RELIGIONS
JUDAISM
Question
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What is the holy book of Judaism called?
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Bible
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Torah
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Koran
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New Testament
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Torah () in Hebrew can mean teaching, direction, guidance and law. The most prominent meaning for Jews is that the Torah constitutes the first five books of the Hebrew Bible (also called the Pentateuch, ‘five books’ in Greek), traditionally thought to have been composed by Moses .
Detailed explanation-2: -The twin pillars of Judaism are the Hebrew Bible and the Talmud. The Hebrew Scriptures–the book of the “People of the Book”–are divided into three main sections: the Torah (Pentateuch); the Nevi’im (Prophets), and the Ketuvim (Hagiographa).
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