Did Judaism use the Bible

Answer 1

The Jewish Bible is called 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). The majority of the Tanach is written in Hebrew with some sections in K'tuvim being in Aramaic.

The Christian Old Testament was based on the Tanach but was altered by the Christian Church to support the teachings of Christianity.

Answer 2

The Jewish Bible is called the Tanach, this is an acronym representing the three parts of The Bible: Torah (Teachings), Nevi'im (Prophets), K'tuvim (Writings).

The Christian Old Testament was based on the Tanach, however, it was altered to support the teachings of Christianity.

Answer 3

Judaism uses the Hebrew Scriptures-- what Christians call the Old Testament. (For Jews, it is not "old," since it has not been replaced by a "new" testament.) Jews also regard the Talmud, a set of volumes of commentaries by rabbis and sages, as essential to Judaism, though not sacred scripture. The Hebrew Bible is referred to in Hebrew as the Tanakh, which includes the Torah and the prophetic books (Joshua, Daniel, etc.). "Torah" is often badly translated as "the law"-- but it generally carries the meaning of the "Divinely Inspired Teachings" or the "Teachings that Come from God." It is the name for the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, but is sometimes also used as a way to describe the entire Bible, since Jews believe their laws, customs, and precepts were Divinely inspired and given to Moses, who then gave them to the Israelites (the Hebrews), today called the Jews.

Jews do not use or recognize as sacred such scriptures as the New Testament or the Qu'ran. While Jews respect other people's bibles, they do not agree with the theology of the New Testament (which is a book about the development of Christianity) or the Qu'ran (which is a book about the development of Islam). Thus, a typical Jewish Bible would contain the "Old Testament" only and sometimes, some commentaries about the verses, that are taken from the Talmud. There are many authorized Jewish translations of the Bible, but the best known comes from the Jewish Publication Society.

Answer 4

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

The Christian Old Testament was based on the Tanach, however, the OT was altered by the Church to support the teachings of Christianity.

Answer 5

The Jewish Bible is called the Tanakh.

Questions are continually popping up on this site asking what is in the Jewish holy book,

what are some of its stories, who are the people in it, etc.

Surprisingly, it's quite easy to find translations of the Jewish holy book. They are available

in many languages, and are all around. Translations that are published in English are

usually entitled "The Old Testament".

Answer 6

Yes, Judaism has a Bible. When Christianity was formed out of Judaism, it took the Jewish Bible

along with it. A short time later, when the early Christians were moved to add material to the

Jewish Bible, they labeled it the "Old Testament" in order to distinguish their additions from it.

Answer 7

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

Answer 8

The Jewish Bible is called the Tanach. The Tanach is made up of: Torah, Nevi'im, and K'tuvim.

The Christian Old Testament is based on the Tanach.

Answer 9

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