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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TaNaK (Hebrew: תנ״ך), or Tanakh, is an acronym for the Hebrew Bible consisting of the initial Hebrew letters (T + N + K) of each of
the text's three major parts. Since the ancient Hebrew langauge had no clear vowels, subsequent vowel sounds were added to the consonants
resulting in the word TaNaK. The major portions of the Hebrew Bible represented by these three letters are:
Torah (תורה) meaning "Instruction" or "Law." Also called the Chumash חומש meaning: "The five"; "The five books of Moses."
Also called the "Pentateuch." The Torah is often referred to as the law of the Jewish people.
Nevi'im (נביאים) meaning "Prophets." This term is associated with anything to do with the prophets.
Ketuvim (כתובים) meaning "Writings." This part of the Tanakh is further separated into different sections
including a group of history books, wisdom books, poetry books and psalms.
New World Encyclopedia
Hebrew Bible Commentaries
