Torah

[Stacey]

Just wondering about the , and where I can go to read it? Also, what exactly is the ? I've heard that it's the first 5 books of the Old Testament, but honestly I don't know. (Gosh, it's embarrassing to give away ignorance on the subject!)

I'm so anxious to read that I can hardly stand it! Thanks in advance.

Stacey~

[Yitzchak]

stacey said:

Just wondering about the , and where I can go to read it? Also, what exactly is the ? I've heard that it's the first 5 books of the Old Testament, but honestly I don't know. (Gosh, it's embarrassing to give away ignorance on the subject!)

I'm so anxious to read that I can hardly stand it! Thanks in advance.

Stacey~

Stacey,

The is in fact first 5 books of your Bible. The whole of the Hebrew Scriptures is known as the Tenakh. This is made up of the , the Neviim (Prophets), and the Ketuvim (Writings).

There are several on-line sources for study. You can even look at the weekly portion on this forum, as Reuel posts a weekly commentary.

Welcome to the forums and Shabbat Shalom,

Yitzchak

[Stacey]

Yitzchak, thank you for the welcome AND the clarification. So basically then, I have the within my Bible. I have a plain King James Version...a translation I realize, but I will heed your advice and look up some places of study.

Shalom,
Stacey~

[Yitzchak]

stacey said:

Yitzchak, thank you for the welcome AND the clarification. So basically then, I have the within my Bible. I have a plain King James Version...a translation I realize, but I will heed your advice and look up some places of study.

Shalom,
Stacey~

Stacey,

Here is just one source for the Hebrew Bible. It is the JPS Version, which is not one of my favorites, but it is better than your KJV.

www.sacred-texts.com/jud/index.htm

I am sure some of the others might be able to direct you to a better English translation.

Getting ready for the Shabbat, so will not be on for much longer.

Shalom U'vrechot (Peace and Blessings)

Yitzchak

[NaildWithHim]

Here's an online Tanakh Stacey:

www.chabad.org/library/archive/LibraryArchive.asp?AID=63255

It has an option to buy one as well. Also, there is the weekly Parshah on that site.

You might want to also check into the alterations made to Tanakh by the Jewish Sopherim. Almost, if not all of todays translations of Tanakh are from the Masoretic texts. Just a suggestion.

Here's a small list:

www.angelfire.com/nv/TheOliveBranch/append32.html



Shalom
Naild

[Mark]

Just an editorial of glossery terms:

Tanakh is all of your Old Testament Scriptures Genesis - Malachai

, as you already know, is Genesis - Deuteronomy.

HaTorah (or HavTorah as some say) is the remainder of the Old Testament: Joshua - Malachai.

The New Testament Scriptures are commonly referred to as the brit Hadashah (variant spellings are widely used).