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What Latin word do the Jews use to refer to the first five books of the Bible?
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Jews call them the 'Torah' or the 'Law of Moses.' Many others refer the first five books of Moses as the Pentateuch.
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What is the original Latin word do you refer to the first book of the Bible?
Genesis is Greek from the word meaning 'creation, beginning' and is written the same in the Latin.
Why are some Bible books had in been drop out from the present Bible?
I think you refer to the Apocrypha, a collection of 10 or 11 books that were never accepted as Bible books in the first few centuries when the Bible books were chosen, though our Roman Catholic brethren accept them in their Bible. They were not chosen because they were sometimes contradictory to the general Bible doctrine.
How many books in the entire bible refer Satan?
3
What are the books of The Law Books or Books of Moses?
The Law Books also known as the Books of Moses are the first five books of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament.The Torah is the Jewish name for this collection of books. Scholars usually refer to the first five books of the Hebrew Bible as the Pentateuch.The books include:Genesis (in Hebrew, Bereshit)Exodus (Shmot)Leviticus (Vayikra)Numbers (Bamidbar)Deuteronomy (Dvarim)
Isn't the Torah the Jewish Bible?
Yes The Torah and the Bible can refer to the Chumash which is just the 5 books of Moses The Torah and the Bible can also refer to the the Tanach an acronym for Torah (5 books of Moses), Nevi'im (Prophets) and Ketuvim (Writings).
What is the name of the Bible that is a translation from Hebrew to English?
All English copies of the Hebrew Scriptures are translated from Hebrew to English. These books are always called The Hebrew Bible (or the Tanakh, תנ״ך)Christians refer to these books as "The Old Testament"
What is mosaic law?
"Mosaic law" came to refer to the entire legal content of the Pentateuch (first 5 books of Bible), not just the Ten Commandments.
What two books in the bible refer most to Christmas?
The term Christmas isn't used in the Bible, but the two books that tell the story of Christ's birth is Matthew and Luke.
What are some things a new convert or new Christian to Christianity Protestant should learn If you answer the bible what books should be read first And also what other things besides the bible?
The 4 Gospels are the most important. Other books Please refer to Link.
Is the book of Genesis part of the Pentateuch?
Christian scholars often refer to the first five books of the Hebrew Bible as the "Pentateuch". The term means "five scrolls" or five books. These five books also known as the Torah.The first five books of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament are as follows:GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomy
What is another way the Jewish people refer to the first five books of the Hebrew bibles?
The first five books of the Bible are called the Torah (teaching in Hebrew). Their original Hebrew names are, in this order:BereishitShmotVayikraBamidbarDevarim
What part of the Bible was added to the original Hebrew Bible by the Christians?
The Bible as is commonly held today had as its originating manuscripts languages of Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. The original Hebrew "Bible" was the Pentateuch, or what we refer to as the first five books of the Bible written by Moses, I.e., Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Later Christian scholars added all of the Old Testament books, from Joshua through Malachi, and the New Testament books, from Matthew through Revelation.
