From the Burning Bush to the Golden Calf -- In Egypt: commitment and crisis -- The wilderness for the first time: the turning point at the Burning Bush -- In Egypt again: human action and divine deeds -- The wilderness again: leadership and revelation -- In the wilderness of Sinai -- From redemption and revelation to protest and frustration -- Ring out the elders, ring in the youth -- Spiritual wealth or material wealth? -- Rises and falls -- The plains of Moab -- From one generation to another -- Moshe will die, Yehoshua will bring Israel into the Land -- -- Farewell and blessing -- The midrash and the text -- Human Torah