Editing Jewish principles of faith (section)

===Scripture===
{{see also|Hebrew Bible|Development of the Hebrew Bible canon}}
The [[Hebrew Bible]] or [[Tanakh]] is the Jewish [[Scripture|scriptural]] [[Biblical canon|canon]] and central source of [[Jewish law]]. The word is an [[acronym]] formed from the initial [[Hebrew letter]]s of the three traditional subdivisions of the Tanakh: The [[Torah]] ("Teaching", also known as the ''Five Books of Moses'' or ''Pentateuch''), the [[Nevi'im]] ("Prophets") and the [[Ketuvim]] ("Writings").<ref name="Peter">Peter A. Pettit, "Hebrew Bible" in ''A Dictionary of Jewish-Christian Relations'' (2005). Eds. Edward Kessler and Neil Wenborn. [[Cambridge University Press]].</ref> The Tanakh contains 24 books in all; its authoritative version is the [[Masoretic Text]]. Traditionally, the text of the Tanakh was said to have been finalized at the [[Council of Jamnia]] in 70&nbsp;CE, although this is uncertain.<ref name="Peter" /> In Judaism, the term "Torah" refers not only to the Five Books of Moses, but also to all of the Jewish scriptures (the whole of Tanakh), and the ethical and moral instructions of the rabbis (the [[Oral Torah]]).<ref name="ChristopherHugh">Christopher Hugh Partridge, ''Introduction to World Religions'' (2005). Fortress Press: pp 283-286.</ref>