Definition of Penteteuch

Definition of Penteteuch

Pentateuch, the name given by Origen to the first five books of the Bible, which the Jews call the Law or Five-fifths of the Law, the composition of which has of late years been subjected to keen critical investigation, and the whole ascribed to documents of different dates and diverse authorship, to the rejection of the old traditional hypothesis that it was the work of Moses, first called in question by Spinoza, and shown to be untenable by Jean Astruc (q. v.).

- Wikipedia

Pen"ta*teuch (?), n. [L. pentateuchus, Gr. &?;; &?; (see Penta-) + &?; a tool, implement, a book, akin to &?; to prepare, make ready, and perh. to E. text. See Five, and Text.] The first five books of the Old Testament, collectively; -- called also the Law of Moses, Book of the Law of Moses, etc.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

The first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, called in Hebrew Bereshit, Shemot, Vayiqra, Bemidbar, uDebarim. Also called Torah.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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