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Tanakh (tuh-NAHKH): Acronym of Torah (Law), Nevi'im (Prophets) and Ketuvim (Writings). Written Torah, the three sections of the Jewish Bible, what gentiles call the Old Testament.
Tanakh (tuh-NAHKH): Acronym of Torah (Law), Nevi'im (Prophets) and Ketuvim (Writings). Written Torah, the three sections of the Jewish Bible, what gentiles call the Old Testament.

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Bible: Also referred to as the Tanakh. The Jewish Bible more or less corresponds to what non-Jews call the "Old Testament." See Torah.
Navi (pl. Nevi'im) (nah-VEE; n'-vee-EEM): From niv sefatayim meaning "fruit of the lips." A prophet. A spokesman for G-d, chosen to convey a message or teaching. Prophets were role models of holiness, scholarship and closeness to G-d. Also: A section of the Tanakh containing the writings of the prophets.
Old Testament: The Jewish Scriptures more or less correspond to what non-Jews call the "Old Testament." Jews call it Written Torah or the Tanakh.
Scriptures: The Jewish Bible, also referred to as the Tanakh. More or less corresponds to what non-Jews call the "Old Testament." See Torah.
Tanakh (tuh-NAHKH): Acronym of Torah (Law), Nevi'im (Prophets) and Ketuvim (Writings). Written Torah, the three sections of the Jewish Bible, what gentiles call the Old Testament.
Written Torah (TOH-ruh): The scriptures that non-Jews call the Old Testament, that Jews often call the Tanakh (TNK). It includes the Torah (T, the first five books of Moses), the books of the Prophets (N, Nevi'im) and the Writings (K, Ketuvim). This is contrasted with Oral Torah, the traditions interpreting the written Torah that were not written down until later days.

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