There are 24 books in the Hebrew scriptures:
1. (בר×שית / Bereshit) - Genesis2. (שמות / Shemot) - Exodus3. (×•×™×§×¨× / Vayikra) - Leviticus4. (במדבר / BÉ™midbar) - Numbers5. (×“×‘×¨×™× / Devarim) - Deuteronomy6. (יהושע / Y'hoshua) - Joshua7. (×©×•×¤×˜×™× / Shophtim) - Judges8. (שמו×ל / Sh'muel) - Samuel9. (×ž×œ×›×™× / M'lakhim) - Kings10. (ישעיה / Y'shayahu) - Isaiah11. (ירמיה / Yir'mi'yahu) - Jeremiah12. (×™×—×–×§×ל / Y'khezqel) - Ezekiel13. The Twelve Prophets (תרי עשר)
a. (הושע / Hoshea) - Hoseab. (יו×ל / Yo'el) - Joelc. (עמוס / Amos) - Amosd. (עובדיה / Ovadyah) - Obadiahe. (×™×•× ×” / Yonah) - Jonahf. (מיכה / Mikhah) - Micahg. (× ×—×•× / Nakhum) - Nahumh. (חבקוק /Havakuk) - Habakkuki. (×¦×¤× ×™×” / Ts'phanyah) - Zephaniahj. (×—×’×™ / Khagai) - Haggaik. (זכריה / Z'kharyah) - Zechariahl. (מל××›×™ / Mal'akhi) - Malachi
14. (×ª×”×œ×™× / Tehillim) - Psalms15. (משלי / Mishlei) - Proverbs
16. (×יוב / Iyov) - Job17. (שיר ×”×©×™×¨×™× / Shir Hashirim) - Song of Songs
18. (רות / Rut) - Ruth
19. (××™×›×” / Eikhah) - Lamentations
20. (קהלת / Kohelet) - Ecclesiastes
21. (×סתר / Esther) - Esther22. (×“× ×™×ל / Dani'el) - Daniel
23. (×¢×–×¨× ×•× ×—×ž×™×” / Ezra v'Nechemia) - Ezra-Nehemiah
24. (דברי ×”×™×ž×™× / Divrei Hayamim) - Chronicles
There are 5 books of laws in the Hebrew Bible, and together they form the Torah (תורה).
No. in fact, NO translation is exactly the same as the original.The Septuagint is a Greek translation of the Hebrew scriptures. Translations are never exactly the same as the original.
there are 27 books found in the Christian Scriptures
This is not a question.
AnswerNo. The first five books of the Bible are called the Pentateuch.The Septuagint ('LXX') was an early Greek translation of all the Hebrew scriptures. It certainly began with the translation of the Pentateuch, as these were regarded as the five most important scriptures, but the project continued until all the scriptures were available to the Jews of the diaspora, who could not read the scriptures in Hebrew.
66 all together.39 in the Hebrew Scriptures27 in the Christian Greek Scriptures
Joel is the name of one of the Prophetic books in the Jewish Bible.
All English copies of the Hebrew Scriptures are translated from Hebrew to English. These books are always called The Hebrew Bible (or the Tanakh, תנ״ך)Christians refer to these books as "The Old Testament"
AnswerThe Septuagint ('LXX') was an early Greek translation of all the Hebrew scriptures. At the time of the first translations into Greek, the Hebrew canon had not yet been established, so there was no set guideline as to which books were worthy of translation.The LXX certainly began with the translation of the Pentateuch, as these were regarded as the five most important scriptures, but the project continued until all the scriptures were available to the Jews of the diaspora, who could not read the scriptures in Hebrew.
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.
There are 150 chapters in psalms.
The New World Translation has all the same number of books as the King James Version; 66 books in all. 39 books of the Hebrew Scriptures (Genesis to Malachi); 27 books making up the Christian Greek Scriptures (Matthew to Revelation)