Luzzatto's Torah commentary presents the reader with the work of an accomplished and highly respected Bible Commentator of the 19th century. Luzzatto was a leading Bible scholar at the university of Padua,Italy, who tackled the well worn theories of Bible critics who deny the Divinity of the Torah, both Gentile and Jewish. His commentary preceded, by 40 years, that of Dr. David Hoffman, head of the Berlin Rabbinical seminary, which first appeared in 1904 and also addressed Bible critics. Luzzatto's credentials as an expert in all the languages that could have had an influence on the text of the Torah are beyond question. His highlighting the moral superiority of the Torah to any competing classic work on morality is most refreshing.