DIVISIONS OF OLD TESTAMENT
Jewish Division,
1. Law (Torah) - Pentateuch, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers & Deuteronomy. http://andnowyouknowmore.blogspot.com 2. Prophets (Nebhiim), A. Former Prophets. Joshua, Judges, Samuel & Kings. B. Latter Prophets.
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, & Ecclesiastics and the 12 books we call the Minor Prophets.
3. The Writings, A. Poetic Books, Job, Psalms, & Proverbs. B. Megilloth or rolls, Five books of the Hagiographa, Hagio (sacred) Graph (To Write), Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes & Esther. These are read at certain Festivals. C. Historical, Ezra, Nehemiah, Daniel & Chronicles.
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IN THE PROTESTANT CHRISTIAN OLD TESTAMENT AND THE HEBREW BIBLE (HEBREW BIBLE IS OLD TESTAMENT ONLY) IS THE ORDER AND DIVISION OF BOOKS. …show more content…
We will discuss this in more detail later when we look at the work of the Scribes.
In A.D. 135, Roman armies killed or scattered the Jews of Judea and renamed it Palestine. As a result, a Hebrew-speaking community no longer existed by about 200 A.D. For almost 1,700 years, Hebrew was not used as a native language. It was used only in writing and scholarly discussion. But in this period, its vocabulary was expanded to express new concepts in philosophy and science. In the late 1800's, Jews from many nations began to settle in Palestine. Many started speaking Hebrew as their everyday language. Their children were taught Hebrew as their native tongue.
When early church scholars and early church Christians referred to the SCRIPTURE it was the Old Testament.
The Old Testament was very important, as a foundation of the New