The "Five Books of Moses" ( Genesis , Exodus , Leviticus , Numbers , Deuteronomy ). These cover the creation of the world, the origins of the Israelites, the Exodus from Egypt, and the receiving of the Ten Commandments and other laws.
The , widely known in Jewish tradition as the Tanakh , is a foundational collection of 24 books that serves as the core scripture for Judaism and the historical "Old Testament" for Christianity. It was composed over nearly a millennium, roughly between 1100 BCE and 165 BCE, by various authors, scribes, and editors. Structure: The Tanakh The Hebrew Bible
The term "Tanakh" is an acronym representing its three primary divisions: The "Five Books of Moses" ( Genesis ,
Most books reached their final form in the post-exilic or Second Temple period (after 539 BCE). It was composed over nearly a millennium, roughly