Sources for Study
The Torah — Bereshit (Genesis), Chapters 1–9
The account of creation, humanity in the image of the Creator, the commandments given to Adam, and the commandments given to the descendants of Noah after the Flood — where the commandments concerning the oneness of the Creator, bloodshed, forbidden sexual relations, theft, and eating a limb taken from a living animal first appear.
The Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Sanhedrin 56a
The central Talmudic source listing the Seven Noahide Commandments and explaining their scope:
“The descendants of Noah were commanded to observe seven commandments: establishing courts of justice, and prohibitions against blasphemy, idolatry, forbidden sexual relations, bloodshed, theft, and eating a limb taken from a living animal.”
Maimonides (the Rambam), Hilchot Melachim uMilchamot (Laws of Kings and Wars) 8:10–11 and 9:1–14
A systematic codification of the laws for the descendants of Noah: a detailed account of each prohibition, the ruling that those who observe the commandments in recognition that the Creator commanded them are counted among the righteous among the nations, and the obligation of the descendants of Noah to observe the commandments according to Torah law.
Good Character, Tractate Avot (Ethics of the Fathers), and Other Ethical Sources
Texts from Tractate Avot, Michah (Micah) 6:8, and Tehillim (Psalms) — for deeper reflection on the meaning of life and humanity's purpose. Michah 6:8:
“To do justice, to love loving-kindness, and to walk discreetly with your God.”
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“The Way of Noah's Children” is a learning website originally written in Hebrew. It aims to make the Torah's understanding of the meaning of life and the Seven Noahide Commandments accessible to everyone — the universal moral teaching of the Creator accepted by all humanity since the Flood.
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