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The '''Old Testament''' is a collection of different biblical books comprising the Jewish religious scriptures. It can be divided into three general categories: Historical, Poetic, and Prophetic.<ref>http://www.hyperhistory.net/apwh/essays/cot/t1w05otauthors.htm</ref> The Old Testament was inspired by [[God]], giving His teachings to human beings in document form:  using direct communication with [[Moses]], communicating through the Prophets, and through works inspired by "Ruach HaKodesh," the Holy Spirit, in the Sacred Writings.  The human authors of some books are known, while for others the authorship remains a matter of controversy.

The '''Old Testament''' ('''Tanakh''' ('''תנ״ך''') in Hebrew) is a collection of different biblical books comprising the [[Judaism|Jewish]] religious scriptures. It can be divided into three general categories: Historical, Poetic, and Prophetic.<ref>http://www.hyperhistory.net/apwh/essays/cot/t1w05otauthors.htm</ref> The Old Testament was inspired by [[God]], giving His teachings to human beings in document form:  using direct communication with [[Moses]], communicating through the Prophets, and through works inspired by the Holy Spirit (''Ruach HaKodesh''), in the Sacred Writings.  The human authors of some books are known, while for others the authorship remains a matter of controversy.  The Hebrew names of these three sections give rise to the acronym "Tanakh":  [[Torah]] (''Instruction''), Nevi'im (''Prophets''), and K'tuvim (''Sacred Writings'').

[[Christians]] embrace the Old Testament as part of their holy scriptures, which, together with the [[New Testament]] make up the [[Bible]]. In [[Judaism]] the Old Testament is called the '''Tanakh''' ('''תנ״ך'''), which is an acronym formed from the Hebrew names of the three parts:  [[Torah]] (''Instruction''), Nevi'im (''Prophets''), and K'tuvim (''Sacred Writings''). Christians have a different viewpoint than Jews in that they see the Old Testament giving prophetic references to the coming of [[Jesus Christ]].  Versions from ancient times exist in both Hebrew and [[Greek]] including the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]] giving a very ancient snapshot dating back to the time of Jesus.

[[Christians]] embrace the Old Testament as part of their holy scriptures, which, together with the [[New Testament]] make up the [[Bible]]. In contrast to Jews, they see the Old Testament giving prophetic references to the coming of [[Jesus Christ]].  Versions from ancient times exist in both Hebrew and [[Greek]] including the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]] giving a very ancient snapshot dating back to the time of Jesus.

==Contents==

==Contents==

==Canon==

==Canon==

The Canon of the Old Testament was fixed by the Jewish ''Anshei K'nesset HaGedolah'' (Men of the Great Assembly), also known as the Council of Jamina, in the 1st century A.D.  Though some books have been given different names, this is the same Old Testament found in Protestant Bibles (except for ordering and naming conventions.)  Catholic and Orthodox Old Testaments contain different sets of additional groups referred to as the [[Apocrypha]].  Most Old Testaments go back to the earliest Hebrew translations, but the Greek Orthodox church uses the earliest Greek versions.

The Canon of the Old Testament was fixed by the Jewish ''Anshei K'nesset HaGedolah'' (Men of the Great Assembly), also known as the Council of Jamina, in the 1st century A.D.  Though some books have been given different names, this is the same Old Testament found in Protestant Bibles (except for ordering and naming conventions.)  Catholic and Orthodox Old Testaments contain different sets of additional groups referred to as the [[Apocrypha]].  Most Old Testaments go back to the earliest Hebrew translations, but the Greek Orthodox church uses the earliest Greek versions.

The twenty-four books, in the Hebrew listing, are:

The twenty-four books, in the Hebrew listing, are:

*[[Jewish philosophy]]

*[[Jewish philosophy]]

 

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