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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 '''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> | ||