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====Nevi'im====
 
====Nevi'im====
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The [[Nevi'im]], or "Prophets," tells the story of the rise of the Hebrew monarchy, its division into two kingdoms, and the prophets who, in God's name, judged the kings and the Children of Israel. It ends with the conquest of the Kingdom of Israel by the Assyrians and the conquest of the Kingdom of Judah by the Babylonians, and the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. Portions of the prophetic books are read by Jews on the Sabbath ([[Shabbat]]). The [[Book of Jonah]] is read on [[Yom Kippur]]. According to Jewish tradition, Nevi'im is divided into eight books. Contemporary translations subdivide these into seventeen books:
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The [[Nevi'im]], or "Prophets," tells the story of the rise of the Hebrew monarchy, its division into two kingdoms, and the prophets who, in God's name, judged the kings and the Children of Israel. It ends with the conquest of the Kingdom of Israel by the Assyrians and the conquest of the Kingdom of Judah by the Babylonians, and the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. Portions of the prophetic books are read by Jews on the Sabbath ([[Shabbat]]). The [[Book of Jonah]] is read on [[Yom Kippur]]. According to Jewish tradition, Nevi'im is divided into eight books.
    
* I. [[Joshua]]
 
* I. [[Joshua]]
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* VI. [[Jeremiah]]
 
* VI. [[Jeremiah]]
 
* VII. [[Ezekiel]]
 
* VII. [[Ezekiel]]
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* VIII. [[The Minor Prophets]], which are:
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* VIII. [[The Minor Prophets]], which are a single book within the Nevi'im, and individual books in the Christian Bible:
 
**[[Hosea]]
 
**[[Hosea]]
 
** [[Joel]]
 
** [[Joel]]
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