Mosaic law

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The Mosaic law or Mosaic Law is the law given by Moses to the Israelite People per the Mosaic Covenant and consigned in the Torah^[1][2] (or Five Books of Moses, the Pentateuch). In the Old and New Testaments, it is simply called "the Law".

Depending on context and in widening order, the expression may refer to the observance of:

• The Ten Commandments, basis for the Biblical law
• The Biblical law, the legal aspects of the Torah
• The Torah, the founding texts of Judaism, part of the Tanakh

It may also refer to the observance of:

• The Halakha, collective body of Jewish religious law, the Jewish law, see also 613 mitzvot
• See also the Gospel according to the Hebrews.

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[edit] References

1. ^ "Torah" in the Jewish Encyclopedia
2. ^ "Talmudic Law: Three Historical Periods of Jewish Law" in the Jewish Encyclopedia