The Natural Divisions of Torah

Torah in 56 DIVISIONS

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I. Identity, Covenant, and Foundational Laws

  1. Identity Marker Laws
  2. Remember Laws
  3. Decalogue (Ten Words)
  4. Covenant Ratification Laws
  5. Stranger / Sojourner Laws
  6. Compassion & Social Care Laws

II. Priesthood & Temple System

  1. High Priest Laws
  2. Levitical Priesthood Laws
  3. Priestly & High‑Priest Holiness Laws
  4. Priestly Duties & Levite Assignments
  5. Priestly Garments Laws
  6. Tabernacle / Temple Construction Laws
  7. Temple / Tabernacle Service Laws
  8. Anointing Oil & Incense Laws
  9. Daily Service Laws (Lamp, Bread, Incense, Fire)

III. Sacrificial & Ritual System

  1. Sacrificial System Laws (Lev 1–7)
  2. Burnt Offering Laws
  3. Grain Offering Laws
  4. Peace Offering Laws
  5. Sin & Guilt Offering Laws
  6. Offerings Calendar Laws (Num 28–29)
  7. Firstfruits & Tithing Confession Laws
  8. Nazarite Laws

IV. Purity & Health Laws

  1. Health & Bodily Discharge Laws
  2. Mikveh / Ritual Cleansing Laws
  3. Leprosy Diagnosis Laws
  4. Leprosy Cleansing Laws
  5. Dead‑Body Impurity Laws
  6. Kosher Dietary Laws
  7. Separation Laws

V. Moral & Sexual Laws

  1. Sexual Morality Laws
  2. Marriage & Family Laws
  3. Premarital Sex Laws
  4. Adultery Laws
  5. Incest Laws
  6. Homosexuality Laws
  7. Bestiality Laws

VI. Civil, Judicial, and Economic Laws

  1. Civil Justice Laws
  2. Judicial Procedure Laws
  3. Vow & Oath Laws
  4. Perjury & False Witness Laws
  5. Property & Boundary Laws
  6. Inheritance Laws
  7. Restitution Laws
  8. Economic & Business Laws

VII. National, Land, and Festival Laws

  1. Conquest of Canaan Laws
  2. Warfare Laws (Non‑Canaanite)
  3. Kingship Laws
  4. Land & Jubilee Laws
  5. Agricultural & Harvest Laws
  6. Gleaning Laws
  7. Sabbaths & Festival Laws

VIII. Penalty & Enforcement Laws

  1. Capital Punishment Laws
  2. Corporal Punishment Laws
  3. Exile / Cutting Off Laws
  4. Monetary Penalty Laws

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