Old Testament
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Pentateuch
The first part of the Old Testament is called the Pentateuch which means the five books. It is also called the Torah, which means the Law. These books are also called the Books of Moses. They include:
The events described in these books, from the calling of Abraham to the death of Moses, probably took place sometime in the second millennium before Christ (2000-1200 BC).
Although scholars believe that the Law was not written by the personal hand of Moses, and that the books show evidence of being the result of a number of oral and written traditions and time periods, the Church connects the Law with Moses, the great man of God to whom "the Lord used to speak ... face to face, as a man speaks to his friend" (Exodus 33:11).
Historical books
Poetical books
Prophets
Major prophets
Minor prophets
The Deuterocanon
Historical
- Tobit
- Judith
- 1 Maccabees
- 2 Maccabees
- Additions to Esther
Wisdom
- Wisdom of Solomon
- Wisdom of Ben Sirach (also called Ecclesiasticus)
Prophets
- Baruch
- Letter of Jeremiah
- Additions to Daniel (including Susana)
External links
- Old Testament Survey, by Douglas Stuart (seminary class)
- An Introduction to the Old Testament, by Raymond B. Dillard and Tremper Longman III
- Old Testament Studies
- About the Deuterocanon (Second Canonical Books)
