The Pentateuch is the Christian name for the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. They tell the old story of creation, the flood, Abraham’s family, the escape from Egypt, the law given at Sinai, and the long walk toward the promised land.

The Pentateuch is摩西五經是 the Christian name for基督教對...的稱呼 the first five books of the Old Testament舊約聖經的前五卷: Genesis創世記, Exodus出埃及記, Leviticus利未記, Numbers民數記, and Deuteronomy申命記。They tell這五卷書講述的是 the old story of creation創世的古老故事, the flood大洪水, Abraham's family亞伯拉罕一家, the escape from Egypt逃出埃及, the law given at Sinai在西奈山頒布的律法, and the long walk toward the promised land以及通往應許之地的漫長路程。

Church tradition says Moses wrote them; that is the tidy answer you will hear in many Sunday schools — though actually, a lot of modern Bible scholars think these books were gathered and edited over a long time, by more than one hand.

Church tradition says教會傳統上說 Moses wrote them這五卷書是摩西寫的; that is the tidy answer you will hear in many Sunday schools這是你在很多主日學會聽到的簡明答案——though actually不過其實, a lot of modern Bible scholars think很多現代聖經學者認為 these books were gathered and edited over a long time這幾卷書是經過很長一段時間彙整編修而成的, by more than one hand而且不只一個人的手筆。

Jewish people usually call this same group the Torah. Be careful there too: Torah can mean just these five books, or, more loosely, Jewish teaching as a whole.

Jewish people usually call this same group猶太人通常把這同一組書稱為 the Torah妥拉。Be careful there too這裡也要小心: Torah can mean just these five books妥拉可以只指這五卷書, or, more loosely或者更寬鬆地說, Jewish teaching as a whole可以指整個猶太教的教導。

Pentateuch is a formal, classroom-and-pulpit word. In ordinary talk people say “the first five books of the Bible” or “the Torah.” Some speakers stretch Pentateuch as if it meant the whole Old Testament.

Pentateuch is a formal, classroom-and-pulpit word摩西五經是個正式的用詞,常見於課堂和講道場合。In ordinary talk在日常對話裡 people say一般人會說 “the first five books of the Bible”「聖經的前五卷」 or “the Torah.”或「妥拉」。Some speakers stretch Pentateuch有些人會把摩西五經這個詞用得更寬 as if it meant the whole Old Testament好像它是指整本舊約一樣。

It does not. It is only the opening five.

It does not它不是這樣的。It is only它只是 the opening five開頭那五卷而已。