CHAPTER 1What ls the Pentateuch? -_THE hooks TERMof the "Pentateuch'' Old Testament is used {Genesis by scholars to Deuteronomy), to designate the which firsthave fivebeen regarded since early times as the first of its three major divisions. T heother two divisions are the Prophets (the "Former Prophets" - Joshua,Judges, Samuel, and Kings - and the "Latter Prophets" - Isaiah,Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the "Book of the Twelve, " the so-called MinorProphets from Hosea to Malachi) and the Writings, comprising the otherhooks.T he Pentateuch has always been an essential part of Holy Scripture,recognized as such by Jews and Christians alike. For the Jews, whose namefor it is "the Torah," it holds the first and most authoritative place in theirScriptures, being traditionally regarded as the work ofMoses. As the onlyperson who spoke with God face to face {Exod. 33: 1 1 ; Deut. 34: 1 0),Moses was God's most authoritative spokesman, communicating the willof God to his people. For Christians also the Pentateuch is, together withthe rest of the Old Testament, an essential part of the Holy Scriptures. Inthe Gospels, Jesus is represented as quoting or alluding to the authoritativeteaching of "Moses" {i.e., the Pentateuch) more frequently than to anyother Old Testament hook; and references to it by the other New.Testamentwriters are even more numerous.In modern times some scholars have questioned the appropriatenessof this traditional way of dividing the Old Testament hooks. It has beenargued, on the one hand, that it is in the hook ofJoshua, with the accountof Israel's settlement in the Promised Land, that the true conclusion ofthe Pentateuchal story is to he found. (These scholars speak of a "Hexateuch," meaning a group of six hooks. ) Others contend that the real
CHAPTER 1<br>What ls the Pentateuch? -_<br>THE hooks TERMof the "Pentateuch'' Old Testament is used {Genesis by scholars to Deuteronomy), to designate the which firsthave five<br>been regarded since early times as the first of its three major divisions. T he<br>other two divisions are the Prophets (the "Former Prophets" - Joshua,<br>Judges, Samuel, and Kings - and the "Latter Prophets" - Isaiah,<br>Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the "Book of the Twelve, " the so-called Minor<br>Prophets from Hosea to Malachi) and the Writings, comprising the other<br>hooks.<br>T he Pentateuch has always been an essential part of Holy Scripture,<br>recognized as such by Jews and Christians alike. For the Jews, whose name<br>for it is "the Torah," it holds the first and most authoritative place in their<br>Scriptures, being traditionally regarded as the work ofMoses. As the only<br>person who spoke with God face to face {Exod. 33: 1 1 ; Deut. 34: 1 0),<br>Moses was God's most authoritative spokesman, communicating the will<br>of God to his people. For Christians also the Pentateuch is, together with<br>the rest of the Old Testament, an essential part of the Holy Scriptures. In<br>the Gospels, Jesus is represented as quoting or alluding to the authoritative<br>teaching of "Moses" {i.e., the Pentateuch) more frequently than to any<br>other Old Testament hook; and references to it by the other New<br>.<br>Testament<br>writers are even more numerous.<br>In modern times some scholars have questioned the appropriateness<br>of this traditional way of dividing the Old Testament hooks. It has been<br>argued, on the one hand, that it is in the hook ofJoshua, with the account<br>of Israel's settlement in the Promised Land, that the true conclusion of<br>the Pentateuchal story is to he found. (These scholars speak of a "Hexateuch," meaning a group of six hooks. ) Others contend that the real
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