The Hebrew Bible Large Print In English Complete (Tanakh or Old Testament) The Holy Scriptures consists of the Old and New Testaments: hebrew Bible … the Torah, the Nevi’im, and the Ketuvim.

Books of the Tanakh The Tanakh consists of twenty-four books, counting as one book each 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel, 1 Kings and 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles and 2 Chronicles, and Ezra-Nehemiah. The Twelve Minor Prophets (try `SHr) are also counted as a single book. In Hebrew, the books are often referred to by their prominent first words. Torah The Torah (tvorah, literally “teaching”) is also known as the “Pentateuch”, or as the “Five Books of Moses”. Printed versions (rather than scrolls) of the Torah are often called Chamisha Chumshei Torah (HmySHh HvmSHy tvrh “Five fifth-sections of the Torah”) and informally as Chumash. B@re’sit (breASHiyt, literally “In the beginning”) – Genesis S@mot (SHmovt, literally “The names of”) – Exodus Vayyiqra’ (vayikraA, literally “And He called”) – Leviticus B@midbar (bmidbar, literally “In the desert of”) – Numbers D@varim (dbariym, literally “Things” or “Words”) – Deuteronomy Nevi’im Nevi’im (nbiyAiym N@bi`im, “Prophets”) is the second main division of the Tanakh, between the Torah and Ketuvim. This division includes the books which cover the time from the entrance of the Israelites into the Land of Israel until the Babylonian captivity of Judah (the “period of prophecy”). Their distribution is not chronological, but substantive. The Former Prophets (nbyAym rASHvnym Nevi’im Rishonim) Y@hosua’ (yhvoSHu`a) – Joshua Softim (SHopTiym) – Judges S@mu`el (SHmvAel) – Samuel M@lakim (mlaKHiym) – Kings The Latter Prophets (nbyAym AHrvnym Nevi’im Aharonim) Y@sa’yahu (ySHa`yahv) – Isaiah Yirm@yahu (yirmyahv) – Jeremiah Y@hezqe`l (yHezkeAl) – Ezekiel The Twelve Minor Prophets (try `SHr, Trei Asar, “The Twelve”), which are considered one book: Hosea’ (hvoSHe`a) – Hosea Yo`el (yvoAel) – Joel ‘Amos (`amvos) – Amos ‘Obadya (`obadyah) – Obadiah Yona (yvonah) – Jonah Mika (miyKHah) – Micah Nahum (naHvm) – Nahum Habaqquq (Habakvk) – Habakkuk S@fanya (TSpanyah) – Zephaniah Haggay (Hagay) – Haggai Z@karya (zKHaryah) – Zechariah Mal`aki (malAaKHiy) – Malachi Ketuvim K@tubim (KHtvbiym, “Writings”) consists of eleven books.