The Torah (תורה), a.k.a. the Pentateuch or the Five Books of Moses (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy), is the foundational and leading portion of Jewish Holy Scripture. It is the first part of the Hebrew Tanakh, which also consists of two additional sections: the Prophets (נביאים) and the Writings (כתובים). To this authentic Jewish Tanakh, which is mistakenly called the ‘Old’ Testament, many Bible believers worldwide also attach the New Testament. The Tanakh together with the New Testament, namely from Genesis to Revelation, contain the full Sacred Text of the Messianic Bible.
Historically, the Greek and other translations have rendered ‘Torah’ into Law (Nomos, in Greek). However, it must be clarified, the literal meaning of the genuine Hebrew term Torah is teachings or guidance. Thus, the Torah includes, among other topics, the narratives about the Creation, the Flood, the history of the Hebrews alongside different nations, battles, poetry and more, including divine ordinances, rules and statutes. Therefore, the commonly accepted ‘Law’ gives a misleading impression.
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As a Christian of Jewish descent, this is a very welcome, outline of what is my actual heritage, and why it is important !
This is very good
It is not only the legal requirements of Torah that have significance.
Yeshua said “…the law prophesied…” (Matthew 11:13)
For example, the Passover lamb was kept for four days before being killed. Yeshua was crucified on the day of Passover four thousand years after creation.