Hexateuch

Hexateuch refers to the modern scholarly grouping of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, and Joshua as a continuous literary sequence. This approach developed because the narrative, legal concerns, and theological themes of the Torah do not end with Deuteronomy but continue into Joshua, especially in matters of land promise, conquest, and fulfillment. Joshua assumes earlier laws, covenant expectations, and leadership transitions established in the Torah, making it difficult to read in isolation. The Hexateuch is not an ancient collection but an analytical framework used to study narrative flow, composition, and tradition across these six books as a single extended story.