Old Testament

The Old Testament or the Hebrew Scriptures (also called the Hebrew Bible) constitutes the first major part of the Bible according to Christianity. It is usually divided into the categories of law, history, poetry (or wisdom books) and prophecy. All of these books were written before the birth of Jesus of Nazareth who is the subject of the subsequent Christian New Testament.

Historicity of the Old Testament

:Main article: The Bible and history

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Several professors of archeology claim that many stories in the Old Testament, including important chronicles about Abraham, Moses, Solomon, and others, were actually made up for the first time by scribes hired by King Josiah (7th century BCE) in order to rationalize monotheistic belief in Yahweh. Some archeologists have come to find that neighboring countries kept many written records, such as Egypt and Assyria, and yet have no writings about the stories of the Bible or its main characters before 650 BCE. Other archeologists have found evidence in the same documents supporting the accounts of the Bible.

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Abraham - Moses - Solomon - Josiah - 7th century BCE - Monotheistic - Yahweh - 650 BCE

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