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Wednesday, September 11, 2002
> Question:
> Dear Pastor, I am doing a project for school and I
need to figure out
> something. Is the Old Testament the same in the Torah as it is in the
> Bible. Also is the New Testament mainly Jesus's teachings.
Hi Jared,
Good questions.
I am going to have to guess at your question. The term Old Testament
is a Christian term. The term Torah is a Jewish term. If you are asking
if the Old Testament of the Christians is the same as the Torah of the
Jews, yes, it would be the same.
The term Torah generally speaks of the first five books of Moses.
When Jewish people speak of all the Old Testament writings, they use
the term Tanach. (Or Tanakh.) The Tanakh speaks of the three
sections of the Jewish Bible, which is the Torah, the Prophets, and the
Writings.
Hope this helps,
Buddy
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