Introduction to the fourth book of Moses, Numbers The Fourth Book of the Bible, the Book of Numbers The name “Numeri” for the fourth book of Moses was also taken from the Vulgate.The Latin “Numeri” means “numbers” or “counts,” as does the Greek “arithmoi,” from which it was translated in the Septuagint. This designation was…
Introduction to the third book of Moses, Leviticus The Third Book of the Bible, the Book of Atonement The title we commonly use for the third book of Moses, “Leviticus,” was adopted from the Latin Vulgate. The Vulgate, in turn, borrowed the term from the Greek “Leueitikon” in the Septuagint. Leviticus is derived from the…
Introduction to the second book of Moses, Exodus The Second Book of the Bible, the Book of Redemption The name of the second book of Moses is Exodus. This is the Latinized form of the Greek word exodos, which means “departure” or “exodus” in English. We have also adopted this name from the Septuagint via…
Introduction to the first book of Moses, Genesis The First Book of the Bible, the Book of Beginnings The first book of Moses is also called “Genesis”; this is the title that the translators of the Septuagint gave to the book.Translated into English, the Greek word “genesis” means birth, origin, beginning, or creation. In Judaism,…