Many great teachings have been given to us through the Law and the Prophets and the others that followed

An Introduction to the Prophets An Introduction to the Prophets of Ancient Israel and Judah Ciarán O’Callaghan CSsR Email: delegate@proclaim.ie Photo Images © Bibleplaces.com Encyclopaedia Articles © Wikipedia © Prophets of Ancient Israel and Judah: §1 – Introduction to the Old Testament 1.0 A Brief Introduction to the OT 1.1 Basic Terminology 11.1.1 Tānāk Jewish tradition recognizes three divisions in what Christians call the Old Testament. These are: The Tôrâ (hr"AT - Hebrew: Law). The Něvî’îm (~yaiybin> - Hebrew: Prophets). The Kětûvîm (~ybiWtK. - Hebrew: Writings). The initial letters of the Hebrew titles for these divisions form the acronym Tānāk (%n"T' T+N+K  Tānāk) by which Judaism refers to its canon of Scriptures. For Judaism the five books of the Tôrâ (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy) form the most sacred centre of the Scriptures, while the Něvî’îm and Kětûvî m are considered to offer commentary and reflection on the Tôrâ. 21.1.2 The Pentateuch The term Pentateuch comes from penta (pe,nta - Greek: five) and teuchos (teu/coj - Greek: scroll) meaning five containers in a reference to the papyrus or leather scrolls on which the text was originally written. These five scrolls have been given the Greco-Latin names: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. In Hebrew their names are usually taken from the opening line of each scroll: In The Beginning (Genesis), ...