I found this so interesting I did a bit of research myself. As Joe was saying the Torah is first part of the Old Testament, also called Pentateuch. Torah means 'the Law'. I took the following from:
It's very informative. I'm wondering if Libraries have copies of The Old Testament - I'm sure they would have since the books in it are often referred to.
"Pentateuch
The first part of the Old Testament is called the Pentateuch which means the five books. It is also called the Torah, which means the Law. These books are also called the Books of Moses. They include:
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
The events described in these books, from the calling of Abraham to the death of Moses, probably took place sometime in the second millennium before Christ (2000-1200 BC).
Although scholars believe that the Law was not written by the personal hand of Moses, and that the books show evidence of being the result of a number of oral and written traditions and time periods, the Church connects the Law with Moses, the great man of God to whom "the Lord used to speak ... face to face, as a man speaks to his friend" (Exodus 33:11)".
I found this so interesting I did a bit of research myself. As Joe was saying the Torah is first part of the Old Testament, also called Pentateuch. Torah means 'the Law'. I took the following from:
http://orthodoxwiki.org/Old_Testament
It's very informative. I'm wondering if Libraries have copies of The Old Testament - I'm sure they would have since the books in it are often referred to.
"Pentateuch
The first part of the Old Testament is called the Pentateuch which means the five books. It is also called the Torah, which means the Law. These books are also called the Books of Moses. They include:
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
The events described in these books, from the calling of Abraham to the death of Moses, probably took place sometime in the second millennium before Christ (2000-1200 BC).
Although scholars believe that the Law was not written by the personal hand of Moses, and that the books show evidence of being the result of a number of oral and written traditions and time periods, the Church connects the Law with Moses, the great man of God to whom "the Lord used to speak ... face to face, as a man speaks to his friend" (Exodus 33:11)".