Tanakh – The Jews Holy Scripture

The TaNaKh is the Hebrew acronym of the Jewish Bible. The Jewish Bible consists of three parts: Torah, Nevi’im, and Ketuvim.

Tanakh-תנ”ך (TaNaK)

1.bə·rê·šîṯ bā·rā ’ĕ·lō·hîm; ’êṯ haš·šā·ma·yim wə·’êṯ hā·’ā·reṣ. 2 wə·hā·’ā·reṣ, hā·yə·ṯāh ṯō·hū wā·ḇō·hū, wə·ḥō·šeḵ ‘al- pə·nê ṯə·hō·wm; wə·rū·aḥ ’ĕ·lō·hîm, mə·ra·ḥe·p̄eṯ ‘al- pə·nê ham·mā·yim (Gen1/1-2)

Torah — Pentateuch (Five books of Moses)

Summary by Yale University

Genesis: Chapters 1-11 relate God’s creation of the world and the first humans, the stories of
Adam, Eve Cain and Abel, the flood, the tower of Babel, and the invention of various human
arts and industries. Chapters 12-50 contain the stories of the patriarchal and matriarchal
ancestors of the Israelites: Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob and Leah and
Rachel. The descent of Jacob’s son Joseph into Egypt, his rise to power and the eventual
arrival of all of the Israelites in Egypt

Exodus: Contains the story of Moses who is charged by God with leading the Israelites from
Egypt where they have been enslaved. At Mount Sinai in the wilderness, God enters into a
covenantal relationship with Israel, imparting divine instructions which the Israelites promise
to obey. Includes instructions for the construction of God’s tabernacle.

Leviticus: Contains instructions concerning the sacrificial cult and other priestly rituals, the
initiation of Aaron and his sons as priest, as well as laws concerning purity and impurity
(both ritual and moral).

Numbers: Continues the narrative of the Israelites as they wander in the wilderness.
Further instructions are given in this period.

Deuteronomy: A set of three speeches delivered by Moses on the plain of Moab on the
eastern side of the Jordan river, as the Israelites are poised to enter the promised land. Moses
reiterates the divine instruction delivered at Sinai and charges the people to be faithful to God
so as not to incur his displeasure. Moses dies without entering the Promised Land.

Bereshit (Genesis)
Shemot (Exodus)
Vayikra (Leviticus)
Bamidbar (Numbers)
D’varim (Deuteronomy)

Navi — Prophets

Joshua
Judges
I Samuel
II Samuel
I Kings
II Kings
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Ezekiel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi

Ketuvim — Writings

Psalms
Proverbs
Job
Song of Songs
Ruth
Lamentations
Ecclesiastes
Esther
Daniel
Ezra
Nehemiah
I Chronicles
II Chronicles