Exodus
The Great Escape

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The descriptive title “Exodus” was given to the second book of Moses by the ancient translators of the Greek OT. The title is simply the Greek expression meaning “a going out,” which delightfully understates God's great acts on behalf of His chosen people. The departure of Israel from Egypt is the dominant historical fact in Exodus.

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Leviticus
The Blueprint for Redemption

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The original Hebrew title of this third book of the Law is taken from the first word, translated “And He called.” Several OT books derive their Hebrew names in the same manner (e.g., Genesis, “In the beginning”; Exodus, “Now these are the names”). The title “Leviticus” comes from the ancient scholars who produced the Latin Vulgate version of the...

Numbers
Travelogue of a Wilderness Journey

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The English title “Numbers” comes from the Greek (LXX) and Latin Vulgate versions, the ancient translations compiled by Bible scholars. The ancient Greek title given was arithmoi, from which we get the English word arithmetic. Latin translators later gave the book the title numeri, which English has borrowed as its general word numbers. This...

Numbers
Travelogue of a Wilderness Journey

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The English title “Numbers” comes from the Greek (LXX) and Latin Vulgate versions, the ancient translations compiled by Bible scholars. The ancient Greek title given was arithmoi, from which we get the English word arithmetic. Latin translators later gave the book the title numeri, which English has borrowed as its general word numbers. This...

Deuteronomy
The Great Review

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The English title “Deuteronomy” comes from the incorrect translation in the Greek Septuagint (LXX) of “copy of this law” in 17:18 as “second law,” which was later translated again as Deuteronomium in the Latin version (Vulgate). The original Hebrew title of the book is translated “Thes...

Hebrews
Christ is Our High Priest

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When the various NT books were formally brought together into one collection shortly after A.D. 100, the titles were added for convenience. This epistle's title bears the traditional Greek title, “To the Hebrews,” which was attested by at least the second century A.D. Within the epistle itself, however, there is no identification of the recipients as either Hebrews (Jews) or Gentiles. ...