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The Old Testament is the first major part of the [[Bible]], giving an account of creation and God's interaction with the Jewish people through their history. To [[Christians]], the Old Testament is, throughout its pages, building up to the coming of [[Jesus]].
==Main article==The Old Testament is the first major part of the [[Bible]], giving an account of God's interaction with the Jewish people through their history. To [[Christians]], the Old Testament is, throughout its pages, building up to the coming of [[Jesus]].
The Old Testament constitutes the first major part of the [[Bible]]. It consists of 39 books, that are often divided into the categories of law, history, poetry (or wisdom books) and prophecy. Within these categories, it gives an account of creation, and then follows the story of God's interaction with the Jewish people, through their slavery in Egypt, conquest of the promised land, strengthening kingdom, and finally its division and the people's exile. An brief approximate timeline of the [[Old Testament]] is shown below:
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Apart from the [[Old Testament]], there is other literature from that time and region. Some of this literature includes creation stories and myths (such as the [[Enuma Elish]]), records from royal courts, conventants and laws, and poetry and wisdom literature from other ancient civilizations. These can be useful to help give more context (both in terms of type of literature and also in dating) to the Old Testament.
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==Links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Testament Wikipedia - Old Testament]
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