I have myself looked at the Jewish holy book (no, I'm not Jewish by the way) and on the cover, it reads "Tanakh". So why does everyone refer to it as the Torah (which are just the first five books of [the laws of] Moses if I'm correct)??
2007-09-13 17:08:27 · 9 answers · asked by Aaron Godoy 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Torah (the Law) is just the first five books of the Tanakh.
The rest of the Tanakh is composed of the Nevi'im (the Prophets) and the Kethuvim (the Writings)
2007-09-13 17:14:25 · answer #1 · answered by wefmeister 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Tanakh, is the Hebrew Bible, which is the compiled writings of the Torah, Nebi'im and Ketuvim (Law, Prophets and Writings).
The Torah, is only the first five books that traditions say were written by Mose - also called the "Written Torah".
Here is a list of more Jewish scriptures / texts:
Talmud, rabbinical writings from the first to the fifth century CE - also called the "Oral Torah".
Midrash, rabbinical material derived primary from sermons (the Hebrew word for "sermon" is d'rash). The primary collections of Midrash were compiled between the fourth and sixth centuries, but the midrashic form continues to the present day.
Resposa, a vast collection (thousands of volumes) of answers to specific questions on Jewish law. If the Talmud is a law book, the responsa are case law.
The Sefer ha-Zohar (Book of Splendor) is the central text of Kabbalah, the mystical branch of Judaism.
2007-09-14 00:27:53 · answer #2 · answered by yahweh_is_the_lord 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Torah, or Pentateuch, also referred to as the law or instruction of God is the first five books of the Old Testament:
Genesis , Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.
The Tanakh is the entire Old Testament - the Torah, the prophets and the writings - the Hebrew scriptures sacred to the Jewish people and those called by His name.
2007-09-14 00:16:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tenach is the Jewish term for the Old Testament... it is an acronym for "Torah", the "Niveaen" the Prophets and the "Kituveen" the 'writings'. The Pentatuch is the first 5 books of the OT written by Moses (Gen Ex Lev Num Deut)
2007-09-14 00:14:21 · answer #4 · answered by Dulos 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
yes you are correct about the torah being the 1st 5 books of moses but no the torah and the tanakh are different, the difference is...
the torah is the firts five books of moses
the tanakh includes more than the torah it is ... TaNaKh, Torah
Nevi'im and Ketuvim, which is the torah, nevi'im is " the prophets" and ketuvim is "the writings"
hope i helped
2007-09-14 00:15:11 · answer #5 · answered by sk8jew 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
TANAK refers to the entire Old Testament. It is an acronym for:
Torah; the 5 Books of Moses (first 5 books of the Bible)
Nabiim: The Prophets, and
K'tavim: The Writings (Poetical and historical books.)
2007-09-14 00:13:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Torah is the law, and Tanakh is the whole Old Testament/Hebrew Bible.
2007-09-14 00:11:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
the tanak is the whole of it - the Torah is the first section of it (yes correct about the Torah being the writings of moses)
2007-09-14 00:15:53 · answer #8 · answered by Aslan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Prepare yourself!
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2007-09-14 00:15:24 · answer #9 · answered by Shinigami 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋