Pentateuch

Pentateuch
[ˈpɛntətjuːk]
  1. the first five books of the Old Testament (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy). Traditionally ascribed to Moses, it is now held by scholars to be a compilation from texts of the 9th to 5th centuries bc. Jewish name Torah
    《五经》(《旧约全书》的前五卷,即《创世纪》,《出埃及记》,《利未记》,《民数记》和《申命记》,传统上认为是由摩西所作,现在学者认为是由前9世纪至前5世纪经文编辑而成;。 犹太名 Torah)
派生
Pentateuchal
adjective
语源
  1. via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek pentateukhos, from penta- 'five' + teukhos 'implement, book'
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