what does judaism say about the other books of the old testament?

Question

besides the first 5 which i know is the torah

Answer 1

What Christians call the "Old Testament," Jews refer to as the Bible. It is often referred to as the Hebrew or Jewish Bible (to distinguish it from the Christian canon, that of course includes later works. Jews don't normally use the term "Old Testament" because it implies a sort of obsolescence; that is to say that it implies it has been somehow supplanted by the Christian Gospels, or the "New Testament."

In Hebrew, the Jewish Scriptures are referred to as Tanakh (or TaNaKH), which is an acronym. It stands for:

Torah
a
Nevi'im ("Prophets")
a
Ketuvim ("Writings" like Tehillim [Psalms] and Mishlei [Proverbs])
h

Traditional Jews are big on acronyms...names like Rambam and Rashi are acronyms. (Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki)...often you'll hear someone refer to the teachings of "Chazal," which refers to our Sages, or "Chochamim Zichronam L'vrachah" (roughly, the wise ones of blessed memory).

So, the entire Hebrew Bible of course enjoys a revered status in the Jewish faith. Although only parts of it are read in addition to the weekly Torah portions, the words of our Judges, Kings, and Prophets have inspired the Jewish people for generations, and continue to do so today.

Answer 2

Judaism doesn't "say" anything about them. They are exactly the same as the "Old Testament" except Revelations is not included. Sometimes the entire Bible is referred to as the Torah and is also called the Tenach.

We read the first five Books every year. Our new year starts Saturday so we will be starting in Genesis very soon. As we read the first five books, we include readings from the other books that are related to the Torah portion of the week. This reading is referred to as the "haftarah." We read all of it in Hebrew on Saturday mornings and then have a short discussion.

You can see what we're reading at this website.
http://www.aish.com/torahportion/

Visit a synagogue if you want to know what we "say" about it. Since no two Jews "believe" the same thing, you will hear differences wherever/whenever you go.

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Answer 3

The rest of the Old Testiment is know, I beleive (i'm not sure of the spelling) as the Tanakha.

They are stories or parables, passed down through the ages verbally that eventually got written out.

They give us examples of what to do or not do. Of how to find it inside of ourselves to overcome.

David and Goliath, for example.

There are books purged from both the Hebrew and Christians bibles. The Pharasees (you know, the guys who insisted Jesus be killed) wanted ONLY the written text. OThers wanted the verbal stories not yet written to be included.

The whole blood line of Joseph, for example, is not included in the Christian Old Testment. Asher, Dan, etc.

None of these books were included by Papal Bull in 3 AD

Infancy I and II were not included in the New Testament. Neither was the testement of Mary Magdeline. Neither was Romans II and Romans III

I'm not sure how the Jews handled THEIR censorship! Did the Pharasees win!

There are also things in the Dead Sea Scrolls not included in the Jewish Bible.