‘Authorship of the Torah’

The meaning of Torah and its authorship.

Posted 2008-02-17

Torah is often taken to mean “law” as the book contains the laws that Moses relayed to him by God. But from the reading I have been doing it seems pretty clear to me that torah means teaching or instruction...

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Introduction

Book 1 - Genesis

Book 2 - Exodus

Book 3 - Leviticus

Book 4 - Numbers

Book 5 - Deuteronomy

The Prophets - Joshua

The Prophets - Judges

Comments...

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