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'''Torah''' is the [[Hebrew]] word meaning ''"teaching"''. Its root means ''to throw'' or ''shoot an arrow.''  God uses this word in scripture to signify His teaching to His people. When Torah is mentioned it is most often associated with the Torah of [[Moses]], or [[Pentateuch]], which is the first five books of the Bible ([[Genesis]], [[Exodus]], [[Leviticus]], [[Numbers]], and [[Deuteronomy]]) written down by [[Moses]].   

'''Torah''' is the [[Hebrew]] word meaning ''"teaching"''. Its root means ''to throw'' or ''shoot an arrow.''  God uses this word in scripture to signify His teaching to His people. When Torah is mentioned it is most often associated with the Torah of [[Moses]], or [[Pentateuch]], which is the first five books of the Bible ([[Genesis]], [[Exodus]], [[Leviticus]], [[Numbers]], and [[Deuteronomy]]) written down by [[Moses]].   

However, God uses the word Torah to signify His instructions ''throughout'' the Hebrew scriptures, including the [[Prophets]] and the [[Psalms]]. Since all of His Word is His Teaching, all of it is His Torah.  

However, God uses the word Torah to signify His instructions ''throughout'' the Hebrew scriptures, including the [[Prophet]]s and the [[Psalms]]. Since all of His Word is His Teaching, all of it is His Torah.  

[[Christian]]s usually call the Torah "the Law," because most English translations of scripture translate "torah" as "law". The reason this came about is because rabbis before the time of Christianity are alleged to have translated the Torah into [[Greek]], called the [[Septuagint]]. Other works were later added to it anonymously. The Septuagint translated "torah" into the Greek word "nomia". Nomia was used in Greek culture to mean "an unalterable law". Following this tradition, the Greek [[New Testament]] also used nomia to signify the torah. The Torah ''is'' unalterable, and technically it ''is'' law, since breaking it does have penal consequences. However, the Torah is first of all the teaching of a protective parent who loves His children enough to preserve them in righteousness.  

[[Christian]]s usually call the Torah "the Law," because most English translations of scripture translate "torah" as "law". The reason this came about is because rabbis before the time of Christianity are alleged to have translated the Torah into [[Greek]], called the [[Septuagint]]. Other works were later added to it anonymously. The Septuagint translated "torah" into the Greek word "nomia". Nomia was used in Greek culture to mean "an unalterable law". Following this tradition, the Greek [[New Testament]] also used nomia to signify the torah. The Torah ''is'' unalterable, and technically it ''is'' law, since breaking it does have penal consequences. However, the Torah is first of all the teaching of a protective parent who loves His children enough to preserve them in righteousness.