Ok, here’s another one for you religious scholars out there.
What, if any, are the differences between the Torah and the Old Testament?
If one has read the Old Testament can one also claim to have read the Torah?
2007-05-04 08:17:06 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
To answer - No. The Torah means "law". It comprises the first five books written by Moses. Jews divide the Scripture into three divisions: The Torah, the Nevi'im (the Prophets), and the Kethuvim (the Writings).
2007-05-04 08:25:04 · answer #1 · answered by 1ofSelby's 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Torah, also called the Five Books of Moses and the Pentateuch, contained the Law, including the Ten Commandments. Then, there are the other parts: major and minor prophets, books of the kings, etc. which are Old Testament books. Although the Torah is part of the Old Testament, it is not considered the whole testament. If you say you have read the entire Old Testament, then yes, you can say you have read the Torah.
2007-05-04 08:26:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Torah is the first 5 books of the Old Testament. The Old Testament, of course, has been translated. The Torah has been painstakingly copied in its original language.
There has been programs on the history channel describing "codes" in the Torah that shows great power of prediction. Bible Codes...it's worth a google search.
2007-05-04 08:27:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Torah refers to the Five Books of Moses which is a part of
the Christian Old Testament, but is not the full Old Testament.
Technically, "Tanach" is the Hebrew term that denotes the
full texts of the Old Testament more or less (but not in exact
counter-part).
If shall one has read the Old Testament in any given language
that one understands, basically one can claim to have read
the Torah; however, if shall one to fully experience Torah,
it is suggested that one study it in Hebrew.
2007-05-04 08:25:28 · answer #4 · answered by Ryougi Shiki 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Torah IS part of the Old Testament.
2007-05-04 09:27:55 · answer #5 · answered by Jed 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The Torah is only the first 5 books. What Christians call the Pentateuch. Tanak is the Hebrew word for the entire OT.
Translational differences are few and far between. So, pretty much the answer to your question is yes. If you've read the first 5 books of the bible, you can pretty well say you've read the torah.
If you've read the entire OT, you can pretty well say you've read the Tanak. If you go out and buy a copy, I recommend the Study Tanak. Good footnotes.
You can compare for yourself:
Here is an online version of Hebrew scripture:
http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0.htm
Online translations of Protestant bibles:
http://www.biblegateway.com/
Online Catholic Bibles:
http://www.drbo.org/
http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/
2007-05-04 08:23:10 · answer #6 · answered by Max Marie, OFS 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Torah is made up of the first five books of the Old Testament:
# Genesis (בראשית, Bereshit: "In the beginning...")
# Exodus (שמות, Shemot: "Names")
# Leviticus (ויקרא, Vayyiqra: "And he called...")
# Numbers (במדבר, Bammidbar: "In the desert...")#
The Protestant Old Testament is, for the most part, identical with the Jewish Tanakh. The differences between the Tanakh and the Protestant Old Testament are minor, dealing only with the arrangement and number of the books. For example, while the Tanakh considers Kings to be a unified text, the Protestant Old Testament divides it into two books. Similarly Ezra and Nehemiah are considered to be one book by the Tanakh.
The books of the Old Testament are:
GENESIS
EXODUS
LEVITICUS
NUMBERS
DEUTERONOMY
JOSHUA
JUDGES
RUTH
1 SAMUEl
2 SAMUEL
1 KINGS
2 KINGS
1 CHRONICLES
2 CHRONICLES
EZRA
NEHEMIAH
ESTHER
JOB
PSALMS
PROVERBS
ECCLESIASTES
SONG OF SOLOMON
ISAIAH
JEREMIAH
LAMENTATIONS
EZEKIEL
DANIEL
HOSEA
JOEL
AMOS
OBADIAH
JONAH
MICAH
NAHUM
HABAKKUK
ZEPHANIAH
HAGGAI
ZECHARIAH
MALACHI
2007-05-04 08:28:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2017-01-09 11:57:51 · answer #8 · answered by latner 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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