The first part of the Old Testament is called the Pentateuch which means the five books. It is also called the Torah, which means the Law. These books are also called the Books of Moses. They include:* [[Genesis | Genesis]]<br>* [[Exodus | Exodus]]<br>* [[Leviticus | Leviticus]]<br>* [[Book of Numbers | Numbers]]<br>* [[Deuteronomy | Deuteronomy]]<br>The events described in these books, from the calling of [[Abraham]] to the death of [[Moses]], probably took place sometime in the second millennium before [[Christ]] (2000-1200 BC).  Although scholars believe that the Law was not written by the personal hand of Moses, and that the books show evidence of being the result of a number of oral and written traditions and time periods, the Church connects the Law with Moses, the great man of [[God]] to whom "the Lord used to speak ... face to face, as a man speaks to his friend" (Exodus 33:11).