Name given to the first five Books of the Holy Bible and which have been attributed to Moses. It is the basis and regulation of Jewish life. The word as such means "5 scrolls". It is made up of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Number and Deuteronomy. For Jews it corresponds to the Torah, while for Christians it is only a part of the Old Testament.
Sust. MASC. Designation of the canonical books first to the fifth whose authorship is attributed Moses - of the old testament ( 41 Bible; in the Greek version "Septuagint": in the 1970s. They are Genesis, exodus, Leviticus, numbers and Deuteronomy. The term comes from the Greek cardinal adjective «pénte»: five, and the substantive «teúchos»: part, volume ( relating to books ).
