Hexateuch

American  

[hek-suh-took, -tyook] / ˈhɛk səˌtuk, -ˌtyuk /

noun

1. the first six books of the Old Testament.

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Hexateuch British  

/ ˈhɛksəˌtjuːk /

noun

1. the first six books of the Old Testament

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Other Word Forms

• Hexateuchal adjective

Etymology

Origin of Hexateuch

First recorded in 1875–80; hexa- + (Penta)teuch

Example Sentences

For some subordinate points in the earlier growth of the opinion at present dominant, see Briggs, The Higher Criticism of the Hexateuch, New York, 1893, chap. iv.

From History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom by White, Andrew Dickson

Further, it is important to note that, just as in the prophetic portions of the Hexateuch, duplicates are often present—very probably in the stories of Ehud, iii. 12ff.,

From Introduction to the Old Testament by McFadyen, John Edgar

In the book of Samuel, even more distinctly than in the Hexateuch, composite authorship is apparent.

From Introduction to the Old Testament by McFadyen, John Edgar

The historical traditions which are incorporated into the Hexateuch were committed to writing at different times and by different hands.

From Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People by Gladden, Washington

The final revision of the Hexateuch proceeds from the Priestly Code, as we see from Leviticus xvii. seq.

From Prolegomena by Wellhausen, Julius