Aside from the old testament, do Jews go by another religous book?

Question

Just curious

Answer 1

Yes we do.
We go by the Tanakh, which is comprised of the five books of Moses, Prophets, and Hagiographa (AKA Writings).
We also study Talmud, which is a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, customs and history. The Talmud has two components: the Mishnah, which is the first written compendium of Judaism's Oral Law; and the Gemara, a discussion of the Mishnah and related Tannaitic writings that often ventures onto other subjects and expounds broadly on the Tanakh. The terms Talmud and Gemara are often used interchangeably. The Gemara is the basis for all codes of rabbinic law and is much quoted in other rabbinic literature. The whole Talmud is traditionally also referred to as Shas (a Hebrew abbreviation of shishah sedarim, the "six orders" of the Mishnah).
Those who are attracted to mysticism study the Kabbalistic texts, the most known being the Zohar.

Answer 2

To Jews, there is no "Old Testament." The books that Christians call the New Testament are not part of Jewish scripture. The so-called Old Testament is known to them as Written Torah or the Tanakh.

Then there is the Thalmud which according to wikipedia is; a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, customs and history. The Talmud has two components: the Mishnah, which is the first written compendium of Judaism's Oral Law; and the Gemara, a discussion of the Mishnah and related Tannaitic writings that often ventures onto other subjects and expounds broadly on the Tanakh. The terms Talmud and Gemara are often used interchangeably. The Gemara is the basis for all codes of rabbinic law and is much quoted in other rabbinic literature. The whole Talmud is traditionally also referred to as Shas (a Hebrew abbreviation of shishah sedarim, the "six orders" of the Mishnah).

Answer 3

The Talmud, as well as the Torah (the first five books). There is the 13 Laws of Mamonides, also.

Answer 4

Well, the old testament isn't called that for the Jews. It's called the Torah.

Answer 5

They call it the torah (law) and the prophets. They also have the Talmud, a collection of the writings of the most important rabbis of the centuries since the prophets.

Answer 6

the torah (genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy) are the core books of judaism. the rest of the tanakh (OT) is also considered to have been inspired by G-d but its not quite as important as the torah. there is also the talmud, etc, which is the oral law written down, it has different parts and versions, and its extremely important to rabbinic judaism but its not a holy book.

Answer 7

theres the Talmud, but its not seen in the same light as the torah/Tanach(old testament) and not everyone gives it the same amount of weight. (and definitely not the same as the torah)

Answer 8

Many others actually. The Oral Law, the Mishnah, etc, etc. The Jewish rabbi "Jesus" actually denounced this practice.

Answer 9

yes, the torah. they also kind of dig the kabbalah