Moses was a prophet who spoke to God. First, he led the Jews out of Egypt. For a time the Jews had lived a nice life in the land of the pharaohs, but their growing numbers concerned the pharaoh, who thought they were getting too powerful. So he had them all enslaved. It was Moses who got them out of this bad situation. Known as the Exodus, this was a turning point in Judaism. Moses was also the man to whom God gave the Ten Commandments, according to the Judaeo-Christian story.

The Jewish faith is based largely on five books; add them up and you have the Torah, also known as the Five Books of Moses. The Torah is just one of three texts that comprise the Hebrew Bible. Christians didn't write a brand-new bible for themselves; they added to the Jewish Bible, which they call “the Old Testament.” The parts they added are called “the New Testament." So the Ten Commandments are the same in both the Jewish and Christian religions. Both faiths believe the commandments were the ten laws that God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai to bring back to the people. They form the basis of law in many countries.

Which of the following best describes the relationship between the Jewish and Christian Bibles?

A
The Christian Bible includes the Hebrew Bible.

B
The Hebrew Bible is completely different from the Christian Bible.

C
Both Bibles include the Ten Commandments, but are otherwise different.

D
The Christian Bible is older than the Hebrew Bible.