Pentateuch
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Origin of Pentateuch
First recorded in 1375–1425; from Late Latin Pentateuchus, from Late Greek pentáteuchos, from Greek penta- penta- + teûchos “tool, vessel” (in Late Greek: “scroll case book”)
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The Hebrew Bible contains 24 separate books organized into three parts — the Pentateuch, the Prophets, and the Writings.
From Reuters ● May 17, 2023
The Hebrew Bible comprises 24 books divided into three parts: the Pentateuch, the Prophets, and the Writings.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2023
At the time of Philo, the Jewish Bible consisted of the five books of Moses, known as the Pentateuch, the Prophets, and the later books that make up the Tanakh.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
“A Fence Around the Torah,” which opens this week and runs through March 29, features an ancient Pentateuch — a text of the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 5, 2019
Not until the time that Christianity arose, about thirteen hundred years after the death of Moses, did the tradition obtain currency that he was the author of the Pentateuch.
From The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets by Westbrook, Richard B.
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