Nevi'im
The Nevi'im (נְבִיאִים, Nəḇî'îm, "spokespersons") are a collection of ancient prophetic writings compiled by Jews which makes up the middle section of the Tanakh. The compilation is divided into two sections, the Former Prophets and Latter Prophets, and each section is comprised of various books.
Books
The Nevi'im consists of the following books:
# | English Title | Hebrew Title | Transliteration |
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The Former Prophets | |||
1 | Book of Joshua | יהושע | Yehoshua |
2 | Book of Judges | שופטים | Shoftim |
3 | Book of Samuel | שמואל | Shmu'el |
4 | Book of Kings | מלכים | Melakhim |
The Latter Prophets | |||
5 | Book of Isaiah | ישעיהו | Yeshayahu |
6 | Book of Jeremiah | ירמיהו | Yirmiyahu |
7 | Book of Ezekiel | יחזקאל | Yehezq'el |
8 | The Twelve | שתים עשרה | Trei Asar |
The Twelve are presented as a single book in the Nevi'im. They consist of the following writings:
# | English Title | Hebrew Title | Transliteration |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Book of Hosea | הושע | Hoshea |
2 | Book of Joel | יואל | Yo'el |
3 | Book of Amos | עמוס | Amos |
4 | Book of Obadiah | עובדיה | Ovadyah |
5 | Book of Jonah | יונה | Yonah |
6 | Book of Micah | מיכה | Mikhah |
7 | Book of Nahum | נחום | Nachum |
8 | Book of Habakkuk | חבקוק | Habaquq |
9 | Book of Zephaniah | צפניה | Tsefania |
10 | Book of Haggai | חגי | Haggai |
11 | Book of Zechariah | זכריה | Zekharia |
12 | Book of Malachi | מלאכי | Malakhi |
Christianity
When Christians created their old testaments, they included each of the books of the Nevi'im, but they did not preserve the order or grouping of the books. For example, the Jews have a single book of Samuel and Kings, but Christians split them both into two, and the Jews group The Twelve and place them in the center of their bible, but Christians split them and place them at the end of their old testaments.