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Do the Jewish have sacred texts?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

Of course, we have our Bible, the Tanach. The word Tanach is an acronym made from the names of its three sections: Torah (Teachings), Nevi'im (Prophets), and K'tuvim (Writings).

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