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The English Bible: The Twenty-Four Books Of The Hebrew Bible

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The approved books of the Hebrew Bible, that were inspired by God were called the "canon" of Scripture. The Greek word canon means rod or ruler, which is a form of measurement. The Jewish Rabbis and the Christian Community used a measurement process to select the books they thought was authoritative. Authoritative is defined as, “able to be trusted as being accurate or true; reliable” (Dictionary, 2014). The Biblical Scriptures was recorded on scrolls, a roll of parchment paper for writing.
The Hebrew Bible have twenty-four books, but the English Bible have thirty-nine books. In the Hebrew Bible, the Old Testament books were broken down into three categories: The Laws, The Prophets, and The Writings.
• The books Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus,

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