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3 days ago · The Old Testament (OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh, a collection of ancient religious Hebrew and occasionally Aramaic writings by the Israelites.
3 days ago · In part 1, the authors review scholarly approaches to the historiography of ancient Israel and negate arguments against using the Bible as a primary source. In part 2, they outline a history of ancient Israel from 2000 to 400 BCE by integrating both biblical and extrabiblical sources.
- David Richards
- 2019
5 days ago · In this perspective, the narratives of the Bible are seen not only as historical records but also as expressions of God’s will and testament, thereby rendering them intrinsically trustworthy. As a result, any discrepancies between biblical chronology and Egyptian or other ancient chronologies are often viewed through the lens of faith ...
3 days ago · Bible, the sacred scriptures of Judaism and Christianity. The Christian Bible consists of the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Hebrew Bible includes only books known to Christians as the Old Testament. The arrangements of the Jewish and Christian canons differ considerably.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Why is the Bible important?The Bible contains the sacred scriptures of Judaism and Christianity and has long been the most available, familiar, and dependable source and arbi...
- What language was the Bible originally written in?The Hebrew Bible was written in Hebrew. Its Greek translation, the Septuagint, made it accessible in the Hellenistic period (c. 300 BCE–c. 300 CE)...
- How is the Bible organized?The Hebrew Bible has three divisions: Torah (Instruction, or Law; also called the Pentateuch), Neviʾim (Prophets), and Ketuvim (Writings). These bo...
- When was the Bible written?Parts of the Hebrew Bible were written in perhaps the 10th century BCE. The final redaction and canonization of the Torah (the first five books of...
- What does the Bible say?The Bible centres on the one and only God, the Creator of all that exists. God’s will and purpose are viewed as just, loving, and ultimately prevai...
3 days ago · Read the Bible in the chronological order in which its stories and events occurred.
4 days ago · The only single-volume dictionary to embrace the whole of the ancient Near East, this major reference work covers Anatolia, Mesopotamia, the Levant, and the Arabian peninsula from the earliest times, through the Old Testament period, until the fall of Babylon to the Persians in 539 B.C.
3 days ago · Some people find the Old Testament to be confusing, out of date, and essentially replaced by the New Testament. They are missing out. The Old Testament offers us a grand narrative that reveals God's work, God's purposes, and God's wisdom.
