The Torah Concordance
A Reference Guide for Biblical Law
The Essential Reference for Old Testament Law
The Torah Concordance: A Reference Guide for Biblical Law is indispensable for studying the commandments of the Old Testament.
It contains a catalog of all commands put upon the people of Israel in the first five books of the Bible. For ease of use, the laws have been arranged under relevant categories and subheadings, complete with biblical references.
$25.00
The Torah Concordance: A Reference Guide for Biblical Law is indispensable for studying the commandments of the Old Testament.
It contains a catalog of all commands put upon the people of Israel in the first five books of the Bible. For ease of use, the laws have been arranged under relevant categories and subheadings, complete with biblical references.
$25.00
How the Torah Concordance Works
(The Chronological Torah Concordance)
The Torah contains the laws of the Creator within the context of events during the early history of mankind, and those involving Moses and the Exodus. Thus, they were given through messengers, to certain individuals, and specifically to the nation of Israel. Additionally, many of them are repeated in various places throughout the Torah.
Therefore, in order for The Torah Concordance to be useful in finding and studying the commandments, a system was developed for organization and identification. There are two basic categories of the commandments of the Torah: those that were enjoined for all generations, and those that were not. The Torah Concordance, which may be purchased through the HHLC website, identifies these two categories as the Systematic Order and the Exclusive Order.
Constructing these lists was a painstaking and demanding project. In order to make the job less burdensome, we started by listing all commandments given in the Torah—beginning with Genesis 1:1 and ending with Deuteronomy 34:12—in the order they occur, one after the other, verse by verse (even if it was repeated). This initial list was numbered and called the Chronological Order, using a letter “c” following the entry number to distinguish it from the organized orders: Systematic and Exclusive. It was merely used as a background list for comparison. Having the commandments listed out this way, for instance, made it much easier to gather all requirements concerning loving your neighbor into one place, or those related to idolatry into its own place, etc.
In the first printing of The Torah Concordance, the Chronological Order was included at the back of the book. However, for various reasons we decided to remove it. One of the main reasons is that it was misleading for the beginning student; the size of the book made it appear that the Torah contains far more commandments than it actually does. Also, the only real purpose of the Chronological Order for the student was to be able to locate the place (or places) of a commandment in the Torah, which can be done almost as easily by looking up the references in the Bible.
Nonetheless, since the Chronological Order was useful for us in creating the organized catalogs in The Torah Concordance, it stands to reason that it may hold some usefulness for other students. Thus, it is now offered as a free PDF under this title: The Chronological Torah Concordance. Anyone who believes it to be useful may do almost anything with it, even making a personalized organization (see copyright page for stipulations). One advantage of having this PDF is the capability of doing searches. Since the “c” identified numbers were retained in The Torah Concordance, it may be useful as a companion to the book by searching the “c” numbers.
Click the link below to Download the PDF file of The Chronological Torah Concordance:
Therefore, in order for The Torah Concordance to be useful in finding and studying the commandments, a system was developed for organization and identification. There are two basic categories of the commandments of the Torah: those that were enjoined for all generations, and those that were not. The Torah Concordance, which may be purchased through the HHLC website, identifies these two categories as the Systematic Order and the Exclusive Order.
Constructing these lists was a painstaking and demanding project. In order to make the job less burdensome, we started by listing all commandments given in the Torah—beginning with Genesis 1:1 and ending with Deuteronomy 34:12—in the order they occur, one after the other, verse by verse (even if it was repeated). This initial list was numbered and called the Chronological Order, using a letter “c” following the entry number to distinguish it from the organized orders: Systematic and Exclusive. It was merely used as a background list for comparison. Having the commandments listed out this way, for instance, made it much easier to gather all requirements concerning loving your neighbor into one place, or those related to idolatry into its own place, etc.
In the first printing of The Torah Concordance, the Chronological Order was included at the back of the book. However, for various reasons we decided to remove it. One of the main reasons is that it was misleading for the beginning student; the size of the book made it appear that the Torah contains far more commandments than it actually does. Also, the only real purpose of the Chronological Order for the student was to be able to locate the place (or places) of a commandment in the Torah, which can be done almost as easily by looking up the references in the Bible.
Nonetheless, since the Chronological Order was useful for us in creating the organized catalogs in The Torah Concordance, it stands to reason that it may hold some usefulness for other students. Thus, it is now offered as a free PDF under this title: The Chronological Torah Concordance. Anyone who believes it to be useful may do almost anything with it, even making a personalized organization (see copyright page for stipulations). One advantage of having this PDF is the capability of doing searches. Since the “c” identified numbers were retained in The Torah Concordance, it may be useful as a companion to the book by searching the “c” numbers.
Click the link below to Download the PDF file of The Chronological Torah Concordance:
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