The Torah is the five Books of Moses: Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Leviticus and Deuteronomy. All the remainder of the Hebrew Bible (aka the Tanakh) is either the Nevi'im (Prophets) or the Ketuvim (Writings): Judaism 101: Torah gives a comprehensive list of the books in each section of the Tanakh. read more
The Torah is the five Books of Moses: Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Leviticus and Deuteronomy. All the remainder of the Hebrew Bible (aka the Tanakh) is either the Nevi'im (Prophets) or the Ketuvim (Writings): Judaism 101: Torah gives a comprehensive list of the books in each section of the Tanakh. read more
It holds a pre-eminent place in the Hebrew Bible. The Torah breaks with the mold. But there is one odd feature about the Torah as a foundation myth. As a collection, it ends with the book of Deuteronomy. At the end of Deuteronomy, Israel stands poised to cross over the Jordan River and take possession of the land of Canaan. read more