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1、The Old Testament ?The Bible of Judaism is the same as The Old Testament of Christianty and so totals 39 books and falls into three parts, namely Pentateuch (5 books) , Prophets (21 books) , and Hagiographa &Apocrypha (13 books). The Old Testament Parts Books Contents The Old Testa ment (39 books) P

2、entateuch （5 books） Genesis Gods creation of the world Exodus How Moses led the people of Israel out of Egypt in the 13th or 14th century Leviticus Book of laws and proprieties Numbers How Jews fought against Canaanites and won under the leadership of Josue Deuteronomy the final teachings of Moses P

3、rophets (21 books) the Former Prophets Jewish stories from the conquest of Canaan to their captivity in Babylon (Josue, Judges, Samuel, the Kings) the Latter Prophets 3 principal prophets and 12 minor prophets (Amos, Hosea, Isaias, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Esdras, etc.) Hagiographa &Apocrypha (13 books) R

4、uth the story of Ruth who not an Israelite married an Israelite stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died Jonah A fable which teaches Israelites to pass Gods knowledge to foreigners as their duty Job A philosophical play Odes, Elegy poems which vividly portray the religious emotions

5、 of the Hebrews. Maccabees, Tobias, Solomons Wisdom Apocrypha Part1: Pentateuch The oldest and most important of which are the first five books, called Pentateuch. Genesis d?n?s?s Gods creation of the world and the history of the Hebrews from Abraham to Joseph. Exodus eks?d?s How Moses led the peopl

6、e of Israel out of Egypt in the 13th or 14th century Leviticus livitik?s Book of laws and proprieties Numbers How Jews fought against Canaanites and won under the leadership of Josue d?sjui Deuteronomy dju:t?r?n?mi The final teachings of Moses Genesis 1.The creation of the world 2.The creation of Ad

7、am and Eve who were put in Eden. 3.The fall of Man because they ate the forbidden fruit at the entice of the snake . 4.Noahs Ark 1.Noahs descendents populated the world and nations came into being. 2.The Hebrews was one of the nations. 5.The Tower of Babel. 6.The lives of Abraham , Isaac , Jacob. 7.

8、How Joseph went to Egypt . The Creation of the World ?1st Day: God created Light and Darkness, Night and Day ?2nd Day: He created Heaven and Earth ?3rd Day: He created the Seas and the Land and Plants ?4th Day: He made the Sun, Moon and Stars ?5th Day: He created all the Animals ?6th Day: He created

9、 man in his own image and gave them control over the earth. ?7th Day: He had a rest Adam and Eve Noah and the Flood ?God decided that all the people living in the world are bad. ?Except for one man and his family, Noah ?God tells Noah to build a large boat and collect two of each type of animal. Noa

10、hs Ark Abrahams Agreement with God ?Abraham was the father of the Jewish religion. ?While he was in the desert, God made an agreement with him ?God would give him his own country ?God would give him millions of descendants ?To test his loyalty God asked him to kill his own son. Exodus ?Their life in

11、 Egypt and how they suffered from oppression. ?How Aaron prevailed over the Pharaoh to agree to their departure. ?How they went across the Red Sea and travelled through the Sinai Desert. ?How Moses began to establish a country under divine powder ?God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of M

12、osaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus ?Thus , a country with military , civic and religious functions was finally brought into being . Moses ?Moses is considered to be the greatest of the prophets in the Old Testament. ?He is said to have written the first five books of the bible. The Ten Comma

13、ndments ?These are the ten most important rules for Jews and Christians to follow. ?They were given to Moses by God in the desert. Leviticus and Numbers Leviticus :Book of laws and proprieties Moses with the tables of the law Numbers :How Jews fought against Canaanites and won under the leadership o

14、f Josue Deuteronomy dju:t?r?n?mi ? The disobedient generation had passed away, and the Israel was ready to go to the promised land. As Moses wasnt allowed to get into Canaan, he addressed the Israel in three speeches. He told the people the acts of Yahweh, the law of Yahweh with the covenant require

15、ments and the covenant with Yahweh. The central theme of Deuteronomy is the covenant between Yahweh and Israel. Part2: The Prophets Prophets (21 books) The Former Prophets Jewish stories from the conquest of Canaan to their captivity in Babylon (Josue, Judges, Samuel, the Kings) The Latter Prophets

16、3 principal prophets and 12 minor prophets (Amos, Hosea, Isaias, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Esdras, etc.) The Former Prophets Books Contents Josue d?sjui Josue is thought to be a collection of early documents completed before 500 BC . It begins from the end of Numbers and describes how Canaan was conquered

17、.(To sing the praise of the herothe invincible leader Josue ) Judges Judges is an informally arranged book , it is a true account of how the Israelites lived an extremely hard life in Canaan , were almost on the verge of breaking down and how , under the leadership of the Judges Samuel ?s?mju?l How

18、Samuel , the religious leader and prophet of Israel , offers wise leadership and some touching stories of David and Jonathan . How David felt sorry for the deaths of both Saul and Jonathan and shows Davids varied character . the Kings The first part deals with Davids death and Solomons glorious achi

19、evements and gives many accounts of the kings and tribal leaders of both Israel and Judah and the leadership of Elias and his prophecy. The second part begins with Elias , stories and how he ascends to the heaven . The Latter Prophets Books Contents Amos eim?s Amos, who was originally a herdsman , a

20、nd asked by God to warn the Israelites of possible danger of immorality . Hosea h?uzi? Hosea describes Hosea as lived about the same time as Aoms , the last prophet of Israel . He followed the Aomsteaching but his words were more sharptongued in comparing Israel to a prostitute who abandoned Jehovah

21、 the spouse she loved. Isaias aizai?s Isaias is made up of at least two parts . The first 39sections were written by Isaiah himself , but the latter part were writings composed 200 years afterwards. Jeremiah , d?erimai? Jeremiah tells of the prophet of that name living reoughly during the period of the Babylonian Captivity. Ezekiel izi: kj?l Ezelkiel tells of prophet and a priest . He once predicted the overthrow of Judah. Esdras ezdr?s Esdras describes a famous priest during the Babylonian Captivity . He is said to be the rebuilder of the Holy Palace .He devoted all his intelligenc