pentateuch

Pentateuch即《聖經·舊約》中的摩西五經。

基本介紹

• 中文名：pentateuch
• 出處：《聖經·舊約》
• 性質：摩西五經
• 意義：頭五卷書的合稱

原文

The word Pentateuch came from the Greek. “Penta”, which meant “Five”. It was the name of the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. These books were attributed to Moses and were also known as “The Law”. It was one of the most important documents in Judaism as it represented the words that had been revealed by god.

介紹

Pentateuch一詞來源於希臘，“Penta”的意思是“5”。Pentateuch是《聖經》的頭五卷書的合稱，它們分別是：《創世記》《出埃及記》《利未記》《民數記》《申命記》。這些書與摩西有關，並被稱為“律法書”。它是猶太文明中最重要的文獻之一，因為它代表了神所揭示的教導。