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It was given by God (Exodus 24:12)

Because it wasn't authored by human hand, it doesn't hesitate to spotlight any faults of its protagonists (such as Exodus ch.32)

It has 304,805 letters, in 5845 verses; and copies of the Torah scrolls the world over have the exact same wording

The Torah scroll contains no vowels or written punctuation

The Torah is read in a musical chant (cantillation; trope)

Torah scrolls are written by hand on parchment; it takes over six months to do so, and each scroll is worth tens of thousands of dollars

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