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To: shineon

Actually the Tanakh contains the Torah (first 5 books you listed) and the Prophets (Isaiah, et.al.) and other books in the Hebrew/Old Testament.


54 posted on 09/14/2007 1:29:12 PM PDT by Sioux-san
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To: Sioux-san
Thank-you very much for the clarification. I should have consulted wikipedia instead of google... ‎) (also Tanach, IPA: [taˈnax] or [təˈnax], or Tenak) is an acronym that identifies the Hebrew Bible. The acronym is based on the initial Hebrew letters of each of the text's three parts: 1. Torah תורה meaning "Instruction." It is also called the Chumash חומש, meaning "the five" or "the five books of Moses." In Greek, it is called the Pentateuch. The Torah is often referred to as the law of the Jewish people. 2. Nevi'im נביאים, meaning "Prophets." This term is associated with anything to do with the prophets. 3. Ketuvim כתובים, meaning "Writings." The Greek word being "Hagiographa."
63 posted on 09/14/2007 1:32:35 PM PDT by shineon
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