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The Old Testament, or [[Hebrew Bible]] consists of 39 books. "Hebrew" in "[[Hebrew Bible]]" may refer to either the [[Hebrew language]] or to the [[Hebrew people]] who historically used Hebrew as a spoken language, and have continuously used the language in prayer and study, or both.
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As used by the Jewish community, the word ''Tanakh'' describes the three parts of the Hebrew Bible: the [[Torah]] ("Teaching/Law" also known as the [[Pentateuch]]), which is also famously known as the first five books of Moses; [[Nevi'im]] ("Prophets"), and [[Ketuvim]] ("Writings,” or [[Hagiographa]]). The arrangment of the books in this way is common within the Jewish community; within the familiar Bibles of the English-speaking world the arrangement differs, however the actual writing of each book does not.
  
 
===The New Testament===
 
===The New Testament===

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File:Image:800px-Crop Book of Isaiah 2006-06-06.jpg
The Holy Bible, opened to the Book of Isaiah.

The Bible is the collection of canonical religious texts in Christianity. Most Christians believe that the men and women who wrote and translated the Bible were under Divine Inspiration, and/or that the Bible is God's infallible Word to men.

The "canon" is the standard set of scriptural books which are deemed to represent the Word of God, as opposed to books which are considered wise or inspirational but not authoritative. The canon has evolved over time.

Some books counted as part of the Bible by the Roman Catholic Church—such as the books of Tobit, Judith, 1st and 2nd Maccabees, The Wisdom of Solomon (or Ecclesiasticus), and Sirach&mash;are regarded as non-canonical by Protestants. Some modern Protestant Bibles, following the example set by the original King James Version, include these books but categorize them as Apocrypha; most omit them.

The early church's determination of the canon was based on several criteria, including authorship, consistency with the rest of Scripture, and the level of general acceptance at the time. [1]

Protestants value direct access to the Bible by worshipers, without the need for intervention or interpretation by clergy. The translation of the Bible into "common" languages such as German and English, and the development of printing by Gutenberg, were motivated by the Protestant desire to make the Bible accessible to everyone.

Books of the Bible

The Old Testament

The Old Testament, or Hebrew Bible consists of 39 books. "Hebrew" in "Hebrew Bible" may refer to either the Hebrew language or to the Hebrew people who historically used Hebrew as a spoken language, and have continuously used the language in prayer and study, or both. As used by the Jewish community, the word Tanakh describes the three parts of the Hebrew Bible: the Torah ("Teaching/Law" also known as the Pentateuch), which is also famously known as the first five books of Moses; Nevi'im ("Prophets"), and Ketuvim ("Writings,” or Hagiographa). The arrangment of the books in this way is common within the Jewish community; within the familiar Bibles of the English-speaking world the arrangement differs, however the actual writing of each book does not.

The New Testament

History of the Bible

Related articles

External links

Bible societies

Bible texts

Hebrew

Latin

English

Turkish

Klingon

Others

Commentaries

Wikis

Analysis

References

  1. ↑ http://www.gotquestions.org/canon-Bible.html
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