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TANACH
Tanach is the name of the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament. Tanach is also called, The Mikra (Miqra) or the Hebrew Scriptures.
At the time of Jesus (Yeshua), the Hebrew Scriptures had already been divided into the three sections: Torah, Prophets, and Writings. He referred to this order: "the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms" (Luke 24:44).
Tanach [תַּנַ"ךְ] (also spelt Tanakh) is an acronym for the three parts of the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament).
The letters of each part of TaNaCH:
Torah, (תורה) is a Hebrew word meaning 'teaching' and 'instruction'.
It primarily refers to the first section of the Tanach: 'the Five Books of Moses'.
It is also called the Chumash or Pentateuch (= 'The Five'), or 'The Law'.
(See also God's blueprint)
Nevi'im, (נביאים) ('The Prophets')
Ketuvim, (כתובים) Ketuvim is the third and final section of the Tanach. The Hebrew word כתובים (ketuvim) means 'writings'.
In English translations of the Hebrew Bible, this section is usually entitled 'The Writings' or 'Hagiographa'.
THE BOOKS OF TANACH
Torah
Genesis Bereshit (בראשית = the beginning)
Exodus Shemot (שמות = the names)
Leviticus Vayikra (ויקרא = He called)
Numbers Bamidbar (במדבר = in the dessert)
Deuteronomy Devarim (דברים = the words)
Nevi'im - The Prophets
A. The Former Prophets
Joshua Yehoshua (יהושע)
Judges Shofetim (שופטים)
1 Samuel I Shemu'el (א׳ שמואל)
2 Samuel II Shemu'el (ב׳ שמואל)
1 Kings I Melakhim (ב׳ מלכים)
2 Kings II Melakhim (ב׳ מלכים)
Isaiah Yeshayahu (ישעיה)
Jeremiah Yirmeyahu (ירמיה)
Ezekiel Yechezkel (יחזקאל)
B. The Twelve Later Prophets - Trei Assar
Hosea Hoshea (הושע)
Joel Yo'el (יואל)
Amos Amos (עמוס)
Obadiah Ovadyah (עובדיה)
Jonah Yonah (יונה)
Micah Mikha (מיכה)
Nahum Nachum (נחום)
Habakkuk Chavakkuk (חבקוק)
Zephaniah Tzefanyah (צפניה)
Haggai Chaggai (חגי)
Zechariah Zekharyah (זכריה)
Malachi Mal'akhi (מלאכי)
Ketuvim - The Writings
Psalms Tehillim (תהילים)
Proverbs Mishle (משלי)
Job Iyov (איוב)
Song of Songs Shir HaShirim (שיר השירים)
Ruth Rut (רות)
Lamentations Ekha (איכה)
Ecclesiastes Kohelet (קהלת)
Esther Ester (אסתר)
Daniel Daniyel (דניאל)
Ezra Ezra (עזרא)
Nehemiah Nechemyah (נחמיה)
I Chronicles Divre HaYamim aleph (א׳ דברי הימים)
II Chronicles Divre HaYamim beth (ב׳ דברי הימים)
The Book Daniel is nowadays considered part of the Writings, or Ketuvim, in the Hebrew Bible. In Christian Bibles, Daniel is grouped among the 'Prophets', following the Septuagint [2] (or LXX), the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible done in Egypt by Jewish scholars. Daniel is not considered a prophet by the Rabbis of the Talmud. But prior to the publication of the Talmud (500 CE), Daniel is called a prophet. The Jewish Historian Flavius Josephus (37 – c. 100 CE) calls Daniel: "one of the greatest of the prophets" (Antiquities 10:11.7 [266, 268]) and the Dead Sea Scrolls speak about: "the book of Daniel, the prophet" (4Q174 II.4). Jesus also called him a prophet: "Therefore when you see the Abomination of Desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet [Dan 9:27; 11:31; 12:11], standing in the holy place . . . then let those who are in Judah flee to the mountains..." (Matthew 24:15-16).
Samuel and Kings are each counted as one book. In addition, the twelve Minor Prophets are counted as one single collection called Trei Asar or 'The Twelve (Prophets)'. In the Jewish liturgy, selections from the books of Nevi'im known as the Haftarah are read publicly in the synagogue after the reading of the Torah on each Shabbat, as well as on Jewish festivals (Moadim) and fast days.
An acronym is a word formed from the initial letters of words.
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