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Your Window into the Bible (30 Second Version)
Old Testament Writings Remember that the Old Testament is a collection of "books" about the early Jewish people. Some of the books tell their story, similar to a history book. (see session 2). The rest of the books in the Old Testament contain the things the people of that day wrote down--their famous speeches, their favorite sayings and poems, and so forth. If you lump all that together, it could be called the "writings." Let's take a little closer look at the "writings" of the Old Testament. One significant category of Old Testament "writings" are the books called the "prophets" (people who speak on God’s behalf). These can be divided between the “major prophets” and the "minor prophets." The three "major" prophets books are called "major" simply because their books are long--not because their message was any more important than the minor prophets. The three major prophets are Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel. There are also 12 “minor” prophets, whose books are relatively short. They are Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. The
rest of the
Old Testament "writings” include
a variety of types of writing. The
deluxe version of this lesson will give you more details, but examples include
stories such as Ruth,
Job, or Esther, words of worship such as Psalms,
and words of wisdom such as Ecclesiastes or
Proverbs. Thank you for your interest in studying the Bible!!!! Return to Bible Study Main Menu Return to Camp Point UMC Main Page
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