The Torah - The Written Law

• Genesis - Bereishith (In the beginning...)
• Exodus - Shemoth (The names...) 
• Leviticus - Vayiqra (And He called...)
• Numbers - Bamidbar (In the wilderness...) 
• Deuteronomy - Devarim (The words...)

Nevi'im - The Prophets

• Yehoshua (Joshua)
• Shoftim (Judges)
• Shmuel (I &II Samuel)
• Melakhim (I & II Kings)
• Yeshayah (Isaiah)
• Yirmyah (Jeremiah)
• Yechezqel (Ezekiel)
• The Twelve (treated as one book)
  • Hoshea (Hosea)
  • Yoel (Joel)
  • Amos
  • Ovadyah (Obadiah)
  • Yonah (Jonah)7
  • Mikhah (Micah)
  • Nachum
  • Chavaqquq (Habbakkuk)
  • Tzefanyah (Zephaniah)
  • Chaggai
  • Zekharyah (Zechariah)

KETHUVIM (The Writings):

• Tehillim (Psalms)
• Mishlei (Proverbs)
• Iyov (Job)
• Shir Ha-Shirim (Song of Songs)
• Ruth
• Eikhah (Lamentations)
• Qoheleth (the author's name) (Ecclesiastes)
• Esther
• Daniel
• Ezra & Nechemyah (Nehemiah) (treated as one book)
• Divrei Ha-Yamim (The words of the days) (Chronicles)

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Synonyms for Torah

1. Humash (means 5)
2. Pentateuch
   
3. Five Books of Moses
4. Old Testament
5. Tanakh
6. Holy Scriptures

Written Torah is often referred to as the Tanakh, which is an acrostic of Torah, Nevi'im and Ketuvim.


*Written Law = Torah

*Oral Law - Mishnah & Gamara =  Talmud


Bible Translations began about 2200 years ago - 3rd century.

Hellenism (Greek) influenced the translation. The translation came to be known as Septuagint (Latin for 70).

Jews living in north and east of Judea spoke Armenian. Those translation became known as Targums.

Most Christians translations follw the Jewish translators who created the Septuagint, as well as, the Targums.