What is the difference between the written and oral Torah?
a. The written Torah is the first five books of the Bible given to Moses by God on Mt. Sinai. This is what we call the covenant of Torah. Many Christians call this the Pentateuch. The oral Torah is what the rabbis say was given to Moses at the same time as the written and passed down through verbal communication. Although we recognize that oral tradition did exist and Yeshua did participate in some of the oral tradition of the day we do not think that the oral Torah is authoritative where we believe the written Torah is.
