 | Francis Wrangham - Apologetics - 1828 - 314 pages
...hundred times refuted, he still pertinaciously insists, as if it could not be disproved ! Beginning with the first five books of the Bible — Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, the Deist affects to show, that " Moses was not the author of them, as they were not written till several... | |
 | Laura Valentine - 1859 - 242 pages
...Mamma, what does that mean ? Moses and the prophets were dead." " Yes, but they had left their writings. The first five books of the Bible — Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, were written by Moses ; the books of the prophets bear their names. Now all these books the brethren... | |
 | Herbert Junius Hardwicke - Christianity - 1884 - 308 pages
...Bible itself, concerning the Christian religion, may be relied upon. CHAPTER V. EXAMINATION OF GENESIS. The first five books of the Bible — Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy — are said to have been written by Moses, before any of the other books had any existence ; but it... | |
 | Chandler Belden Beach - 1893 - 820 pages
...roll at the latter date was 876,604. Pentateuch (from the Greek words pent/'," five," and tcuchu*," book "), the name given by the Christian fathers to...the Bible — Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy. The Jewish name given to these books was Torali, meaning " the law." In connection with... | |
 | Franklin Evans Hoskins - Egypt - 1912 - 514 pages
...history as a people. Years ago we were accustomed to speak of the Pentateuch, which was a term to include the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. In more recent years Joshua has been added to this list and we are now accustomed to speak of the Hexateuch... | |
 | Chandler Belden Beach, Frank Morton McMurry - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1917 - 566 pages
...roll at the latter date was 892,098. Pen'tateuch (tuk) (from the Greek words pente, five, and teuchos, book), the name given by the Christian fathers to...books was Torah, meaning The Law. In connection with Joshua these five books are sometimes considered to form one continuous work, by many modern scholars... | |
 | George Aaron Barton - 1922 - 436 pages
...wit's end but often reveal to him, if he has intelligence to see, the weak spots of his 1 That is, the first five books of the Bible : Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. system. Jesus was no ordinary child, and we shall not be far wrong, if we picture the old Nazarene... | |
 | Behrman House - Foreign Language Study - 1986 - 132 pages
...America INTRODUCTION Every Shabbat and Festival Service includes a reading from the Torah. The Torah is the first five books of the Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy). The entire Torah is read in each year's cycle of Shabbat services. It is divided into sections known as... | |
 | Witness Lee - 1990 - 68 pages
...consideration. I. Subdivision according to Its Structure A. The Old Testament: 1. The Pentateuch These are the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. These five were written by Moses and therefore are known generally as the Pentateuch of Moses. 2. History... | |
 | Religion - 1991 - 228 pages
...editors" (p. 59). 9. The word Pentateuch ("five scrolls") is commonly used by biblical scholars to refer to the first five books of the Bible — Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. 10. Torah ("teaching," "law") is sometimes used among Jews to refer to all their scripture. More frequently,... | |
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Law is the most sacred portion and that is made up of the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Why, then, are there five days beyond the "proper 
