The division of the Torah into five books is not mentioned anywhere in the Bible, yet by the early first millennium C.E., the Torah became known by the Greek name Pentateuch, literally “five scrolls.” When and why was this division created?
Dr.
Elaine Goodfriend
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Contemporary Israeli discourse uses the Bible’s rhetorical power to sway public opinion, sometimes interpreting phrases to suggest the opposite of what they meant in their original context.
Dr.
Gili Kugler
