Writings

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Writings is the third major section of the Hebrew Bible, comprising a diverse collection of poetic, wisdom, and historical books such as Psalms, Proverbs, and Job.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical canon section
division of the Tanakh
section of the Hebrew Bible
alsoKnownAs Ketuvim
associatedWith Second Temple Judaism
canonicalStatus part of Jewish biblical canon
containsBook Books of Chronicles
surface form: 1 Chronicles

Books of Chronicles
surface form: 2 Chronicles

Chronicles
Daniel
Book of Ecclesiastes
surface form: Ecclesiastes

Esther
Ezra–Nehemiah
Book of Job
surface form: Job

Lamentations
Book of Proverbs
surface form: Proverbs

Psalms
Ruth
Song of Songs
distinguishedFrom Prophets
Torah
follows Prophets
hasHebrewName כְּתוּבִים
includesGenre historical chronicle
love poetry
philosophical reflection
proverbs
psalms
short story
influenced Christian theology
Jewish theology
Western literature
language Aramaic
surface form: Biblical Aramaic

Biblical Hebrew
literaryType historical narrative
poetic literature
wisdom literature
meaningOfHebrewName writings
partOf Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Tanakh
positionInTanakh third section
precedes no further section in the Tanakh
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
scriptureFor Jewish people
many Christian denominations
usedIn Christian Old Testament studies
Jewish liturgy
synagogue readings

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Bible hasMajorDivision Writings
Ketuvim translationOfName Writings