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The words Torah and Pentateuch(from Greek for "five scrolls") both originally referred to the first five books of Moses, or the WRITTEN Law, consisting of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.However, at times, the term "Torah" is used loosely to refer to the Jewish Bible as a whole, as well as to the oral law and the Talmud. Orthodox Jews believe not only that God gave the written law, but also specific explanations of how to carry out that Law, and that these were to be passed on by word of mouth ('oral law'). The Talmud is the written summary of that oral law, with later commentaries and explanations, compiled by rabbis from the second century C.E. into the fifth century.

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