The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil

VI. The Book of Leviticus has three parts. I. It comprises the sacrifices, their variety, and their distinction from chapter 1 to chapter 8. II. It deals with the persons offering them, their preparation, and their disposition from chapter 8 to chapter 23. III. It concerns the times destined for the offering, namely the festivals, from chapter 23 to the end, with the addition of material on vows and their redemption. As Jerome says to Paulinus, this book pertains to Heavenly Sacraments.

VII. The Book of Numbers has eight principal parts corresponding to eight orders or numbers into which the people of Israel and their deeds can be divided. I. Of the fighting men or warriors, from chapter 1 to 7. II. Of the offerings, and what each Prince offered, in chapter 7. III. Of the ministers, both Priests and Levites, from chapter 8 to 13. IV. Of the scouts of the Promised Land, from chapter 13 to 16. V. Of the sinners, rebellious unbelievers, and other delinquents, from chapter 16 to chapter 26. VI. Of those born in the desert, numbered by Moses and Eleazar by Divine command, from chapter 26 to chapter 33. VII. Of the encampments, namely those in which something noteworthy occurred to the people as they journeyed from Egypt to the Jordan; there are 42 encampments in all. Namely: four before the crossing of the Red Sea; eight from the Red Sea to Mount Sinai; twenty-one from Mount Sinai to Kadesh; nine from Kadesh to the plains of Moab; all of which are listed in chapter 33. VIII. Of the garrisons, with the promulgation of the laws of marriage and inheritances.

VIII. The Book of Deuteronomy has seven principal parts, in which one reads as if by repetition, or summary and epitome. I. The journey and labors endured by the Israelites, from chapter 1 to 4. II. The covenant and the judicial, ceremonial, and moral precepts, from chapter 4 to chapter 27. III. The ecclesiastical offices, which are repeated here and there throughout the discourse. IV. The blessings and divine promises to those who keep the commandments, from chapter 27 to chapter 33. V. The curses and punishments established there for transgressors. VI. The predictions of the dying Moses in the blessings of the individual tribes, chapter 33. VII. The death and burial of Moses, the mourning of Israel for him, and the substitution of Joshua, chapter 34.

IX. The Book of Joshua is cut into four principal parts. I. It is about the entry of the sons of Israel into the land promised to them, from chapter 1 to 6. II. About the subversion of impious kingdoms, from chapter 6 to 13. III. About the division of the Holy Land, from chapter 13 to chapter 22. IV. About the institution of a leader and prince of the Synagogue in times of both war and peace, chapters 22 and 23. Added is the death of Joshua and Eleazar in chapter 24.