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 There are three sections of the "Jewish Bible"(Tankah), the Torah ( the Pentateuch or first five books of the Old Testament ),  Nevi'im(Prophets) and Ketuvim(writings). The Tankah has 39 books that are in the Christian Bible. The Torah has the five books of Moses : Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. "Torah" is also used to describe the entire Jewish Bible,“the body of scripture known to non-Jews as the Old Testament and to Jews as the Tanakh or Written Torah." Basically, the Jewish Bible is the entire Jewish law and teaching. The scriptures (or holy writings) are written on scrolls in charming Hebrew calligraphy. It might seem odd to those watching a reading of the Torah when the one reading uses a pointer, or a yad (which means hand), to guide their reading. The person reading the Torah does this because some say that it is too holy, some say because parchment, made from animal skins, is a source of ritual defilement; others say because the sweat from your fingers has acids that will damage the parchment over time. These holy scrolls are kept covered by fabric and kept in a [|cabinet] in the synagogue. The next part of the Jewish Bible is Navi'im. Navi'im is the plural form of navi, which translates to "prophet". This is divided into two major sections, four books of the "Former" prophets and fourteen about the "Latter" prophets. These books go back into Jewish history from the time that Moses died to the destruction of the First Temple and the exile(or expulsion from one's native land by authoritative decree) of the southern kingdom to Babylon. One book of Navi'im is about Joshua (Yehoshua). This book is about the commision or "job" that Joshua has to do. This job has to do with Joshua leading the children of Israel to the promised land. The name Joshua (Yehoshua) means "the lord saves". "Yeshua" ([|Jesus]) is the shortned form of the name. The next book of Navi'im is called Judges (Shofetim). This book is about how Adonai raised twelve amazing individuals (who were called judges) to take Israel away from her enemies. This book is from the first 350 years in the Promised Land, from the time of Joshua to Saul. The third book is of the rise and rule of Samuel (Shmu'el), who was Israel's greatest judge and about the story of the change to the Israeli monarchy. The final book of Navi'im is about the Kings (Melakhim) and the fall of Israel in 722 BC and Judah being captivated in 586 BC. The two kings were David, the undivided kingdom, and Soloman, the divided kingdom. The "Latter" prophets contain oracles, admonitions, and points of view of Israel's greatest visionaries. The final book of the Jewish Bible is Ketuvim, which is the plural form of ketav (writing). Ketuvim is seperated into three different Jewish literary books: Wisdom Literature, Megillot(scrolls), and Histories. The book of Psalms is called Tehillim which translates to "songs of praise." Traditionally the Tehillim     are seperated into five books, synomonous to the five books of Torah. Like Moses gave the five books of Torah to Israel, David gave the five books of Psalsm. "Moses gave the path, but David gave the directions." The megillot(scrolls) are about Ester, Ruth, Lamentations, and Ecclesiastes. The Histories are about Daniel, Ezra, Nehmiah, and Chronicles.

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