<P> In rabbinic literature the word `` Torah '' denotes both the five books ( Hebrew : תורה שבכתב ‎ ‎ `` Torah that is written '' ) and the Oral Torah ( תורה שבעל פה , `` Torah that is spoken '' ) . The Oral Torah consists of interpretations and amplifications which according to rabbinic tradition have been handed down from generation to generation and are now embodied in the Talmud and Midrash . According to rabbinic tradition , all of the teachings found in the Torah , both written and oral , were given by God through the prophet Moses , some at Mount Sinai and others at the Tabernacle , and all the teachings were written down by Moses , which resulted in the Torah that exists today . According to the Midrash , the Torah was created prior to the creation of the world , and was used as the blueprint for Creation . </P>
<P> In rabbinic literature the word `` Torah '' denotes both the five books ( Hebrew : תורה שבכתב ‎ ‎ `` Torah that is written '' ) and the Oral Torah ( תורה שבעל פה , `` Torah that is spoken '' ) . The Oral Torah consists of interpretations and amplifications which according to rabbinic tradition have been handed down from generation to generation and are now embodied in the Talmud and Midrash . According to rabbinic tradition , all of the teachings found in the Torah , both written and oral , were given by God through the prophet Moses , some at Mount Sinai and others at the Tabernacle , and all the teachings were written down by Moses , which resulted in the Torah that exists today . According to the Midrash , the Torah was created prior to the creation of the world , and was used as the blueprint for Creation . </P>
who is recognized as the original human author of the hebrew torah
who is recognized as the original human author of the hebrew torah
Moses
Moses