Both Judaism and Christianity consider the Hebrew Bible to be part of their sacred scriptures. Islam believes that the Hebrew Bible is the writings of the prophets of God but that the Koran is the ultimate prophecy given by God.
The Jewish Bible is called the Tanakh. The word "Tanakh" is an acronym made up of the names of its three sections: Torah (Teachings), Nevi'im (Prophets), and K'tuvim (Writings).Answer:Another name or the Hebrew scriptures is the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), of which the Torah (five books of Moses) is the first part.
The Septuagint was a Greek translation of the Hebrew Old Testament scriptures, with each book written on a separate scroll. There was no single, bound 'Bible' that could definitively identify which books were included and which were not. The apocrypha were translated into Greek and are considered to have been part of the Septuagint.
The Bible as Christians recognize it today did not exist. Most of the Old Testament was a part of the Torah and as such Jesus would have been familiar with it. Jesus used the Bible as it existed in his time, both in the original Hebrew/Chaldean and in the Greek Septuagint translation, depending on his audience.
Ketuvim
the Torah
The entire Hebrew Bible is a great work of literature, from God himself. The Psalms and Proverbs are part of the third section of the Hebrew Bible, called Ketuvim (Writings).
The seventh book of the Old Testament (and Hebrew Scriptures) is the book of Judges. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy and Joshua all proceed Judges. In the categorizing of the Hebrew Scriptures in Judaism, the book of Judges is part of the Nevi'im, "The Prophets". Christian categorizing of the Old Testament has no such official categorizing.
The part of the Bible called the New Testament, or the Greek Scriptures.
Islam teaches that Jesus was a real, historical person but does not accept all his teachings or the Christian view that Jesus was the Son of God. In fact, Islam is largely based on an interpretation of the Christian Bible and Hebrew scriptures, so the Hebrew prophets have a place in Islam as well.
The Hebrew Bible is used for prayer, study, and is read from on special ocassions such as Holidays and Shabbat. The Torah (the first part of the Hebrew Bible) is also read from on Mondays and Thursdays.
The most sacred part is the Torah, which is the first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible.