses and Arrangement of the Camp (1:1 –4:20 )
        2. Cultic Issues (5:1 – 9:14)
        3. Guides for the Way (9:15 – 10:36)
      2. Conquest Delayed (11:1 – 20:29)
        1. Yearning for Meat: Rejecting Hashem's Food (11:1-35)
        2. Sibling Strife: Speaking Against Moshe (12:1-16)
        3. Sin of the Scouts: Rejecting Hashem's Land (13:1 – 15:41)
        4. Korach's Rebellion: Rejecting Hashem's Leaders (16:1 – 18:36)
        5. Legal Interlude (19:1-22)
        6. Leadership at a Crossroads: Sin at Mei Merivah (20:1-29)
    2. The Generation Which Entered Israel (21:1 – 36:13)
      1. Initial Conquests (21:1 – 25:18)
        1. War Against Canaan, Sichon and Og (21:1-35)
        2. Moav and Midyan Try To Topple Israel (22:1 – 25:18)
      2. Preparing to Inherit (26:1 – 36:13)
        1. Who Will Inherit? (26:1 – 27:23)
        2. Legal Interlude: Musaf Sacrifices and Vows (28:1 – 30:17)
        3. Inheriting East of the Jordan (31:1 – 32:42)
        4. The Nation's Travels – A Retrospective (33:1-56)
        5. Inheritances Revisited: Changes After the Petition (34:1 – 36:13)
  5. Sefer Devarim – Moshe's "Last Lecture"
    1. Double Introduction (1:1-5)
      1. Introduction to the Historical Speech (1:1-1:2)
      2. Introduction to the Legal Speech (1:3-5)
    2. The Historical Speech: Lessons from the Past (1:6 – 3:29)
      1. Appointing Leaders: Aids to Moshe (1:6-18)
      2. Year 2: Derailed by a Fear of Giants (1:19-46)
      3. Year 40: Conquering the Giants (2:1 – 3:20)
      4. New Leadership: Replacing Moshe (3:21-29)
    3. The Legal Speech: Laws for the Future (4:1 – 32:52)
      1. Introductions (4:1 – 5:30)
        1. Torah Observance: A Requirement for Conquest (4:1-43)
        2. Covenant at Sinai: Receiving the Decalogue (4:44 – 5:30)
      2. Speech of the "מצוה": Fundamentals of Loving God (6:1 – 11:32)
        1. Introduction: "And this is the mitzvah" (6:1-3)
        2. Building a Relationship (6:4 – 11:9)
        3. Reward and Punishment (11:10-25)
        4. Appendix: Blessings and Curses (11:26-32)
      3. Speech of the "חוקים ומשפטים": Practical Laws (12:1 – 26:19)
        1. החוקים – Between Man and God (12:1 – 16:17)
        2. המשפטים – Between Man and Man (16:18 – 26:19)
      4. Covenantal Agreements (27:1 – 32:52)
        1. Blessings and Curses and Covenant on Practical Laws (27:1 – 28:69)
        2. Covenant on Relationship-based Laws (29:1 – 30:20)
        3. Witnesses to the Covenant (31:1 – 32:52)
    4. The Final Farewell (33:1 – 34:12)
      1. Blessings to the Tribes (33:1–29)
      2. Moshe's Death (34:1–12)
  1. ספר בראשית – מבריאת העולם לבחירת בני יעקב
    1. הסטוריה אוניברסלית (א' – י"א)
      1. בריאה: מאדם עד נח (א' – ה')
        1. התהוות העולם: אדם וחוה (א' – ג')
        2. צמיחה של הציוויליזציה: צאצאי אדם (ד'– ה')
      2. חידוש הבריאה: מנח עד אברהם (ו' – י"א)
        1. השחתת העולם: נח והמבול (ו':א' – ט':י"ז)
        2. אוכלוסייה חדשה: צאצאי נח (ט':י"ח – י"א:ל"ב)
    2. בחירת משפחה מיוחדת (י"ב – נ')
      1. האבות ואמהות (י"ב:א' – כ"ה:י"ח)
        1. אברהם ומשפחתו (י"ב:א' – כ"ה:י"ח)
        2. יצחק ומשפחתו (כ"ה:י"ט – ל"ו:מ"ג)
      2. בני ישראל: י"ב השבטים (ל"ז – נ')
        1. פילוג במשפחה (ל"ז – מ"ד)
        2. איחוד המשפחה (מ"ה – נ')
  2. ספר שמות – הולדת העם: מעבדי פרעה לעבדי ה'
  3. ספר ויקרא – "ממלכת כהנים וגוי קדוש"
  4. ספר במדבר – מדור המדבר לדור באי הארץ
  5. ספר דברים – נאומי משה האחרונים
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