Question: Who wrote the first five books of moses?

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question: Who is listed as the author of the first five books of Moses?
short_answers: unnamed author
context: Torah (; , "Instruction", "Teaching" or "Law") has a range of meanings. It can most specifically mean the first five books (Pentateuch or five books of Moses) of the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible. This is commonly known as the Written Torah. It can also mean the continued narrative from all the 24 books, from the Book of Genesis to the end of the Tanakh (Chronicles), and it can even mean the totality of Jewish teaching, culture, and practice, whether derived from biblical texts or later rabbinic writings. This is often known as the Oral Torah. Common to all these meanings, Torah consists of the origin of Jewish peoplehood: their call into being by God, their trials and tribulations, and their covenant with their God, which involves following a way of life embodied in a set of moral and religious obligations and civil laws (").
question: Who is accepted to be the author of the first five books of Moses?
short_answers: Moses
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question: In the 1700s, who became considered to be the author of the first five books of Moses?
short_answers: JEDP
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question: Who does Wellhausen believe is a redactor of the first five books of Moses?
short_answers: Ezra

Answer: Torah has a range of meanings, and it can most specifically mean the first five books, the Pentateuch or five books of Moses, of the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible. The Talmud holds that the Torah was written by Moses, with the exception of the last eight verses of Deuteronomy, describing his death and burial, being written by Joshua. According to Jewish tradition, the Torah was recompiled by Ezra during Second Temple period, and Wellhausen believed that Ezra was a redactor of the first five books of Moses. In the 1700s, JEDP was considered the author of the first five books of Moses. An unnamed author is listed as the author of the first five books of Moses.