What are 5 Jewish holy books?

Answer 1

You are referring to the Torah, which contains the first five books in the list below. In all, there are 24 holy books in the Jewish faith. They are all the books of the Hebrew Bible:

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Samuel (1 and 2 combined), Kings (1 and 2 combined), Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, the Twelve Minor Prophets (Hosea, Joel, etc., combined), Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra & Nehemiah (combined), and Chronicles (1 and 2 combined).

All of these are only in the original Hebrew.

Answer 2

1) The Torah is the Five Books of Moses. It is the holiest of Jewish books.

2) The Tanach, which is the Hebrew Bible, contains the Torah, the Prophets and the Scriptures. Together, these make up the written law.

3) The Oral Law was passed down through oral tradition until Rabbi Judah HaNasi felt (1800 years ago) that it might eventually be forgotten. He transcribed it; and it is called the Mishna. The Mishna is expounded upon in the Gemara; and together they make up the Talmud.

4) The Siddur is the Jewish prayerbook.

5) The Shulchan Arukh is the Code of Jewish Law. It was collated from the Talmud by Rabbi Joseph Caro and published in 1566.

Answer 3

Actually, there is one holy book in Judaism, the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible). The five referred to in the Question and listed below, are five of the component books of the Tanakh (see the attached Related Link).

1. Genesis - Bereshith

2. Exodus - Shemot

3. Leviticus - Vayikra

4. Numbers - Bamidbar

5. Deuteronomy - Devarim

Answer 4

The Jewish Bible is called 'Tanach'. The word Tanach is an acronym made up of the names of its three sections: Torah (Teachings), Nevi'im (Prophets), K'tuvim (Writings).

Answer 5

The Torah has five books: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy.