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Traditionally, Moses is said to have written the first five books of the Old Testament, known to Christians as the Pentateuch. However, some scholars now say that it is clear that Moses did not write any of the Old Testament, and that the scriptures only began to be written many centuries after the time attributed to him. On this evidence, Moses did not write any books of the Old Testament, and he did not write any other books that we know of.

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