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They are: Books of Law, Books of History, Books of Poetry, Major Prophets, and Minor Prophets.

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Q: What are the five sections of the Old Testament called?
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What is the bibles 2 sections called?

The Old Testament andThe New Testament.


What are the Pentateuch books of the Old Testament?

The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) are called the Torah and also known as the Pentateuch, which means "five scrolls" or "five books". They are also called the Five Books of Moses.GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomy


What are the first five books in the Catholic Bible?

I will try to answer what I think you are asking. The first five books of the Bible are the Pentateuch. There are really 66 books in the Bible. There are two sections, the Old Testament and the New Testament. There are 39 books in the Old and 27 in the New.


What was the Old Testament called before it was called the Old Testament?

The "Old Testament" is called that only by Christians. The first five books are the Torah, then there is the Nevi'im, or Prophets; and finally the Ketuvim, or Writings. These make up the holy scriptures for the Jews.


What is the second part of the Bible called?

You mean the New Testament? The Christian bible is separated into two sections: The Old Testament = Before Jesus was born The New Testament = After Jesus was born


What are the two parts if the bible?

The Bible is divided into 2 sections. The old testament and the new testament


What is the Jew holly book called?

They read the Torah, or the first five books of the Old Testament.


Is Pentateuch in the new or old testaments?

"Pentateuch" is a term for the first five books of the Old Testament.


Where is the middle of The Bible?

The Bible is divided into two sections: the Old Testament and the New Testament. The middle of the Bible would correspond to the middle of these two sections, which is the book of Psalms.


Does the Torah focus on the old or the New Testament?

The Torah is the first five books of the Old Testament.


What is the Old Testament name?

The Old Testament may be called by several names. An easy name is the Hebrew Bible. Another is TaNaKh. TaNaKh is an acronym for the three different sections of the Bible. T is for Torah-the first five books. N is for Neviim which means Prophets; such as Joshua, Isaiah, and Ezekial. K is for Ketuvim which means writing; these include Psalms, Proverbs, and Ruth.


What is the first part of Bible called?

The bible is split into two halves, the Old testament and the New testament. The first chapter in the Old testament is called Genesis. Beyond that, the first five books of the Old Testament are called by many names(The Pentateuch, The Torah, The Books of Moses) followed by the Nebi'im (stories of the prophets and their call to God), and finally the Kethubi'im (the writings such as the book of Psalms).