The Torah has two basic components: a long, complex narrative that serves as the backstory to the covenant and its literary frame, and the specific commandments that serve as the terms of that covenant. The narrative itself-the long, complex narratives relating to the creation of the world, the great flood, the adventures of the patriarchs and matriarchs of Israel, the descent into slavery in Egypt, the exodus from Egypt, the events at Mount Sinai,...
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