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| − | '''Tanakh''' ([[Hebrew]]: '''תנ״ך''') is an acronym referring to the [[Hebrew]] [[Bible]], formed from the names of its three parts: | + | '''Tanakh''' ([[Hebrew]]: '''תנ״ך''') is an acronym referring to the Scriptures in [[Judaism]], also known as the [[Hebrew]] [[Bible]], formed from the names of its three parts: |
*[[Torah]] (''Instruction'') | *[[Torah]] (''Instruction'') | ||
*Nevi'im (''Prophets'') | *Nevi'im (''Prophets'') | ||
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**Divrei-HaYamim/'''דברי הימים''' ([[Chronicles]] 1 and 2) | **Divrei-HaYamim/'''דברי הימים''' ([[Chronicles]] 1 and 2) | ||
| + | The Tanakh serves as the textual basis of the [[Christian]] [[Old Testament]], though the Old Testament is broken up into more books and ends in the Book of [[Malachi]] since Christians believe that it predicts the arrival of [[Jesus]], and it leads into the [[New Testament]]. In contrast, the Tanakh ends at 2 Chronicles with the Israelites in the Holy Land. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 22:45, July 2, 2017
Tanakh (Hebrew: תנ״ך) is an acronym referring to the Scriptures in Judaism, also known as the Hebrew Bible, formed from the names of its three parts:
- Torah (Instruction)
- Nevi'im (Prophets)
- K'tuvim (Sacred Writings)
It is considered the compendium of the teachings of God to human beings in document form, using direct communication with Moshe; communicating through the Prophets and Prophetesses of the Jewish people; and through works inspired by "Ruach HaKodesh," the Holy Spirit, in the Sacred Writings.
The composition of the Tanakh was determined by the Anshei K'nesset HaGedolah (Men of the Great Assembly), under the influence of the Holy Spirit. It consists of twenty-four Books, where first and second volumes of one work are counted as one, and where all the twelve Books of the Shneim-'Asar, (Twelve Prophets) are also considered as one.
The twenty-four Books are:
I Torah
- 1-5: Torat Moshe/תּוֹרַת־מֹשֶׁה (The Pentateuch):
- B'resheet/בראשית (Genesis)
- Sh'mot/שמות (Exodus)
- VaYikra/ויקרא (Leviticus)
- B'midbar/במדבר (Numbers)
- D'varim/דברים (Deuteronomy)
II Nevi'im/נביאים
- 6-9: Nevi'im Rishonim/נביאים ראשונים (Early Prophets):
- 10-13: Nevi'im Acharonim/נביאים אחרונים (Later Prophets):
III K'tuvim/כתובים
- 17-21: The Five Megilot (Five Scrolls):
- Shir-HaShirim/שיר השירים (Song of Solomon/Song of Songs)
- Rut/רות (Ruth)
- Eikhah/איכה (Lamentations)
- Kohelet/קהלת (Ecclesiastes)
- Ester/אסת (Esther)
- 22-24: Other Writings:
- Dani'el/דניאל (Daniel)
- Ezra-Nechemyah/עזרא ונחמיה (Ezra-Nehemiah)
- Divrei-HaYamim/דברי הימים (Chronicles 1 and 2)
The Tanakh serves as the textual basis of the Christian Old Testament, though the Old Testament is broken up into more books and ends in the Book of Malachi since Christians believe that it predicts the arrival of Jesus, and it leads into the New Testament. In contrast, the Tanakh ends at 2 Chronicles with the Israelites in the Holy Land.