Nnrogerson's book of numbers

And then there are also letter qualifications to the. The book of numbers continues the history of the people of israel after they escaped from egypt, and it tells what happened during the forty years when the israelites lived in the desert on their journey from mount sinai to canaan, this book is named numbers because it begins with moses counting the israelites to find out the number of people in each of israels twelve tribes. Rogersons book of numbers tells the stories behind our iconic numbers. Rogersons book of numbers takes a different approach. The first ten chapters conclude the bloc of priestly material dealing with the portable sanctuary, given in the previous books of the pentateuch. Quite clearly certain models received an alternative of two numbers, one for the local market and one for export, for example the 75 for the local market and the 70 for export, or the 479 for local and 480 for export. Rogersons book of numbers by barnaby rogerson overdrive. As it does for the rest of the pentateuch, universal jewish and christian tradition attributes the authorship of the book of numbers to moses. The english name of the book comes from the septuagint the prechristian greek translation of the ot and is based on the census lists found in. Though not starting with, it starts with large numbers and through 270 pages moves down to zero. Rogersons book of numbers is a deceptively simple list of virtues, spiritual attributes, gods, devils, sacred cities, dominions, powers, heroes, saints and symbols. This summary of the book of numbers provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of numbers.

Book of numbers overview insight for living ministries. It provides a dazzling mass of information for those intrigued by the many roles numbers play in folklore and popular culture, in music and poetry, and in. Each entry is interesting and provides references in history, science, and culture that adds value to specific numbers. It provides a dazzling mass of information for those intrigued by the many roles numbers play in folklore and popular culture, in music and poetry, and in the many religions. Learn about faith and rebellion in the book of numbers bibleproject. Jonathans vintage pens a list of conway stewart numbers. As if the book was opened blindfold and a pin was used to mark the spot. Reflections on the book of numbers avivah gottlieb zornberg on. God leads the israelites to the promised land in the book of numbers, but then they encounter a new enemy. Numbers follows moses and israels journey from the foot of mount sinai which is where leviticus ends. Rogersons book of numbers is based on a numerical array of virtues, spiritual attributes, gods, devils, sacred cities, powers, calendars, heroes, saints, icons, and cultural symbols. The book of numbers is the fourth book of the hebrew bible, and the fourth of five books of the jewish torah.