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''In brief'': The Old Testament (or the Hebrew Scriptures) constitutes the first major part of the Bible. It is usually divided into the categories of law, history, poetry (or wisdom books) and prophecy. All of these books were written before the birth of Jesus Christ.  
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{{quote | text=In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.   [[Genesis 1:1]]}}
  
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{{summary | text=The Old Testament constitutes the first major part of the [[Bible]]. It is often divided into the categories of law, history, poetry (or wisdom books) and prophecy. All of these books were written before the birth of [[Jesus Christ]].}}
  
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{{overview}}
  
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'''Overviews'''
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* [[An overview of the Old Testament]]
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* [[Books of the Law]] | [[Historical Books of the Old Testament]] | [[Poetical Books of the Old Testament]] | [[Prophetic Books of the Old Testament]]
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* [[Bible Dictionary: Old Testament]]
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* [[Old Testament Language|Language]] | [[Old Testament Translation|Translation]]
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* [[An overview of the Old Testament writers]]
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* [[Old Testament Canonization|Canonization]]
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* [[An overview of translating the Old Testament]]
 
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* [[Old Testament History]]
 
  
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{{opinions}}
  
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'''Books of the Old Testament'''
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{{quotes}}
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* [[Books of the Law]]
 
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:* [[Genesis]] | [[Exodus]] | [[Leviticus]] | [[Numbers]] | [[Deuteronomy]]
 
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* [[Historical Books of the Old Testament]]
 
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:* [[Joshua]] | [[Judges]] | [[Ruth]] | [[1 Samuel]] | [[2 Samuel]] | [[1 Kings]] | [[2 Kings]] | [[1 Chronicles]] | [[2 Chronicles]] | [[Ezra]] | [[Nehemiah]] | [[Esther]]
 
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* [[Poetical Books of the Old Testament]]
 
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:* Wisdom Books - [[Job]] | [[Proverbs]] | [[Ecclesiastes]]
 
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:* Poetry - [[Psalms]] | [[Song of Solomon]] | [[Lamentations]]
 
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* [[Prophetic Books of the Old Testament]]
 
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:* Major Prophets - [[Isaiah]] | [[Jeremiah]] | [[Ezekiel]] | [[Daniel]]
 
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:* Minor Prophets - [[Hosea]] | [[Joel]] | [[Amos]] | [[Obadiah]] | [[Jonah]] | [[Micah]] | [[Nahum]] | [[Habakkuk]] | [[Zephaniah]] | [[Haggai]] | [[Zechariah]] | [[Malachi]]
 
  
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Testament Wikipedia - Old Testament]
  
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'''Articles / opinions'''
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* [[Comments on the Old Testament]]
 
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'''Quotes'''
 
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* [[Famous quotes about the Old Testament]]
 
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* [[Quotes from the Old Testament]]
 
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'''See also'''
 
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* [[New Testament]]
 
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Revision as of 07:12, 22 March 2006

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1
The Old Testament constitutes the first major part of the Bible. It is often divided into the categories of law, history, poetry (or wisdom books) and prophecy. All of these books were written before the birth of Jesus Christ. (Read more)



List of Books of the Bible

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