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Remembering the Oft Forgotten

Edit Huffington Post 06 Jan 2016
Within the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), there are numerous prophetic books that are named after Israelite and Judean men who were prophets. from Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel to Amos, Hosea, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zechariah ... None. To be sure, there are two books of the Hebrew Bible that are named after women, Ruth and Esther (in the Ketuvim of the Hebrew Bible). But these two women are not referred to in Holy Writ as prophets ... nby') ... ....

OU’s Nach Yomi Begins Fifth Cycle 12/17; Rabbi Weinreb’s Siyum Shiur With Special Mention of ...

Edit Public Technologies 04 Dec 2015
(Source. OU - Orthodox Union). Thursday, December 17 commences the Orthodox Union's fifth two-year Shoshana Grossman Nach Yomi cycle, in which OU Torah presents a chapter a day of the second and third segments of the Tanach - the Hebrew Bible - Nevi'im (Prophets) and Ketuvim (Writings). The series first began in 2007 ... Download the 2015-2017 Nach Yomi calendar and an informative Tanach brochure at www.outorah.org ... distributed by ... (noodl....

Exploring the Shabbat Prayer Service (Yeshiva University)

Edit Public Technologies 02 Dec 2015
(Source. Yeshiva University) ... 'As the prayers we recite on Shabbat are built upon the Chumash, Nevi'im, and Ketuvim; the Mishnah, the Talmud, and the Midrash; history, philosophy, and poetry; foundations and directives of halacha, hashkafah, and minhag; the Yeshiva University family, which comprises experts and specialists in all of these fields, is uniquely positioned to assume this task.'. While Mitokh Ha-Ohel ... Joel ... distributed by....

What Is Women's Work? (Ruth 1:1-18)

Edit Huffington Post 26 Oct 2015
Sumter Faith Clinic is a free clinic to treat the uninsured and underinsured ... These two women founded and opened the Sumter Faith Clinic in Americus, GA. The clinic serves the uninsured and the underinsured in Sumter County, GA ... Ruth is one of the five scrolls that make up the Ketuvim (Writings) of the Jewish canon, which is the last section of the Hebrew Bible and also the last section to gain canonical status in the Jewish community ... ....

Is It Offensive to Say 'Old Testament'?

Edit Huffington Post 28 May 2015
In a recent article, I referred frequently to the� "Old Testament." Someone immediately wrote and asked why I was using that "offensive" phrase. "Old Testament," he said, "implies that a New Testament supersedes and surpasses it.". Some research revealed my reader is not alone in his thinking ... What's a Bible? ... It is a Hebrew acronym standing for the three words Torah, Neviim, and Ketuvim, which mean "Torah," "Prophets" and "Writings."...

Rare copy of Old Testament reunited with 'twin' in Israel

Edit Fox News 20 Mar 2015
By Laura GeggelPublished March 20, 2015. Facebook0 Twitter0 livefyre Email Print. The twin Tanachim (the plural of Tanakh) are shown side by side, with the newfound copy on the bottom ... The biblical text's journey was long and circuitous ... ADVERTISEMENT. ADVERTISEMENT. The Old Testament is also known as the Tanakh, an acronym that includes the Torah (the five books of Moses), Nevi'im (prophets) and Ketuvim (writings) — or TaNaKh ...   ... ....

The Bible's for Losers (And Why That's a Good Thing)

Edit Huffington Post 09 Feb 2015
That’s not a value judgment, just an observation. Think about it ... Much of the Hebrew Scriptures (which includes the Torah, the Prophets [Nevi’im], and large sections of the Writings [Ketuvim]) were written by people who were defeated and living in exile, or about to be defeated before adopting their new identities as exiles, or having just got back from a semi-extended stay in the Hotel Exile ... Bottom-dwellers ... Bonus tip ... ....

7 Common Misconceptions About the Hebrew Bible>

Edit Huffington Post 19 Dec 2014
Everyone talks about the Bible, though few have read it cover to cover ... 1. The Ten Commandments are the most important part of the Bible. No biblical text calls them the Bible's most important part ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... Torah, Nevi'im [prophets] and Ketuvim [writings] ... In addition, Jewish manuscripts show many different orders of the final section, Ketuvim and the Babylonian Talmud notes an order of Nevi'im that is different than the more commonly used....

Sunday Dialogue Series: Understanding the Bible: What kind of book is the Bible?

Edit The Examiner 16 Mar 2014
“The word, Bible, from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία, tà biblía, means "the books.”. The opening paragraphs to this article are a re-prints of the first two articles for those who may not have read them. If you have read - you might like the review - but you can also scroll past to this week's dialogue ... These are usually divided as ... the five books of the Torah ("teaching" or "law"), the Nevi'im ("prophets"), and the Ketuvim ("writings").” ... ....

Sunday Dialogue Series: Understanding the Bible. Who is God?

Edit The Examiner 09 Mar 2014
If you missed the first segment of this series you can find the link below so you can to go back and catch up. This series is not so much about what is written in the Bible; but about the Bible itself. We saw in the first segment the identification and description of the Bible; part of that follows. ... These are usually divided as ... the five books of the Torah ("teaching" or "law"), the Nevi'im ("prophets"), and the Ketuvim ("writings").” ... ....

Understanding the Bible: First in the series on 'Sunday Dialogue'

Edit The Examiner 02 Mar 2014
First of all let us make it clear what the word B.I.B.L.E. means. When we were children we used to sing a little song called the B.I.B.L.E and would spell out the word. It continued with ….”that’s the book for me. I stand alone on the Word of God, the B.I.B.L.E.” ... In Genesis 1.26 (Old Testament) we find these words ... Genesis 17-28 ... the five books of the Torah ("teaching" or "law"), the Nevi'im ("prophets"), and the Ketuvim ("writings") ... “ ... ....
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