Subject: what type of book is the bible, research |
Bible Note: The Tanak is the same as the Old Testament which the Jews divide by the 3 divisions you found and the name is just the first letter of each word with a vowels added so it could be pronounced. Mashal is a broad term for wisdom statments like a proverb or parable. Deuterocanonical is what Roman Catholics call the Apocrypha. In the New Testament of what we have the Epistles were written first. The Pentateuch is the first part of the Old Testament and is the same as the Torah. JEPD is a source theory for the Torah one that used YHWH(Jehovah) for the name of God, one spoke of Elohim, one was concerned with priestly matters and a separate source was proposed for Deuteronomy. Your ability to research is fine and Hank's appraisal of the questions has merit. |