The five books of Pentateuch (Genesis-Deuteronomy), for example, traditionally are ascribed to Moses. But by the eighteenth century, many European scholars noticed problems with that assumption.

This gives us a chance to explain what sometimes occurs. The first five Books of Moses in the Torah are divided into 54 portions today. Each portion is called a parshah or a sidra in Hebrew.

For many Jews, the sacred texts are very special, so a great deal of respect is shown towards them. The Torah refers to the first five books of Moses. Judaism teaches that God dictated the Torah ...

Disclaimer: This article presents the traditional Christian view on the authorship and timeline of the Bible. It is important ...

CHARLIE: When you're Jewish like me you try to live life by God's Commandments in the Torah the first Five Books of Moses. Every synagogue has its own Torah scrolls. Each one is hand-written in ...