The Old Testament: The First Five Books Of The Bible

The first five books of at the Bible are known at the Pentateuch. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy each have their own distinct way of telling stories that occurred in the Old Testament. “The composition of the entire Pentateuch is its final form continues to be s subject of debate among biblical scholars” (Varughese, A., 2003, p.62). The origination of these five books has been questioned and scholars have researched the sources of these findings of the Old Testaments. Each book serves a purpose and tells a story of how God operated during that time. Genesis is the first book of the Bible and it is tells the story of origination of God’s work. It is an important book because it described the beginning of the universe and the creation of man. The chapters in Genesis “contains narratives about the world out of which Israel’s ancestors Abraham came to follow God’s call, and these chapters look back at the universal setting of the birth of the nation of Israel” (Varughese, A., 2003, p.62). Genesis was written with a purpose to give Christians the historical aspects of creation.

This book deals with the birth of the nation and it deals with the hypothesis of God’s creation. It shows how God is the creator and the redeemer of all nations. Exodus is seen “as the book as the theological document that draws heavily on the traditions that belong to the Mosaic period and on Moses’ authority as Israel’s greatest lawgiver” (Varughese, A., 2003, p.94). The events that occurred during this time focused in freeing the people from the hands of the Pharaoh. This was a significant event because it showed how Moses was led by God, and then created the 10