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<!-- interlanguage:start -->[[ko:Old Testament]]<!-- interlanguage:end -->[[File:Great Isaiah Scroll Ch53.jpg|thumb|Great Isaiah Scroll (Dead Sea Scrolls) (Source: [http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/isaiah The Israel Museum])]]The '''Old Testament''', written before the birth of [[Jesus Christ]], contains the history of the Israelites, God’s plan for salvation, and prophecies about the [[Messiah]]. There are 39 books in total, arranged in the following order: books of the law, books of history, books of poetry, and books of prophecy. The Old Testament was written over a period of about a thousand years. Its last book, [[Malachi|Malachi]], was written around 400 B.C.<ref>How Did We Get the Old Testament?, ''Zondervan Academic'', May 18, 2018</ref><ref>Who Wrote the Bible?, ''History.com'', September 26, 2023</ref><ref>The New Cambridge History of the Bible, 1 - The languages of the Old Testament, May 5, 2013, pp. 3–21</ref>  
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The '''Old Testament''', written before the birth of [[Jesus Christ]], contains the history of the Israelites, God’s plan for salvation, and prophecies about the [[Messiah]]. There are 39 books in total, arranged in the following order: books of the law, books of history, books of poetry, and books of prophecy. The Old Testament was written over a period of about a thousand years. Its last book, [[Book of Malachi|Malachi]], was written around 400 B.C.<ref>How Did We Get the Old Testament?, ''Zondervan Academic'', May 18, 2018</ref><ref>Who Wrote the Bible?, ''History.com'', September 26, 2023</ref><ref>The New Cambridge History of the Bible, 1 - The languages of the Old Testament, May 5, 2013, pp. 3–21</ref>  


==The Naming of the Old Testament==
==The Naming of the Old Testament==
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|'''Date (Approx.)'''
|'''Date (Approx.)'''
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|[[Genesis|Genesis]], [[Book of Exodus|Exodus]],  [[Book of Leviticus|Leviticus]], [[Book of Numbers|Numbers]], [[Book of Deuteronomy|Deuteronomy]]  
|[[Genesis|Genesis]], [[Book of Exodus|Exodus]],  [[Book of Leviticus|Leviticus]], [[Book of Numbers|Numbers]], [[Deuteronomy|Deuteronomy]]  
|[[Moses]]  
|[[Moses]]  
|1500 B.C.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1&version=NIV&tab=intro Genesis 1], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+1&version=NIV&tab=intro Exodus 1], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+1&version=NIV&tab=intro Leviticus 1], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+1&version=NIV&tab=intro Numbers 1], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+1&version=NIV&tab=intro Deuteronomy 1], ''BibleGateway''</ref>
|1500 B.C.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1&version=NIV&tab=intro Genesis 1], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+1&version=NIV&tab=intro Exodus 1], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+1&version=NIV&tab=intro Leviticus 1], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+1&version=NIV&tab=intro Numbers 1], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+1&version=NIV&tab=intro Deuteronomy 1], ''BibleGateway''</ref>
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|600 B.C.<ref name=":0">[https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2016/02/when-was-each-book-of-the-bible-written/ When Was Each Book of the Bible Written?], Jonathan Petersen, February 1, 2016</ref>
|600 B.C.<ref name=":0">[https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2016/02/when-was-each-book-of-the-bible-written/ When Was Each Book of the Bible Written?], Jonathan Petersen, February 1, 2016</ref>
|- style="background: white"
|- style="background: white"
|[[Book of 1 Chronicles|1]] & [[Book of 2 Chronicles|2  Chronicles]]
|[[1 Chronicles|1]] & [[Book of 2 Chronicles|2  Chronicles]]
|Ezra
|Ezra
|450 B.C.<ref name=":0" />
|450 B.C.<ref name=":0" />
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|440 B.C.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezra+1&version=NIV&tab=intro Ezra 1], ''BibleGateway''</ref>
|440 B.C.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezra+1&version=NIV&tab=intro Ezra 1], ''BibleGateway''</ref>
|- style="background: white"
|- style="background: white"
|[[Book of Nehemiah|Nehemiah (Bible)]]
|[[Nehemiah (Bible)|Nehemiah (Bible)]]
|Nehemiah or Ezra
|Nehemiah or Ezra
|420 B.C.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Nehemiah+1&version=NIV&tab=intro Nehemiah 1], ''BibleGateway''</ref>
|420 B.C.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Nehemiah+1&version=NIV&tab=intro Nehemiah 1], ''BibleGateway''</ref>
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|750 B.C.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hosea+1&version=NIV&tab=intro Hosea 1], ''BibleGateway''</ref>
|750 B.C.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hosea+1&version=NIV&tab=intro Hosea 1], ''BibleGateway''</ref>
|- style="background: white"
|- style="background: white"
|[[Book of Joel|Joel]]
|[[Joel|Joel]]
|Joel
|Joel
|8th century B.C.<ref name=":0" /><ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joel+1&version=NIV&tab=intro Joel 1], ''BibleGateway''</ref>
|8th century B.C.<ref name=":0" /><ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joel+1&version=NIV&tab=intro Joel 1], ''BibleGateway''</ref>
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|760 B.C.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Amos+1&version=NIV&tab=intro Amos 1], ''BibleGateway''</ref>
|760 B.C.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Amos+1&version=NIV&tab=intro Amos 1], ''BibleGateway''</ref>
|- style="background: white"
|- style="background: white"
|[[Book of Obadiah|Obadiah]]
|[[Obadiah|Obadiah]]
|Obadiah
|Obadiah
|580 B.C.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Obadiah+1&version=NIV&tab=intro Obadiah 1], ''BibleGateway''</ref>
|580 B.C.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Obadiah+1&version=NIV&tab=intro Obadiah 1], ''BibleGateway''</ref>
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|520–518 B.C.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zechariah+1&version=NIV&tab=intro Zechariah 1], ''BibleGateway''</ref>
|520–518 B.C.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zechariah+1&version=NIV&tab=intro Zechariah 1], ''BibleGateway''</ref>
|- style="background: white"
|- style="background: white"
|[[Book of Malachi|Malachi]]
|[[Malachi|Malachi]]
|Malachi
|Malachi
|430 B.C.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Malachi+1&version=NIV&tab=intro Malachi 1], ''BibleGateway''</ref>
|430 B.C.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Malachi+1&version=NIV&tab=intro Malachi 1], ''BibleGateway''</ref>
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