Did You Know?

The Old Testament has over 1,000 pages!

Stories

It has fun and brave tales.

Rules

It has rules to help us live.

What Old Testament Does

It tells us about God’s love.

It shows how to be kind.

It shares stories of brave people.

It helps us learn about faith.

It has songs and prayers.

It is part of many church books.

More About Old Testament

The Old Testament is very old. It was made a long time ago. People wrote it to share their faith. It has many parts that tell us about life.

In our lives, we can learn from it. It teaches us to be good and to love others. We can use its lessons every day.

Many people still read it today. It helps them feel strong in their faith. The stories are still loved by kids and grown-ups.

How Topics Connect

graph TD A["Old Testament (OT)"] --> B["First Division of Christian Canon"] A --> C["Based on 24 Books of Hebrew Bible"] C --> D["Tanakh"] D --> E["Ancient Religious Writings"] F["New Testament"] --> G["Second Division of Christian Bibles"] F --> H["Written in Koine Greek"]

What Do These Words Mean?

Old Testament:The first part of the Christian Bible.
biblical canon:The official list of books in the Bible.
Hebrew Bible:The collection of sacred writings of the Jewish religion.
Tanakh:The Hebrew Bible, made up of three parts: Torah, Prophets, and Writings.
Koine Greek:An ancient form of Greek used in the New Testament.