Claim: An early statement of faith for Christianity is the Torah.
Evidence: is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ , who serves as the focal point for the religion.
It can most specifically mean the first five books -LRB- Pentateuch -RRB- of the twenty-four books of the Tanakh , and it usually includes the rabbinic commentaries -LRB- -LSB- Rabbinic literature #Meforshim , perushim -RSB- -RRB-.
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.
In rabbinic literature the word `` Torah '' denotes both the five books -LRB- תורה שבכתב `` Torah that is written '' -RRB- and the Oral Torah -LRB- תורה שבעל פה , `` Torah that is spoken '' -RRB-.
The Torah -LRB- -LSB- ˈtɔːrə , ˈtoʊrə -RSB- , `` instruction , teaching '' -RRB- is the central reference of Judaism.