Article 5(a) - The Pentateuch
By Emmanuel Gomes (Audio format click to listen -> Spotify narrated by Suharsh Xavier ) The Pentateuch is traditionally known as the five “Books of Moses”. It comprises of the first part of the Jewish and Christian canons of the Scripture. These books enjoy the distinction of inspired status by every sect of ancient Judaism (Samaritans, Sadducces, Pharisees, Essenes) as well as all major Christian communities. “Pentateuch” comes from Greek words pente (five) and teuchos (roll, later coming to mean scroll). In Jewish tradition its also known as the Torah ( Hebrew meaning Law ). The Pentateuch consists of – 1. Genesis 2. Exodus 3. Leviticus 4. Numbers 5. Deuteronomy Various Christian heresies denied its authority – most influential being Marcion , a bishop in Italy in second century A.D. He rejected the entirety of Old Testament as being work of a false God, not of the one revealed by Jesus Christ. Also certain groups with roots in the Protestan