Leaving Egypt〚 The FOUR Stone Tablets*〛Pentateuch in Perspective

This week’s class on Ki Tissa explores the two distinct biblical accounts of the molten calf incident and the giving of the stone tablets. We will conduct a comparative study of Exodus 24, 32 and Deuteronomy 9, 10—examining narrative differences that reveal how these traditions developed over time.

Additionally, we will highlight the little-known "Ritual Decalogue" of Exodus 34, contrasting it with the more familiar versions of the "Ten Commandments" in Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5. Why does the Torah present multiple accounts of this defining event? What do the variations in these texts tell us about the shaping of Israel’s laws?

Using a side-by-side worksheet, this class will equip students with a powerful tool for horizontal reading—a method that helps uncover textual shifts, editorial changes, and theological agendas in the biblical narrative. Don’t miss this deep dive into one of the Torah’s most complex and misunderstood stories!

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