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The Tanakh is the Hebrew Bible - the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings. It is also considered to be the entire Bible by the Jews.
In the Christian Bible, the Tanakh is the first part. Today and Christians refer to translations of the Tanakh as the Old Testament or Old Covenant, however, the early church re-arranged the ancient order of books (The Jews still preserve the original order). These Scriptures contain approximately 80% of the whole of The Bible.
They are the same thing. All 24 books of the Hebrew Bible form the "Tanakh":
1. (בר×שית / Bereshit) - Genesis
2. (שמות / Shemot) - Exodus
3. (×•×™×§×¨× / Vayikra) - Leviticus
4. (במדבר / Bamidbar) - Numbers
5. (×“×‘×¨×™× / Devarim) - Deuteronomy
6. (יהושע / Y'hoshua) - Joshua
7. (×©×•×¤×˜×™× / Shophtim) - Judges
8. (שמו×ל / Sh'muel) - Samuel (I & II)
9. (×ž×œ×›×™× / M'lakhim) - Kings (I & II)
10. (ישעיה / Y'shayahu) - Isaiah
11. (ירמיה / Yir'mi'yahu) - Jeremiah
12. (יחזק×ל / Y'khezqel) - Ezekiel
13. The Twelve Prophets (תרי עשר)
a. (הושע / Hoshea) - Hosea
b. (יו×ל / Yo'el) - Joel
c. (עמוס / Amos) - Amos
d. (עובדיה / Ovadyah) - Obadiah
e. (×™×•× ×” / Yonah) - Jonah
f. (מיכה / Mikhah) - Micah
g. (× ×—×•× / Nakhum) - Nahum
h. (חבקוק /Havakuk) - Habakkuk
i. (×¦×¤× ×™×” / Ts'phanyah) - Zephaniah
j. (×—×’×™ / Khagai) - Haggai
k. (זכריה / Z'kharyah) - Zechariah
l. (מל××›×™ / Mal'akhi) - Malachi
14. (×ª×”×œ×™× / Tehillim) - Psalms
15. (משלי / Mishlei) - Proverbs
16. (×יוב / Iyov) - Job
17. (שיר ×”×©×™×¨×™× / Shir Hashirim) - Song of Songs
18. (רות / Rut) - Ruth
19. (××™×›×” / Eikhah) - Lamentations
20. (קהלת / Kohelet) - Ecclesiastes
21. (×סתר / Esther) - Esther
22. (×“× ×™×ל / Dani'el) - Daniel
23. (×¢×–×¨× ×•× ×—×ž×™×” / Ezra v'Nechemia) - Ezra-Nehemiah
24. (דברי ×”×™×ž×™× / Divrei Hayamim) - Chronicles (I & II)
There are several key differences:
- Deuterocanon/Apocrypha: The Old Testament may (depending on the denomination of Christianity) include different books of the Deuterocanon of which the Tanakh contains none. (Such books may include 1-4 Esdras, Tobit, Judith, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus (Sirach), Baruch with the Letter of Jeremiah, Song of the Three Young Men and Prayer of Azariah, Story of Susanna, Prayer of Manasseh, 1-4 Maccabees, Psalms 151-155, 1 Enoch, Jubilees, 1-3 Meqabyan)
- Additions to Existent Books: There are additions to the book of Daniel and Esther in the Old Testament that are not in the Tanakh. Esther may have as many as six additional chapters appended to the end and Daniel has internal insertions.
- Ordering: The order of the books is different between the two. Law, Prophets, Writings (Tanakh) vs. Law, Histories, Wisdom, Prophets (Old Testament.).
- Word Differences: the Old Testament is derived from the Greek Septuagint as opposed to the Masoretic Hebrew Text (with some Aramaic), some of the translations are incorrect. For example, Commandment 6 is "You will not murder", not "Thou shalt not kill" which would have a variety of implications, not the least to say that Bible followers should be vegetarian. Another commonly discussed word difference is how the word "almah" is translated as "virgin" in the Septuagint when it should be translated as "teenage woman". This verse in Isaiah is commonly cited by Christians as prophecy of a virgin birth and vindication of Jesus' birth miracle when the verse merely says, "A boy shall be born to a teenage woman and he shall be called Immanuel."
The Talmud contains the Oral Torah of the Jewish people. It serves to clarify the brief verses of the Torah and Tanakh (Hebrew Bible).
The Hebrew Bible was written before the Talmud. Its source is through prophecy.
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The Hebrew Bible contains the same books as the Protestant New Testament, starting with the Torah and including numerous other books. All of these books were written before the split between Jews an Christians. The Talmud is, in effect, the course notes from the rabbinic academies that existed in Roman Palestine and in Persian Babylon in the 500 years after this split. The Talmud focuses on legal questions -- how do you make a workable code of law out of the many commandments found in the Torah. Along the way, it records many dissenting opinions and it contains long digressions.
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What is contained in the Hebrew Bible that is not the Talmud?
The Tanach (Hebrew Bible) is not in the Talmud. The Talmud contains commentary on the Tanach.
Psalm 137-9 in the talmud?
The Psalms are in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), not in the Talmud.
How are the Talmud and the Hebrew bible the same?
They are not. The Talmud is commentary on the Hebrew Bible. See also:http://judaism.answers.com/jewish-literature/the-writings-of-judaism-torah-talmud-and-more
Jewish written records and beliefs are contained in the?
The Torah, the rest of the Hebrew Bible, and the Talmud (Oral Law). See also the Related Links.Link: More about the TorahLink: The Hebrew BibleLink: More about the Talmud
What is next in importance to the Hebrew Bible for Jews?
For Jews, the next in importance is the Talmud.
FWhere are the historical stories and laws of judaism recorded?
The Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) and the Talmud.
What might be the reason that fewer Americans know about the importance of the Talmud in Judaism than know about the importance of the Hebrew bible?
It probably comes from the fact that the Hebrew Bible is very accessible to most Christians and is used often to set the scene for Jesus' life. The Talmud came later and while it is important, its importance comes from the fact that it interprets the Hebrew Bible, not on its "own merit". The Hebrew Bible is the Holy Book, not the Talmud. It is similar to how the Nicene Creed is central in Christianity, but few Americans are aware of the Nicene Creed, even though they are aware of the Christian Bible.
What is the collection of writings for Judaism?
The Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) and the Talmud would both be correct answers.
Where can teachings of judaism be found?
The teachings of Judaism can be found in the The Hebrew Bible, the Mishna, The Talmud, and many other texts.
What are written records?
They are records of occurences among the Hebrews. They are included in the Hebrew Bible, the Talmud and midrashim, and other ancient works.
How many different Hebrew words for deny are there in the Hebrew Bible?
There are three:הִכְחִישכָּפַרדָּחָה
To whom does the Talmud ascribe authorship of the books of Kings in the Bible?
The Book of Kings was written by Jeremiah, who also wrote Lamentations as well as the Book of Jeremiah (Talmud, Bava Bathra 14b). See also the links.Link: History of the Hebrew BibleLink: Reliability of the Hebrew Bible
