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Tanakh - Torah, Nevi'im, Ketuvim
"The word 'Torah' is a tricky one, because it can mean different things
in different contexts. In its most limited sense, 'Torah' refers to the
Five Books of Moses: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.
But the word 'torah' can also be used to refer to the entire Jewish bible
(the body of scripture known to non-Jews as the Old Testament and to Jews
as the Tanakh or Written Torah), or in its broadest sense, to the whole
body of Jewish law and teachings. . . . Written Torah is often referred
to as the Tanakh, which is an acrostic of Torah, Nevi'im and Ketuvim."
--
as excerpted from "Judaism 101:
Torah" by Tracey Rich, located on the home page of Judaism
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Talmud
"In addition to the written scriptures we have an "Oral Torah," a tradition
explaining what the above scriptures mean and how to interpret them and
apply the Laws. Orthodox Jews believe G-d taught the Oral Torah to Moses,
and he taught it to others, down to the to the present day. This tradition
was maintained in oral form only until about the 2d century C.E., when
the oral law was compiled and written down in a document called the Mishnah.
"Over the next few centuries, additional commentaries elaborating on
the Mishnah were written down in Jerusalem and Babylon. These additional
commentaries are known as the Gemara. The Gemara and the Mishnah together
are known as the Talmud. This was completed in the 5th century C.E." --
as excerpted from "Judaism
101: Torah" by Tracey Rich, located on the home page of Judaism
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Thaler, E. M. (Ed.). (2000, July 19). Light Our Candles: Judaism - Sacred Texts [WWW document]. Light Our Candles. Leavenworth, KS: Saint Mary College. Retrieved Month #, 2000 from the World Wide Web: https://lightourcandles.tripod.com/judaismtext.html
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