Torah, Talmud and Tanakh

Torah, Talmud and Tanakh; the difference:

1. Torah (Torah) It is the most important and most sacred part, which consists of five books (Pentatebooks) attributed to Prophet Musa (Moses), a.s. These are: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. It contains stories about the creation of the world, the early apostles, the exodus from Egypt, and basic religious commandments and regulations.

Brief: The Torah is the core of the "Old Testament" and the foundation of the law.

2. Tanakh (Tanakh) This is the name for their complete Holy Book. It represents the "Hebrew Bible", which in content almost coincides with what is called in Christianity the "Old Testament", although it differs in the order of the books. The word "Tanakh" is an acronym composed of the initial letters of three main parts: Torah (Torah): "Law" or "Teaching" (Pentatebook of Musa, a.s.). Nevi'im (Nevi'im):** "Epistles", which includes the historical books (eg Joshua, Samuel, Kings) and the books of the prophets (eg Isaiah, Jeremiah and the twelve minor prophets). Ketuvim (Ketuvim):** "Writings", which includes religious poetry, books of wisdom and stories (eg Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Daniel). The Tanakh as a whole contains 24 books written mainly in the ancient Hebrew language, with parts in Aramaic, and records the prophecies of about 55 prophets.

3. Talmud (Talmud) This is not a book of revelation like the Torah, but a vast encyclopedia of interpretations, discussions and commentaries written by rabbis over the centuries in order to understand the texts of the Tanakh and apply its precepts to everyday life. That is why it is considered the axis of religious tradition and an interpretive manual, and not a holy book in the classical sense. It consists of two main parts:       Mishnah:** A record of the oral laws, compiled in the second century AD, and includes rules on worship, marriage, divorce, commerce, purity, and civil and criminal law. Gemara (Gemara):** Rabbinic analysis, commentaries, and discussions of the Mishnah, containing lengthy dialogues and theological conclusions.

To clarify: If the Torah represents the "central text", then the Tanakh is "a complete collection of the holy books of all prophets", while the Talmud is "an encyclopedia of explanations, interpretations and positions of religious authorities" on these texts. So, the Torah is part of the Tanakh, the Tanakh is wider than the Torah and includes a larger number of books, while the Talmud is a commentary on all of them.