Torah, or "Teaching," also called the Pentateuch or the "Five Books of Moses"; the Neviʾim, or Prophets; and the Ketuvim, or Writings.
The Jewish holy book is the Tanakh (Jewish Bible), containing the Torah and the prophetic books.
Tanakh is a Hebrew acronym of T, N, K which stands for the three parts of the Tanakh: Torah, Nevi'im (Prophets), and Ketuvim (Writings). See also: More about the Tanakh.
1) The Torah, also called the Pentateuch, is the primary Jewish holy book. It is comprised of the five 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). Its chief purpose is to teach the laws of Judaism; and it also teaches us historical highlights, attitudes, guidance, beliefs and more.
1-5: The Torah (the Five Books of Moses):
Bereisheet (Genesis)
Shemot (Exodus)
Vayikra (Leviticus)
Bamidbar (Numbers)
Devarim (Deuteronomy)
2) Nevi'im, The Prophets. The Jews see the book of Prophets as the Divinely-inspired story of their past and the relationship between God and Israel.
The prophets were called upon by God to guide the people and to guide the king. While the king had authority in national matters of state, and the Sanhedrin (Sages) had say in Torah-rulings and halakha (law), the prophets spoke in matters of ethics, of belief, of loyalty to God, and behavior. They rebuked the people at God's command, they predicted events which God revealed to them, they taught through Divine inspiration, and they provided optimism and hope with the prophecies of eventual Redemption.
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 contain a total of 8 books according to the Jewish count.
6-9: The Nevi'im Rishonim (the Early Prophets):
Yehoshua (Joshua)
Shoftim (Judges)
Shemuel (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 (together they are counted as one book)
Hoshea (Hosea)
Yoel (Joel)
Amos
Ovadiah (Obadiah)
Yonah (Jonah)
Michah (Micah)
Nahum
Havakkuk (Habakkuk)
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
3) Ketuvim, Writings. The Ketuvim contains the remaining History Books: Daniel, Lamentations, and others.
Some of these prophetical chapters (or books) detail Israelite history and past events, some predict events, some serve to comfort the nation, some speak of prayer and love of God, and some speak of life, experience and wisdom.
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"
Tehillim (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)
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The term "Torah" can refer loosely to the entire Jewish Bible.
The Hebrew Bible is a collection 24 ancient books that form the basis of all forms of Judaism. It's three parts are the Torah (תורה), the Prophets (× ×‘×™××™×), and the Writings (כתובים). Furthermore, translations of the Hebrew Bible are included in the Christian Bible, where it is referred to as "the Old Testament". But this term usually only refers to the translated versions of the text.
The Hebrew Bible (×ª× ×´×š) is divided into three parts. The second division is called the Prophets (× ×‘×™××™×).
The Hebrew Bible is called the Tanakh in Hebrew. The word Tanakh is an acronym made from the names of its three sections:Torah (Teachings)Nevi'im (Prophets)K'tuvim (Writings)See also:More about the Hebrew Bible
Torah, or "Teaching," also called the Pentateuch or the "Five Books of Moses"; the Neviʾim, or Prophets; and the Ketuvim, or Writings.
The Bible influenced the three religions of Christianity, Islam and Judaism.
Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek
Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek
The Jewish Bible is called the Tanach. The word Tanach is an acronym made up of its three parts: Torah (Teachings), Nevi'im (Prophets), and K'tuvim (Writings).
The sacred text of Judaism is called the Tanach. The word Tanach is an acronym made from the names of its three parts: Torah (Teachings), Nevi'im (Prophets), K'tuvim (Writings).
The three patriarchs are: Avraham, Yitzchak, and Ya'akov
The Hebrew Bible divides its books into three categories, the Torah ("Instructions"), the Nevi'im ("Prophets") (according to some Christians, essentially historical, despite the title), and the Ketuvim ("Writings").
The Jewish/Hebrew Bible is called the Tanach and is made up of three sections: Torah (Teachings), Nevi'im (Prophets), and K'tuvim (Writings). The Christian Old Testament was based on the whole of the Tanach, however, it was thoroughly altered to support the teachings of Christianity.