Architecture of Grace

The Hebrew Bible

Read the Hebrew Bible, the Tanakh, as literature and history. Start with its stories. Then learn its three parts and how Jewish readers study it. We study it; we never preach it.

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Grades K–2

The course

The Hebrew Bible, Grades K–2

3 units, 6 chapters. Each lesson has a reading, key words and three checks.

Course contents
In the Beginning
Bereshit Stories
Seven Days and Shabbat; Noah, the Ark and the Rainbow.
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Abraham, Sarah and Their Family
Bereshit Stories
Abraham and Sarah Go to a New Land; Jacob, Rachel, Leah and Joseph.
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Moses and the Torah
Shemot Stories
Out of Egypt: The Passover Story; Mount Sinai and the Ten Sayings.
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Grades 3–5

The course

The Hebrew Bible, Grades 3–5

4 units, 8 chapters. Each lesson has a reading, key words and three checks.

Course contents
What the Tanakh Is
Orientation
Torah, Nevi'im, Ketuvim; The Torah's Big Story.
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Into the Land
Nevi'im: The Former Prophets
Joshua, Deborah, Gideon, Samson; Ruth, Hannah and Samuel.
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Kings and Prophets
Nevi'im
Saul, David and Solomon; Elijah, Jonah and the Prophets of Justice.
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Songs, Sayings and Scrolls
Ketuvim
Psalms and Proverbs; Esther, Daniel and Going Home.
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Grades 6–8

The course

The Hebrew Bible, Grades 6–8

4 units, 8 chapters. Each lesson has a reading, key words and three checks.

Course contents
The Shape of the Tanakh
Method
Three Parts, Twenty-Four Books, One Scroll; How Jews Read: Parashah, Midrash, Commentary.
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Torah: Genesis and Exodus
Torah
Genesis: From Creation to Joseph; Exodus: Liberation, Sinai, the Mishkan.
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Torah: Leviticus to Deuteronomy, and the Former Prophets
Torah and Nevi'im
Holiness, the Wilderness and Moses's Last Words; Joshua to Kings: The Land, the Monarchy, the Fall.
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The Latter Prophets and the Writings
Nevi'im and Ketuvim
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and the Twelve; Ketuvim: Psalms, Wisdom, the Five Scrolls, Ezra–Nehemiah, Chronicles.
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Grades 9–10

The course

The Hebrew Bible, Grades 9–10

3 units, 6 chapters. Each lesson has a reading, key words and three checks.

Course contents
Close Reading Genesis
Torah Close Up
Creation, Eden and the Akedah; Jacob, Joseph and the Art of Biblical Narrative.
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Law, Covenant and the Prophetic Voice
Torah and Nevi'im Close Up
Sinai, the Decalogue and the Covenant Code; Amos, Hosea, Micah, Isaiah: Justice, Mercy and Return.
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Poetry, Wisdom and the Scroll of Esther
Ketuvim Close Up
Psalms and the Song of Songs: Hebrew Poetry; Job, Ecclesiastes and Esther: Questions Without Easy Answers.
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Grades 11–12

The course

The Hebrew Bible, Grades 11–12

3 units, 6 chapters. Each lesson has a reading, key words and three checks.

Course contents
Text, Transmission and Translation
Text History
From Scroll to Codex: Masoretes, Scrolls and Versions; Translating the Tanakh.
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Interpretation Across the Centuries
Interpretation
Midrash, Rashi, Ibn Ezra and Maimonides; Jewish, Christian and Academic Readings of the Same Text.
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The Tanakh in Jewish Life and Capstone
Capstone
The Tanakh in Prayer, Holiday, Home and Literature; Capstone: Arguing an Interpretation from Text and Commentary.
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