In Hebrew, the word Torah means instruction, and throughout thousands
of years this collection of writing has offered just that - instruction
in the central beliefs of three world religions: Judaism, Christianity,
and Islam. But by observing the Torah, or the Hebrew Bible, as a
collected work of multiple authors spanning generations, the modern
reader can look beyond its fundamental instruction.
The Wisdom of the Torah concentrates on the Hebrew Bible as a book of
philosophy and literature and offers some of its most powerful and
poetic passages, including "The Poems of King David," "The Parables of
King Solomon," and "The Love Songs of King Solomon." In these works,
readers find many lyrical and timeless reflections on what it means to
have faith and to be a member of the human race.