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** [[Genesis]]
** [[Exodus]]
** [[Leviticus]]
** [[Numbers]]
** [[Deuteronomy]]
** [[Book of Joshua|Joshua]]
** [[Book of Judges|Judges]]
** [[Book of Ruth|Ruth]]
** [[1 Samuel]]
** [[2 Samuel]]
** [[1 Kings]]
** [[2 Kings]]
** [[1 Chronicles]]
** [[2 Chronicles]]
** [[Book of Ezra|Ezra]]
** [[Book of Nehemiah|Nehemiah]]
** [[Book of Esther|Esther]]
** [[Book of Job|Job]]
** [[Psalms ]]
** [[Proverbs]]
** [[Ecclesiastes]]
** [[Song of Solomons]]
** [[Book of Isaiah|Isaiah]]
** [[Book of Jeremiah|Jeremiah]]
** [[Book of Lamentations|Lamentations]]
** [[Book of Ezekiel|Ezekiel]]
** [[Book of Daniel|Daniel]]
** [[Book of Hosea|Hosea]]
** [[Book of Joel|Joel]]
** [[Book of Amos|Amos]]
** [[Book of Obadiah|Obadiah]]
** [[Book of Jonah|Jonah]]
** [[Book of Micah|Micah]]
** [[Book of Nahum|Nahum]]
** [[Book of Habakkuk|Habakkuk]]
** [[Book of Zephaniah|Zephaniah]]
** [[Book of Haggai|Haggai]]
** [[Book of Zechariah|Zechariah]]
** [[Book of Malachi|Malachi]]
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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]]* Language Languages - [[Biblical Hebrew]], [[Aramaic]]* [[Ancient Israel and Judah]], [[Timeline of Biblical History]]* [[Old Testament Geography]] | opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} * [[An Introduction to the Old Testament (G.G.)]] |
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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]] is divided into 40 books in English. These books are not all written in the same style, but are different types of genres. Loosely, the genres are sometimes categorized as
* Law
* History
* Poetry and Wisdom
* Major Prophets
* Minor Prophets
====Torah - [[Books of the Law]]====
===Old Testament Geography===
[[Image:Satellite image of Israel in January 2003.jpg|thumb|A satellite image of Israel.]].
An understanding of the geography of the region brings he stories of the Old Testament to life. There are 4 geographical north-south regions of Israel, in order of west to east:
==Quotes==
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==Links==
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[[Category:Books of the Old Testament]]
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