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1. Genesis (Bereshit)
2. Exodus (Shemot)
3. Leviticus (Vayikra)
4. Numbers (Bamidbar)
5. Deuteronomy (Devarim)
* in brackets are the names of the books in Hebrew
The Jewish holy book is the Tanakh (Jewish Bible), containing the Torah and the prophetic books.
Tanakh is a Hebrew acronym of T, N, K which stands for the three parts of the Tanakh: Torah, Nevi'im (Prophets), and Ketuvim (Writings).
1) The Torah (תורה), also called the Pentateuch, is the primary Jewish holy book. It is comprised of the 5 Books of Moses (also called the Books of the Law). The Torah was given by God to Moses (Exodus 24:12), who transmitted it to the people and wrote it (Deuteronomy 31:24).
1-5: The Torah (the Five Books of Moses):
• Bereshit (Genesis)
• Shemot (Exodus)
• VaYikra (Leviticus)
• BaMidbar (Numbers)
• Devarim (Deuteronomy)
2) Nevi'im (×?בי××™×), The Prophets. The Jews see the book of Prophets as the Divinely-inspired story of their past and the relationship between God and Israel. Jewish tradition (Talmud, Bava Batra 14b) states that the prophetic books were written by the authors whose names they bear: Joshua, Samuel, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, etc. Judges is credited to Samuel, Kings was written by Jeremiah. The Prophets is comprised of a total of 8 books according to the Jewish count.
6-9: The Nevi'im Rishonim (the Early Prophets):
• Yehoshua (Joshua)
• Shoftim (Judges)
• Shmuel (Samuel I and II)
• Melachim (Kings I and II)
10-13: The Nevi'im Acharonim (the Later Prophets):
• Yeshayahu (Isaiah)
• Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah)
• Yechezkel (Ezekiel)
• Trei Asar ("The Twelve Prophets" or Minor Prophets)
Books and Prophets within Trei Asar:
• Hoshea (Hosea)
• Yoel (Joel)
• Amos
• Ovadiah (Obadiah)
• Yonah (Jonah)
• Michah (Micah)
• Nahum
• Havakkuk (Habakkuk)
• Zephaniah
• Haggai
• Zechariah
• Malachi 3) Ketuvim (כתובי×), Writings. The Ketuvim contains the remaining History Books: Daniel, Lamentations, and others. Jewish tradition (Talmud, Bava Batra 14b) states that the prophetic books were written by the authors whose names they bear: Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, etc. Ruth was written by Samuel; Lamentations was written by Jeremiah; Psalms was set in writing by King David; Chronicles was written by Ezra; Proverbs, Song of Songs and Kohellet (Ecclesiastes) were written by King Solomon; and Esther was written by Mordecai and Esther. Concerning Job, the Talmud states more than one opinion as to when it was written. The Writings consists of 11 books by the Jewish count:
14-16: The "Sifrei Emet"
• Tehilim (Psalms)
• Mishlei (Proverbs)
• Iyov (Job)
17-21: The "Five Megilot" (Five Scrolls)
• Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs)
• Ruth
• Eichah (Lamentations)
• Kohelet (Ecclesiastes)
• Esther
22-24: The rest of the Writings:
• Daniel
• Ezra-Nehemiah
• Divrei HaYamim (Chronicles I and II)
Further information:
The term "Torah" can refer loosely to the entire Jewish Bible.
Tradition places the sealing of the Tanakh's canon around 340 BCE.
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What two parts is the Bible divided into?
one of the answers is Torah
Was the bible written from parts taken from the Torah?
The first five books of the "Bible", in their entirety, are a translation of the plain text of the Torah, in its entirety.
Where did the Jews rules come from?
The Jews' rules come from the Torah. The Torah consists of two parts: the written Torah and the Oral Torah. The Oral Torah is the laws and traditions handed down by the Sages, which are today contained in the Talmud. The Talmud explains the details of those commands which the written Torah states briefly.
Was the exodus written before or after the Torah?
As part of it! That is, the book of Exodus contains important parts of the Torah and most of the rest is in Leviticus. However, the five books of Moses, the Pentateuch, are commonly referred to as the Torah.
Is 116 parts of the Torah about food?
It's hard to say, but it's possible.
How is the Torah structured?
It is divided into 5 parts: Genisis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy
What is chelev?
It's a Hebrew word that describes certain parts of animal suet; and the Torah prohibits it.
What does the 248 body parts represent in the Torah?
The 248 body parts in the Torah represent the number of positive commandments, or mitzvot, that observant Jews are required to fulfill according to Jewish tradition. Each commandment is believed to correspond to a specific body part as a reminder to involve the entire body in the service of God.
The Hebrew Scriptures are divided into three parts What are they in English?
Torah - Pentatuch Nevi'im - Prophets Kusuvim - Writings
Which came first Torah or koran?
The Torah comprises the first five books of the collection commonly referred to as the Bible.They are the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. That's the Torah.
What is a Torah scroll made from?
Parts of kosher dead animal: parchment and thread made out of kosher dead animal.
Why was the Torah named Torah?
The word Torah means 'Teachings'.
