 Torah comprises the written [[Pentateuch]] and the transcribed [[Oral Torah|oral tradition]], further developed through the generations.The Jewish people are intended as "a kingdom of priests and a holy nation" and a "[[Light Unto the Nations|light to the Nations]]", influencing the other peoples to keep their own religio-ethical [[Seven Laws of Noah]].The messianic era is seen as the perfection of this dual path to God.