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Arguably one of the , The Nevi’im and the Kethuvim . The Torah, simply put, is their law book. According to the Hebrews, Moses went to the top of Mt. Sinai and God taught the Oral Torah to him. Moses in turn taught it the people of Israel until circa 100 AD when it was written. The Torah includes five parts, Bereishith ( Genesis ), Shemoth ( Exodus ), Vayiqra ( Leviticus ), Bamidbar ( Numbers ), and Devarim ( Deuteronomy ). In 200 BC , a group of illustrious Rabbi s made all of the interpretations of the Torah into scripts called the Mishnah , which were sent out to the people to create a singular interpretation. In 500 AD, another group of rabbis made another, more updated form of the Mishnah. This script was called Talmud , and was probably the most important part of Jewish culture. During modern times, scientists discovered a set of Jewish scrolls by the Dead Sea , and appropriately named them the Dead Sea Scrolls . Many think these scrolls are a form of the Mishnah or of the Talmud that were found astonishingly preserved and are currently some of the most important parts of Hebrew cultural study. They are separated into three main categories. The first includes the Torah and all the books in the bible except Esther . The next includes writings that are contained in certain bibles and not in many others. The final category includes laws not in the Torah, commentaries on the bible, and disastrous visions from the prophets. The second part of the Tanakh, the Nevi’im, means The Prophets. In English , the word prophet means “one who foresees the future”, but in Jewish, it means “one who is called by God.” All of their words were recorded because the Hebrews believed that they were the words of God. In Israel, there were seven major prophets, including Joshua , Ezekiel and others, and twelve minor prophets. The third and final part of the Hebrew Bible is the '', formal, climactic and external. Hebrew writings have no short-long Rhythm except for in Dirge s, or songs of mourning. This symbolized how the hardships in life were always followed by fatigue or reaction. The poems sometimes used Anadiplosis , which is when the phrase at the end of a line is repeated on the next. For example, “they came not to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty.” is a use of anadiplosis. In general, there are four main divisions of Hebrew Poetry: Poems about events, Fables and songs, poems about individuals’ feelings, and poems that urge action.” Hebrew literature evolved into the basis of both modern Judaism as well as Christianity . Those words shared thousands of years ago still hold relevance for many people today. The wisdom and rules that the Hebrews lived by in ancient times are still maintained and cherished throughout the modern world. |
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