The first five books of the Hebrew Bible are the Torah (also called the Pentateuch). The Torah is the primary Jewish holy book. It contains the Five Books of Moses (also called the Books of the Law). It was given by God to Moses (Exodus 24:12), who transmitted it to the people and wrote it (Deuteronomy 31:24). Its chief purpose is to teach the laws of Judaism; and it also teaches us historical highlights, attitudes, guidance, beliefs and more.
The books in the Torah (the Five Books of Moses):The Hebrew name for the first five books of the Bible is the Torah. It is also called the Chumash (חומש) which is a form of the Hebrew word 'five'.
They are known as the Chumash
It is called the Torah.
This question has two possible answers. The reason is that the first five Hebrew books of the Bible are not refered to as the "gospel." Only the part of the Bible that gives the accounts of the minstry of Jesus is called the gospels. The first five books of the Bible was called the Pentateuch. That refers to the first five books of the "Old Testiment," or "Hebrew Scriptures" that were written by Moses in the Hebrew language. The part of the Bible that is normally referred to as the gospels, that is, the minstry of Jesus, are the first four books of the "New Testiment," or "Greek Scriptures." This is the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
The Pentateuch consists of the first five books of the Bible, and forms the first division of the Jewish Bible. The five books into which the Pentateuch is divided are respectively Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
The five books of Moses are called the Torah. The five books are: Genesis- Bereshit, Exodus-Shemot, Leviticus-Vayikra, Numbers-Bamidbar, Deutoronomy-D'varim. The entire Hebrew Bible is called the Tanakh.
Jews do not recognize the gospel. Therefore, to Jews, the first five books of the bible are the Torah, which is: Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy
The first five books of the Tanach (Jewish Bible) make up the Torah. The word Torah means 'teachings'.
The first five books of the Hebrew Bible are: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.
The first five books of The Bible were translated from the original Hebrew- that's a start!
The Torah (תורה)
In Hebrew it is called the Torah. This is what the first five books of the Bible are called. These books are often referred to as the "Five Books of Moses," or, in Hebrew, the (c)humash, meaning "The Five." The first five books together with those of the Old Testament that follow them are called in Hebrew the "Tana(c)h." This is an acronym of "Torah, Nevi-im, Ketubim," meaning "the Law, the Prophets, the Writings."