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Topic C:
| To proceed you need a Tanach. Many of you may have the Plaut Commentary.
The Plaut 'Torah' is not a Tanach. It is a Chumash. It contains
the five books of Moses, as well as the Haftarot, the Prophetic
readings for each Parasha. A Tanach, such as the Jerusalem Bible, (pub. by Koren) or the Holy Scriptures (pub. by JPS) is needed. |
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How is Tanach a library? We already saw (in Topic B) that the word Tanach was an acronym for Torah, Nevi'im (Prophets), and Ketuvim (Writings). It is the Hebrew word for Bible, and like the word Bible suggests, the Tanach is actually a collection of books. Like a library, books are kept in a certain order. Below is a list of the 39 books. Some books (I & II Kings) are combined (and the 12 Minor Prophets are counted as 1), and are sometimes referred to as the '24 books.' |
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- Tanach at a glance:
Here is how the Tanach is divided and subdivided:
Torah - Genesis
- Exodus
- Leviticus
- Numbers
- Deuteronomy
- Exodus
- Nevi'im (Prophets)
- Early (Historical Prophets:
Joshua
Judges
Samuel I & II
Kings I & IILater (Literary Prophets)
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Ezekiel12 Minor* Prophets
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Hagai
Zachariah
Malachi - Ketuvim
- Wisdom Literature:
Psalms
Proverbs
JobThe 5 Megillot (Scrolls)
Song of Songs
Ruth
Lamentations
Ecclesiastes
EstherHistorical books
Daniel
Ezra/Nehemiah
I & II Chronicles
Notes: The 12 'Minor' Prophets are not minor, ie. less important. Minor
here simply means shorter. We do not have records of these prophets'
utterances. Obadiah for instance only contains 1 chapter, making
it the shortest book of the Bible. The fact it was included, though
indicates that is wasn't minor at all!
Each of the five scroll is identified with a holiday. Do you know the connection for each one?
Song of Songs: Pesach
Ruth: Shavuot
Lamentations: Tisha B'Av
Ecclesiastes: Sukkot
Esther: Purim
Daniel is considered a historical book. In the Christian Bible, Daniel is in the 'Prophets.'
