| Term | Definition |
|---|
| 5 | how many books in Torah |
| 16 | how many books in historical |
| 7 | how many books in wisdom |
| 18 | how many books in prophetic |
| 46 | how many books in Old Testament |
| Torah | Mosaic Law, Books of Moses, Law |
| Genesis | Torah book containing prologue, patriarchs (begin biblical history), 2000 BC |
| Exodus | Torah book containing the covenant of Israelites through Moses, 1300 BC |
| Leviticus | Torah book named after priest tribe about worship |
| Numbers | Torah book containing the search for the Israelites' Promised Land |
| Deuteronomy | Torah book of instructions by Moses to enter the Promised Land |
| Joshua | historical book containing Israelite establishment in Promised Land (1200 BC) |
| Judges | historical book about leadership by military heroes |
| Ruth | historical book in which we larn that the God of Israel is the God of all nations |
| 1 Samuel | historical book about King Saul |
| 2 Samuel | historical book about King David (1000 BC) |
| 1 Kings | historical book about King Solomon (950 BC) |
| 2 Kings | historical book about split of nations- northern Israel and southern Judah and conquering of these nations by neighboring powers |
| 1 and 2 Chronicles | historical books about realization of David's greatness, rising of infiedlity-correcting prophets, and the freedom of Jews by King Cyrus |
| Ezra | historical book in which the Jews rededicate themselves to the Law of Love and rebuild the temple in Jerusalem |
| Nehemiah | historical book in which the Jews rebuild the city and its walls |
| Tobit, Judith, Esther, and 1 and 2 Maccabees | historical book about threats by Antiochus and Romans, through which Jews wait for the fulfillment and Messiah |
| wisdom book | Psalms |
| wisdom book | Proverbs |
| wisdom book | Job |
| wisdom book | Ecclesiastes |
| wisdom book | Song of Songs |
| wisdom book | Sirach |
| wisdom book | Wisdom |
| prophetic book | Amos |
| prophetic book | Hosea |
| prophetic book | Isaiah |
| prophetic book | Micah |
| prophetic book | Jeremiah |
| prophetic book | Lamentations |
| prophetic book | Baruch |
| prophetic book | Nahum |
| prophetic book | Habbakkuk |
| prophetic book | Zephaniah |
| prophetic book | Ezekial |
| prophetic book | Haggai |
| prophetic book | Zechariah |
| prophetic book | Obadiah |
| prophetic book | Malachi |
| prophetic book | Joel |
| prophetic book | Jonah |
| prophetic book | Daniel |
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