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Full Idea
Jewish traditionalists hold that the first five books of the Hebrew Bible (the 'Torah') were dictated word for word by God to Moses, while the remaining sacred writings were more generally inspired.
Gist of Idea
Traditionally, God dictated the Torah to Moses, unlike the later biblical writings
Source
Jens Zimmermann (Hermeneutics: a very short introduction [2015], 5 'Inspiration')
Book Ref
Zimmerman,Jens: 'Hermeneutics: very short introduction' [OUP 2015], p.73
A Reaction
This gives the Torah a similar status to the Quran, and presumably also to the actual words which are ascribed to Jesus in the four gospels.
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