Pentateuch

[ pen-tuh-took, -tyook ]

/ ˈpɛn təˌtuk, -ˌtyuk /

the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

Origin of Pentateuch

< Late Latin Pentateuchus < Late Greek pentáteuchos, equivalent to Greek penta- penta- + teûchos tool, vessel (Late Greek: scroll case book)

Pen·ta·teuch·al, adjective

That the old orthodox belief that the Pentateuch is one work written by Moses is quite untenable.

Human Origins |Samuel Laing
The clearest demonstration of the human authorship of the Pentateuch proves nothing about its immunity from errors.

Short Studies on Great Subjects |James Anthony Froude
Certainly the genius of the Pentateuch, and in particular of the Book of Numbers, is not liberating.

The Expositor's Bible:The Book of Numbers |Robert A. Watson
Moses, for instance, is no longer considered as the author of the Pentateuch.

The Book Of God |G. W. Foote

These five books are called the Pentateuch, and were written by Moses.

A Week of Instruction and Amusement, |Mrs. Harley

Pentateuch

/ (ˈpɛntəˌtjuːk) /

the first five books of the Old Testament regarded as a unity

Pentateuchal, adjective

C16: from Church Latin pentateuchus, from Greek penta- + teukhos tool (in Late Greek: scroll)