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The Bible's four divisions

Christians divide the bible based on content and genre: the Law, History, Poetry, and Prophecy.

Leviticus

the third book of the Torah; It consists primarily of laws and practices regarding, among other things, religious rituals, property rights, and the priesthood

Pentateuch (Torah)

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy Traditionalists believe that these books were revealed by God to one man, Moses. Modern scholars are skeptical about the unity of the Pentateuch; according to them, these five books are actually the creation of at least four or five different authors from different periods in Israel's history A history of Israel and its ancestors, starting with the very first human beings, Adam and Eve, and leading up to the time when the people of Israel were freed from slavery in Egypt and made their way to the border of the Promised Land. It is one long narrative, but interspersed with many laws. (i.e. the Ten Commandments)-- a great divine guidebook, its laws constituting God's detailed set of do's and don'ts for every human life. ends with the death of Moses

Old Testament

Hebrew Bible", the first part of the Christian Bible It is usually comprised of 39 books, most of which are written in Hebrew by the people of Judah and Israel and contain the history, law and literature of the Israelite people. The Old Testament was written between 800 and 200 BCE

Torah

Hebrew name for the Pentateuch

How many books does the Hebrew Bible contain?

The Hebrew Bible contains 24 books according to the Jewish tradition. According to the Christian tradition, the Hebrew Bible contains 39 as the Old Testament.

The Bible's three divisions

The Jewish have a tripartite arrangement into the Torah, the Prophets, and Writings.

Exodus (the book)

the second book of the Torah Exodus documents the exodus of Israelites from Egypt following God's call

Tanakh

refers to the tripartite arrangement of the Jewish Bible, standing for the Torah, Nevi'im, and Kethuvim. This is different than the quadripartite arrangement of the Christian Bibles. Whereas the Christian Bible is arranged in such a way to organize by content and genre, the Tanakh divides by different social groups.

Genesis

the first book of the Hebrew Bible Genesis covers the creation of the world and mankind, Cain and Abel, The Flood, Abraham, Jacob and Esau, Joseph and his brothers; among many stories.

Numbers

the fourth book of the Torah; in Hebrew, means "In the Wilderness" an account of the 38 out of the 40 years of the Israelites' wanderings in the desert. Continuation of the Israelites' Exodus from Egypt