What Is The TaNaKh?
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Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible) is Judaism’s foundational text. The word “Tanakh” is an acronym of its three parts:
Torah (The Five Books of Moses), Nevi’im (Prophets), and Ketuvim (Writings).
It contains stories, law, poetry, and teachings about God and humanity.
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Torah is the one Hebrew word that may provide the best lens into the Jewish tradition. Meaning literally “instruction” or “guidebook,”
the Torah is the central text of Judaism. It refers specifically to the first five books of the Bible called the Pentateuch,
traditionally thought to be penned by the early Hebrew prophet Moses. More generally, however, torah (no capitalization) is often used
to refer to all of Jewish sacred literature, learning, and law. It is the Jewish way.
The Pluralism Project, Harvard University
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Tanakh is an acronym, made from the first Hebrew letter of each of the Masoretic Text's three
traditional divisions: Torah (literally 'Instruction' or 'Law'), Nevi'im (Prophets),
and Ketuvim (Writings)—hence TaNaKh. The three-part division reflected
in the acronym Tanakh is well attested in the rabbinic literature.
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Hebrew Bible Commentaries
