“The Torah” refers to the first five books of the Old Testament and tells the foundation story of the Israelites. It recounts their covenant with God and their role in human history.

God makes a good world and installs humans as its rulers. Humanity rebels and ends up ruling the world in a destructive way, leading to violence, death, and the founding of the city of Babylon. God’s response is to set in motion a plan to rescue and bless the whole world through the family of Abraham.