Introduction 1 Part 1: The Torah 101 5 Chapter 1: Beginning with Torah Basics 7 Chapter 2: Encountering God, the Ultimate Author 19 Chapter 3: Examining the Treasures of the Torah 37 Part 2: One by One: The Books of the Torah 61 Chapter 4: "In the Beginning": The Book of Genesis 63 Chapter 5: "These Are the Names": The Book of Exodus 83 Chapter 6: "And He Called": The Book of Leviticus 107 Chapter 7: "In the Wilderness": The Book of Numbers 121 Chapter 8: "Words": The Book of Deuteronomy 135 Part 3: The Torah: An Operating Manual for Planet Earth 149 Chapter 9: Keeping Your Personal Behavior in Line with the Torah 151 Chapter 10: Living by the Word of the Torah in the Community 163 Part 4: The Importance of the Torah in Judaism 173 Chapter 11: Observing the Holy Days in Torah Time 175 Chapter 12: Following Jewish Customs According to the Torah 197 Chapter 13: Walking through the Torah Synagogue Service 215 Chapter 14: The Final Commandment: Writing a Torah Scroll 237 Chapter 15: Always Up for Discussion: Analyzing the Torah 261 Chapter 16: Studying the Torah with Translations, Commentaries, and Other Resources 279 Part 5: Do You Dig Archaeology? 295 Chapter 17: The Science of Biblical Archaeology 297 Chapter 18: Biblical Archaeology: True or False?. 305 Part 6: The Part of Tens 317 Chapter 19: Ten Frequently Misunderstood Quotes from the Torah 319 Chapter 20: The Ten Commandments According to the Torah 327 Appendix: A Glossary of Torah Terms and Names 335 Index 343.