Torah

The Books of the Law The Torah
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The Torah (also known as Books of the Law; Books of Moses; or the Pentateuch) are the first five books of the Bible. The first book, Genesis, tells about the creation of the universe and God choosing a person (Abraham) to be the father of his people. The next four books (Exodus to Deuteronomy) describe God saving his people from slavery in Egypt and giving them the law by which they were to live, including the Ten Commandments. The word Torah itself actually means "teaching" or "instruction" or "law" in Hebrew.

The Torah is considered among the holiest of religious texts to the Jews while Christians tend to emphasize the Gospels over the Books of Moses (since the Old Testament covenant no longer applies).

The five books are as follows:

• Genesis
• Exodus
• Leviticus
• Numbers
• Deuteronomy

Authorship

Traditionally, Moses is believed to have authored a majority of the five books. The final chapter of Deuteronomy speaks of Moses' death and was certainly written by a different author although Moses still authored a vast majority of the book and the entirety of the first 4 books.

Views on historical accuracy

Secular historians dispute some details in the the Torah, but it is generally believed a leader like Moses did in fact, exist during the 13th century B.C.

Genesis

The first book, Genesis, tells about the creation of the universe and God choosing a person (Abraham) to be the father of his people.

Deuteronomy

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