Tanakh

The harsh environment of the wilderness lead to Israel's spiritual development as a nation.

The literary prophets had a difficult and often unpopular mission.

The book of Exodus tells the tale of Israel's liberation and birth, and of the beginning of God's covenanted nation.

The biblical book whose law and theology most directly shaped later Judaism.

The third section of the Tanakh, or Hebrew Bible, includes poetry, philosophy, history and stories.

Nevi’im (the Prophets section of the Bible) presents Israel's history as a nation on its land.

Twelve "minor prophets" form one "book" concluding the Prophets, the middle section of the Hebrew Bible.

These 150 Hebrew poems are central to Jewish prayer and the inspiration for countless forms of creative expression in Western culture.

Jeremiah's tragic message is conveyed by both his prophecies and account of Jerusalem's destruction, but he also gives his people hope.

The dramatic story, known in Hebrew as the Akedah, has perplexed many generations of commentators.