Hebrew Scriptures
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| Canonical Name | Hebrew Scriptures |
|---|---|
| Language | Israelite Hebrew Yisrah'eyleeth Ghivreeth עִבְרִית) יִשְׂרָאֵלִית) |
| Total Books | 25 (Israelite Canon) |
| Contents | Torah, Nevi'im (Prophets), Ketuvim (Writings) |
| Period of Writing | Approx. 1200–165 BCE |
| Notable Translations | Septuagint, Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls |
| Key Themes | Monotheism, Covenant, Law, Prophecy |
| Influence | Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Government |
The Hebrew Israelite Scriptures are the Pre-exilic scriptures of what has been erroneously come to be known as and conflated with the Hebrew Bible.
Unlike the Modern Hebrew Bible of Babylonian Rabbinical Judaism
also know as the Tanakh, consists of 24 books that are traditionally divided into three main sections:
- Torah (תּוֹרָה, Tōrāh) - 5 books
- Nevi'im (נְבִיאִים, Nəḇi'īm) - 8 books
- Former Prophets:
- Joshua (יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, Yəhōšua)
- Judges (שֹׁופְטִים, Šōfṭīm)
- Samuel (שְׁמוּאֵל א' and שְׁמוּאֵל ב', Šəmū'ēl Aleph and Šəmū'ēl Betyh)
- Kings (מְלָכִים א' and מְלָכִים ב', Məlāḵîm Aleph and Məlāḵîm Beyth)
- Latter Prophets:
- Isaiah (יְשַׁעְיָהוּ, Yəša'yāhū)
- Jeremiah (יֵרֶמְיָהוּ, Yərəm'yāhū)
- Ezekiel (יְחֶזְקֵאל, Yəḥezqēl)
- Hosea (הוֹשֵׁעַ, Hōšēa)
- Joel (יוֹאֵל, Yō'ēl)
- Amos (עָמוֹס, ʿĀmōs)
- Obadiah (עֹבַדְיָה, ʿŌḇaḏyāh)
- Jonah (יוֹנָה, Yōnāh)
- Micah (מִיכָה, Mīḵāh)
- Nahum (נָחוּם, Nāḥūm)
- Habakkuk (חֲבַקּוּק, Ḥaḇaqqūq)
- Zephaniah (צְפַנְיָה, Ṣəp̄an'yāh)
- Haggai (חַגַּי, Ḥaggāy)
- Zechariah (זְכַרְיָה, Zəḵaryāh)
- Malachi (מַלְאָכִי, Mal'āḵī)
- Former Prophets:
- Ketuvim (כְּתוּבִים, Kəṯūvīm) - 11 books
- Psalms (תְּהִלִּים, Təhillīm)
- Proverbs (מִשְׁלֵי, Mišlē)
- Job (אִיּוֹב, ʾĪyōv)
- Song of Songs (שִׁיר הַשִּׁירים, Šīr Haššīrīm)
- Ruth (רוּת, Rūt)
- Lamentations (אֵיכָה, ʾĒḵāh)
- Ecclesiastes (קֹהֶלֶת, Qōheleṯ)
- Esther (אֶסְתֵּר, ʾEster)
- Daniel (דָּנִיּאל, Dānīyēl)
- Ezra and Nehemiah (עֶזְרָא וְנֵחֶמְיָה, ʾEzrāʾ wəNēḥemyāh) - often considered a single book
- Chronicles (דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים א' and דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים ב', Dəḇrē HaYāmîm Aleph and Dəḇrē HaYāmîm Bet) - also considered as a single book.
