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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What sacred text of Judaism contains most of the laws and history of the Jews until the death of Moses?
A
the Upanishads
B
the Commentaries
C
the Dead Sea Scrolls
D
the Torah
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Torah (/ˈtɔːrə, ˈtoʊrə/; Biblical Hebrew: Tōrā, “Instruction", “Teaching” or “Law") is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, namely the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jews believe that God dictated the Torah to Moses on Mount Sinai 50 days after their exodus from Egyptian slavery. They believe that the Torah shows how God wants Jews to live. It contains 613 commandments and Jews refer to the ten best known of these as the ten 10 statements.

Detailed explanation-3: -For many Jewish people, sacred texts are the most important sources of authority-the Written Torah (Bible) and the Oral Torah (rabbinic tradition ). The most important texts today are the Tenakh and the Talmud .

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