Introduction To The Old Testament
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Source: PTL King James 1975 Bible
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The Old Testament is the body of literature regarded as the God-inspired writings by Jews, Jesus Christ, the apostles and the New Testament writers. It was written in a period of over one thousand years. The Old Testament account begins with the creation of the universe including the human race. After Genesis 1-1, the biblical record is primarily confined to the chosen nation beginning with Abraham c. 2000 B.C., and concluding with Ezra, Nehemiah and Malachi, C. 400 B.C. The Old Testament lends itself to a three-fold division: historical, poetical, and prophetical, records, activities, and messages of the prophets. Internal evidence for the writing of the Old Testament begins with Moses. The language common to all Old Testament writers was Hebrew. Although translations of the Old Testament were made through the centuries , preservation of the Scriptures in the Hebrew language was a constant concern. Jewish scholars devoted to this task were known as Masoretes. The Dead Sea (Qumran) Scrolls discovered since 1947 have provided us with manuscripts dating back to the first century B.C., representing all the books of the Old Testament.
The Pentateuch
Genesis
Genesis 1:1-31
Genesis 2: 1-25
Genesis 3: 1-24
Genesis 4: 1-26
Genesis 5: 1-32
Genesis 6: 1-22
Genesis 7: 1-24
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Genesis
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Genesis
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Genesis
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