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__NOTOC__{{quote | text=In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. {{Bible verse|Genesis|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}}
==Synopsis==The Old Testament is the first major part of the [[Image:TorahBible]], giving an account of God's interaction with the Jewish people through their history.jpg|thumb|The To [[TorahChristians]], part of 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. Although all An brief approximate timeline 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]]. To [[Christians]], the Old Testament is, throughout its pages, building up to the coming of [[Jesus]].shown below:
==Contents=={{bibleBrief_ot_timeline}}
{{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]]* [[Old Testament Geography]] {{opinions}} {{quotes}} ==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. 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]]. To [[Christians]], the Old Testament is, throughout its pages, building up to the coming of [[Jesus]].
** [[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]]
** Esther
** Job
** Psalms
** [[Proverbs]]
** Ecclesiastes
** Song of Solomons
** [[Book of Isaiah|Isaiah]]
** Jeremiah
** Lamentations
** Ezekiel
** [[Book of Daniel|Daniel]]
** Hosea
** Joel
** Amos
** Obadiah
** Obadiah
** Jonah
** 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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To Jewish people, the Old Testament is known as the "Tannakh", which is an acronym for the Torah (Genesis to Deuteronomy), Nebiim (Books of the prophets) and Kethubim (or Writings).
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]]====
A brief timeline is below
* [[Genesis (WEB)#Chapter 1|Genesis ]] 1-11]] - Undated - Creation, Fall, Flood, Babel* [[Genesis (WEB)#Chapter 12|Genesis ]] 12-50]] - Around 2000 BC - The [[Patriarchs]]
* [[Exodus]] - Around 1400 BC - From [[Ancient Egypt]] to the [[Promised Land]]
* [[Book of Joshua|Joshua]] and [[Book of Judges|Judges]] - Around 1400 BC to 1050 BC - Settling in the [[Promised Land]]
* [[Sin]]
* [[Salvation]]
* [[Hope]]
===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 sories stories of the Old Testament to life. There are 4 geographical north-south regions of Israel, in order of west to east:
* Flat and fertile plains along the coast
* Valleys and hills
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.
==Quotes==
==Links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Testament Wikipedia - Old Testament]
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