2006-10-28 08:59:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Hebrews split their scriptures into the Law, The Prophets, and the Writings. In the New Testament the Old Testament is referred to as the Law and the Prophets...I'm not sire what the Hewbrew transliterations would be.
2006-10-28 09:03:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not called the Old Testament because Hebrews don't believe in the new one. So there's just one testament. It's called a number of things, but the most recognized is the Talmud. The Torah is the 5 books of the Law that Moses wrote
2006-10-28 09:10:14 · answer #2 · answered by Courtney B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The division of "New Testament" and "Old Testament" is not acceptable in the eyes of Jews, and has no concrete value. The term "the Old Testament" in Hebrew refers to the Christian division of the Jewish books.
In Hebrew we call the Old Testament הברית הישנה, "HaBrith HaYeshanah" (pronounced: "ha-brEEt ha-ye-sha-nAh, means: the old treaty), in the presence of "HaBrith HaChadashah", ברית החדשה (the New Testament).
The books that the Old Testament contains are the books of the Hebrew Bible (תנ"ך, "Tanakh", acronym for: Torah, Nevi'im, Ktuvim- the three holy books), and the Deuterocanonical books (הספרים החיצוניים, "HaSfarim HaChitzoniyim": the external books).
A Jewish person will name these books "HaBrith HaYeshanah" only to describe the Christian division.
2006-10-29 22:03:21 · answer #3 · answered by yotg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Torat Moshe, but these are only the first 5 books. The Laws of Moses. The rest of the old testament is exculded in the teachings of the torah.
2006-10-28 09:01:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
TANACH; an acronym for Torah, Nevi'im, Ketuvim.
2006-10-28 17:27:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Jewish holy book is called the Tanak.
2006-10-28 09:06:04 · answer #6 · answered by Buffy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋