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{{quote | text={{web_verseBible verse|genesisGenesis|1|1|lang=WEB}} [[Genesis 1:1]]}}{{Infobox_Contents | topic_name = Old Testament[[Image:Torah.jpg|thumb|center|The [[Torah]], part of the Old Testament.]] | subtopics = Divisions - [[Books of the Law]], [[Historical Books of the Old Testament|Historical Books]], [[Poetical Books of the Old Testament|Poetical Books]], [[Prophetic Books of the Old Testament|Prophetic Books]]* Languages - [[Biblical Hebrew]], [[Aramaic]]* [[Ancient Israel and Judah]], [[Timeline of Biblical History]] | opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} * [[An Introduction to the Old Testament (G.G.)]] |}}{{ot}}

[[Image:Torah.jpg|thumb|The [[Torah]], part of the Old Testament.]]''Synopsis:'' The Old Testament constitutes is 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 giving 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. Although all of these books were written before the birth of [[Jesus Christ]], they still show a picture of the same [[God]] that the [[New Testament]] does - the Old Testament also reveals a [[God is love|loving God]] of [[forgiveness]] and [[grace]]history. To [[Christians]], the Old Testament is, throughout its pages, building up to the coming of [[Jesus]].

----{{bible}} {{topics}}* [[Books of the Law]] | [[Historical Books of the Old Testament]] | [[Poetical Books of the Old Testament]] | [[Prophetic Books of the Old Testament]]* [[Old Testament Language|Language]] | [[Hebrew]]* [[Old Testament Translation|Translation]]* [[Old Testament Canonization|Canonization]]* [[Old Testament History]] | [[Ancient Israel and Judah]] | [[Timeline of Biblical History]]* [[Old Testament Geography]] {{opinions}} ==Main article== 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:

[[Image:Satellite image of Israel in January 2003.jpg|thumb|A satellite image of Israel.]].

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