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Is the book of Isaiah in the tanakh?

Yes, it is. Here are the contents of the Tanakh: The Jewish holy book is the Tanakh (Jewish Bible), containing the Torah and the prophetic books. Tanakh is a Hebrew ac…ronym of T, N, K which stands for the three parts of the Tanakh: Torah, Nevi'im (Prophets), and Ketuvim (Writings). 1) The Torah (תורה), also called the Pentateuch, is the primary Jewish holy book. It is comprised of the 5 Books of Moses (also called the Books of the Law). The Torah was given by God to Moses (Exodus 24:12), who transmitted it to the people and wrote it (Deuteronomy 31:24). 1-5: The Torah, or Five Books of Moses: • Bereshit (Genesis) • Shemot (Exodus) • VaYikra (Leviticus) • BaMidbar (Numbers) • Devarim (Deuteronomy) 2) Nevi'im (נביאים), The Prophets. The Jews see the book of Prophets as the Divinely-inspired story of their past and the relationship between God and Israel. Jewish tradition (Talmud, Bava Batra 14b) states that the prophetic books were written by the authors whose names they bear: Joshua, Samuel, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, etc. Judges is credited to Samuel, Kings was written by Jeremiah. The Prophets is comprised of a total of 8 books according to the Jewish count. 6-9: The Nevi'im Rishonim, the Early Prophets: • Yehoshua (Joshua) • Shoftim (Judges) • Shmuel (Samuel I and II) • Melachim (Kings I and II) 10-13: The Nevi'im Acharonim, the Later Prophets: • Yeshayahu (Isaiah) • Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah) • Yechezkel (Ezekiel) • Trei Asar ("The Twelve Prophets" or Minor Prophets) Books and Prophets within Trei Asar: • Hoshea (Hosea) • Yoel (Joel) • Amos • Ovadiah (Obadiah) • Yonah (Jonah) • Michah (Micah) • Nahum • Havakkuk (Habakkuk) • Zephaniah • Haggai • Zechariah • Malachi 3) Ketuvim (כתובים), Writings. The Ketuvim contains the remaining History Books: Daniel, Lamentations, and others. Jewish tradition (Talmud, Bava Batra 14b) states that the prophetic books were written by the authors whose names they bear: Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, etc. Ruth was written by Samuel; Lamentations was written by Jeremiah; Psalms was set in writing by King David; Chronicles was written by Ezra; Proverbs, Song of Songs and Kohellet (Ecclesiastes) were written by King Solomon; and Esther was written by Mordecai and Esther. Concerning Job, the Talmud states more than one opinion as to when it was written. The Writings consists of 11 books by the Jewish count: 14-16: The "Sifrei Emet" • Tehilim (Psalms) • Mishlei (Proverbs) • Iyov (Job) 17-21: The "Five Megilot" (Five Scrolls) • Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs) • Ruth • Eichah (Lamentations) • Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) • Esther 22-24: The rest of the Writings: • Daniel • Ezra-Nehemiah • Divrei HaYamim (Chronicles I and II) Further information: The term Torah can refer loosely to the entire Jewish Bible. Tradition places the sealing of the Tanakh around 340 BCE. (MORE)

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Dan Galilee

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Why is the tanakh important to Jews?

Tanakh represents both the words of the prophets and the history of the Jewish nation. It is the foundation upon which three world religions exist. To be ignorant of Tanakh is… (MORE)

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Where does the tanakh come from?

israel Answer: The Torah (the Five Books of Moses): According to tradition, the Torah was given by God to Moses (Exodus 24:12) in 1312 BCE. Moses taught it to …the people (Exodus ch.34), and put it in writing before his death (Deuteronomy 31:24) in 1272 BCE Nevi'im (the Prophets): Jewish tradition (Talmud, Bava Batra 14b) states that the prophetic books were written by the authors whose names they bear: Joshua, Samuel, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, etc. Judges is credited to Samuel, and Kings was written by Jeremiah. The prophetic books were written in the time of the prophets, from the 1200s BCE (Joshua) to the 300s BCE (Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi). Ketuvim (the Writings): Jewish tradition (Talmud, Bava Batra 14b) states that the Writings were written by the authors whose names they bear: Daniel, Ezra and Nehemiah. Ruth was written by Samuel; Lamentations was written by Jeremiah; Psalms was set in writing by King David; Chronicles was written by Ezra; Proverbs, Song of Songs and Kohellet (Ecclesiastes) were written by King Solomon; and Esther was written by Mordecai and Esther. The Writings were written between 900 BCE (Ruth) to the 300s BCE (Esther, Daniel, Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah). Concerning Job, the Talmud states more than one opinion as to when it was written. Hebrew Bible Canon: Our tradition is that from the time of the First Destruction, God's presence was no longer felt as clearly as before (see Deuteronomy 31:17-18). In addition, exile is not conducive to prophecy (Mechilta, parshat Bo). At that time, the last of the prophets realized that prophecy would soon cease; and that the dispersal of the Jewish people, plus the almost continuous tribulations from the First Destruction onwards, made it imperative to seal the canon of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible). The Sages of the time, including the last living prophets, convened a special synod for a couple of decades, which was called the Men of the Great Assembly (Mishna, Avot ch.1). This group, who functioned some 2360 years ago, composed the blessings and the basic prayers of the siddur (prayerbook) and the early portions of the Passover Haggadah, made many of the Rabbinical decrees, and (most importantly) sealed the canon of the Tanakh. It was they, for example, who set the twelve Minor Prophets as (halakhically) a single book, and who set the books of the Tanakh in their traditional order (see Talmud, Bava Batra 14b). It was the Men of the Great Assembly whom Esther had to approach when she felt that the Divinely inspired Scroll of Esther should be included in the canon (see Talmud, Megilla 7a). Since the sealing of the Tanakh, no Jewish sage has ever claimed prophecy. Order of the Tanakh's books: The Hebrew Bible follows the chronological order: first the five books of the Torah, since they were given before any of the other prophetic books. Then Joshua, Judges, and Samuel and Kings in that order, since that is chronological. Ruth (and others) could be before Kings, but we keep the Prophets and Writings separate. After Kings, we have Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel, which is in chronological order. All three of them lived well after the kings had already started. Then we have the Writings. Psalms, Proverbs and Job are together since they (and none of the other books) are a specific type of poetry ("Taamei Emet", with special trope). The Five Megillot (Song of Songs, Ruth, Eichah, Kohellet, Esther) are together, in the order in which they're read in the synagogue. Finally, the books of Daniel, Ezra-Nehemiah and Chronicles were written in the end of the prophetic period. (MORE)

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What is the difference between the Torah and the Tanakh?

The TeNaKh is acronym for Torah, Nevi'im & Ketuvim.Torah means instruction or teaching. Torah contains the 5 books (Pentateuch) of Moses Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers an… (MORE)

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How many books are in the tanakh?

The Tanakh has 24 books: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, the Twelve Minor Prophets (Hosea, Joel… (MORE)

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Which takes precedence the Tanakh or the Talmud?

Answer 1 There is no question of precedence. The Tanakh is the presumed fundamental authority that underpins everything that goes on in Talmud. When a question is resolved in… (MORE)

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Does archaeology support the Tanakh?

Yes. . Archaeological finds, such as the Ugarit documents and those ofNuzu, Mari, Susa, Ebla, and Tel el-Amarna, have repeatedly causeddoubters to retract specific claims. T… (MORE)

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What books of the tanakh are not in the bible?

There is no part of the Tanakh that is not present in the Christian Old Testament (even in its shortest editions). However, the Christian Old Testament has a different book-or… (MORE)

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Who wrote the Tanakh?

The Torah was transcribed by Moses, but spoken by God. Other partsof Tanach were written by various prophets and kings. Answer 2 . The Torah (the Five Books of Moses): … (MORE)

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What was the text of Dan Galilee's article on archaeology and the Tanakh?

"Although critics contended that the Bible is unhistorical anduntrustworthy, time and time again, the archaeological recordsupports places, times, and events mentioned in Scri… (MORE)