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	''Hebrew Bible'' is a term that refers to the common portions of the [[Tanakh]] (Jewish canon) and the [[Bible#Christian Bible\|Christian canons]]. In its [[Latin]] form, ''[[Biblia Hebraica]]'', it traditionally serves as a title for printed editions of the [[Masoretic Text]].		''Hebrew Bible'' is a term that refers to the common portions of the [[Tanakh]] (Jewish canon) and the [[Bible#Christian Bible\|Christian canons]]. In its [[Latin]] form, ''[[Biblia Hebraica]]'', it traditionally serves as a title for printed editions of the [[Masoretic Text]].

-	Many [[scholar]]s advocate use of the term ''Hebrew Bible'' when discussing these books in academic writing, as a neutral substitute to terms with religious connotations.<ref>For a prominent discussion of the term's usage and the motivations for it, see [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9404E3D8153BF936A15756C0A961958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all "The New Old Testament"] by William Safire, ''New York Times'', 1997-25-5. Also see: cite web \|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/first/scriptures.html \|title=From Hebrew Bible to Christian Bible: Jews, Christians and the Word of God \|author=Mark Hamilton \|accessdate=2007-11-19 \|quote=Modern scholars often use the term 'Hebrew Bible' to avoid the confessional terms Old Testament and Tanakh.</ref> The [[Society of Biblical Literature]]'s ''Handbook of Style'', which is the standard for major academic journals like ''[[Harvard Theological Review]]'' and conservative Protestant journals like ''[[Bibliotheca Sacra]]'' and ''[[Westminster Theological Journal]]'', suggests that authors "be aware of the connotations of alternative expressions such as ... Hebrew Bible [and] Old Testament" without prescribing the use of either.<ref>cite book \| title=The SBL Handbook of Style \| publisher=Hendrickson Publishers \| location=Peabody, Mass. \| date=1999 \| author=Patrick H. Alexander et al., Eds. \| isbn=1-56563-487-X \| pages=17 (section 4.3) \|url=http://www.sbl-site.org/assets/pdfs/SBLHS.pdf</ref>	+	Many [[scholar]]s advocate use of the term ''Hebrew Bible'' when discussing these books in academic writing, as a neutral substitute to terms with religious connotations. The [[Society of Biblical Literature]]'s ''Handbook of Style'', which is the standard for major academic journals like ''[[Harvard Theological Review]]'' and conservative Protestant journals like ''[[Bibliotheca Sacra]]'' and ''[[Westminster Theological Journal]]'', suggests that authors "be aware of the connotations of alternative expressions such as ... Hebrew Bible [and] Old Testament" without prescribing the use of either.

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	The term '''Hebrew Bible''' is a generic reference to those books of the [[Bible]] originally written mostly in [[Biblical Hebrew]] with some [[Biblical Aramaic]]. The term closely corresponds to contents of the Jewish [[Tanakh]] and the Protestant [[Old Testament]] (see also [[Judeo-Christian]]) but does not include the [[deuterocanonical]] portions of the [[Roman Catholic Church\|Roman Catholic]] or the ''Anagignoskomena'' portions of the [[Eastern Orthodox]] Old Testaments. The term does not imply naming, numbering or ordering of books, which varies (see also [[Biblical canon]]).		The term '''Hebrew Bible''' is a generic reference to those books of the [[Bible]] originally written mostly in [[Biblical Hebrew]] with some [[Biblical Aramaic]]. The term closely corresponds to contents of the Jewish [[Tanakh]] and the Protestant [[Old Testament]] (see also [[Judeo-Christian]]) but does not include the [[deuterocanonical]] portions of the [[Roman Catholic Church\|Roman Catholic]] or the ''Anagignoskomena'' portions of the [[Eastern Orthodox]] Old Testaments. The term does not imply naming, numbering or ordering of books, which varies (see also [[Biblical canon]]).

-	>==Usage==	+	==Usage==
	''Hebrew Bible'' is a term that refers to the common portions of the [[Tanakh]] (Jewish canon) and the [[Bible#Christian Bible\|Christian canons]]. In its [[Latin]] form, ''[[Biblia Hebraica]]'', it traditionally serves as a title for printed editions of the [[Masoretic Text]].		''Hebrew Bible'' is a term that refers to the common portions of the [[Tanakh]] (Jewish canon) and the [[Bible#Christian Bible\|Christian canons]]. In its [[Latin]] form, ''[[Biblia Hebraica]]'', it traditionally serves as a title for printed editions of the [[Masoretic Text]].

-	Many [[scholar]]s advocate use of the term ''Hebrew Bible'' when discussing these books in academic writing, as a neutral substitute to terms with religious connotations.~~<~~ref~~>~~For a prominent discussion of the term's usage and the motivations for it, see [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9404E3D8153BF936A15756C0A961958260&~~amp;~~sec=&~~amp;~~spon=&~~amp;~~pagewanted=all ~~"~~The New Old Testament~~"~~] by William Safire, ''New York Times'', 1997-25-5. Also see: cite web \|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/first/scriptures.html \|title=From Hebrew Bible to Christian Bible: Jews, Christians and the Word of God \|author=Mark Hamilton \|accessdate=2007-11-19 \|quote=Modern scholars often use the term 'Hebrew Bible' to avoid the confessional terms Old Testament and Tanakh.~~<~~/ref~~>~~ The [[Society of Biblical Literature]]'s ''Handbook of Style'', which is the standard for major academic journals like ''[[Harvard Theological Review]]'' and conservative Protestant journals like ''[[Bibliotheca Sacra]]'' and ''[[Westminster Theological Journal]]'', suggests that authors ~~"~~be aware of the connotations of alternative expressions such as ... Hebrew Bible [and] Old Testament~~"~~ without prescribing the use of either.~~<~~ref~~>~~cite book \| title=The SBL Handbook of Style \| publisher=Hendrickson Publishers \| location=Peabody, Mass. \| date=1999 \| author=Patrick H. Alexander et al., Eds. \| isbn=1-56563-487-X \| pages=17 (section 4.3) \|url=http://www.sbl-site.org/assets/pdfs/SBLHS.pdf~~<~~/ref~~>~~	+	Many [[scholar]]s advocate use of the term ''Hebrew Bible'' when discussing these books in academic writing, as a neutral substitute to terms with religious connotations.<ref>For a prominent discussion of the term's usage and the motivations for it, see [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9404E3D8153BF936A15756C0A961958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all "The New Old Testament"] by William Safire, ''New York Times'', 1997-25-5. Also see: cite web \|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/first/scriptures.html \|title=From Hebrew Bible to Christian Bible: Jews, Christians and the Word of God \|author=Mark Hamilton \|accessdate=2007-11-19 \|quote=Modern scholars often use the term 'Hebrew Bible' to avoid the confessional terms Old Testament and Tanakh.</ref> The [[Society of Biblical Literature]]'s ''Handbook of Style'', which is the standard for major academic journals like ''[[Harvard Theological Review]]'' and conservative Protestant journals like ''[[Bibliotheca Sacra]]'' and ''[[Westminster Theological Journal]]'', suggests that authors "be aware of the connotations of alternative expressions such as ... Hebrew Bible [and] Old Testament" without prescribing the use of either.<ref>cite book \| title=The SBL Handbook of Style \| publisher=Hendrickson Publishers \| location=Peabody, Mass. \| date=1999 \| author=Patrick H. Alexander et al., Eds. \| isbn=1-56563-487-X \| pages=17 (section 4.3) \|url=http://www.sbl-site.org/assets/pdfs/SBLHS.pdf</ref>

	Additional difficulties include:		Additional difficulties include:

-	*In terms of theology, Christianity has struggled with the [[Old Testament#Relationship between Old and New Testament\|relationship between ~~"~~old~~"~~ and ~~"~~new~~"~~ testaments]] from its very beginnings.~~<~~ref name=~~"~~marcion_britannica~~"~~ /~~><~~ref~~>~~For the modern debate, see [[Biblical law in Christianity]]~~<~~/ref~~>~~ Modern Christian formulations of this tension, sometimes building upon ancient and medieval ideas, include [[supersessionism]], [[covenant theology]], [[dispensationalism]], and [[dual covenant theology]]. However, all of these formulations, except some forms of dual-covenant theology, are objectionable to mainstream Judaism and to many Jewish scholars and writers, for whom there is only one everlasting covenant, and who therefore reject the very term ~~"~~Old Testament~~"~~.	+	*In terms of theology, Christianity has struggled with the [[Old Testament#Relationship between Old and New Testament\|relationship between "old" and "new" testaments]] from its very beginnings.<ref name="marcion_britannica" /><ref>For the modern debate, see [[Biblical law in Christianity]]</ref> Modern Christian formulations of this tension, sometimes building upon ancient and medieval ideas, include [[supersessionism]], [[covenant theology]], [[dispensationalism]], and [[dual covenant theology]]. However, all of these formulations, except some forms of dual-covenant theology, are objectionable to mainstream Judaism and to many Jewish scholars and writers, for whom there is only one everlasting covenant, and who therefore reject the very term "Old Testament".
-	*In terms of [[Development of the Christian Biblical canon\|canon]], Christian usage of ~~"~~Old Testament~~"~~ does not refer to a universally agreed upon set of books, but rather varies depending on [[Christian denominations\|denomination]].	+	*In terms of [[Development of the Christian Biblical canon\|canon]], Christian usage of "Old Testament" does not refer to a universally agreed upon set of books, but rather varies depending on [[Christian denominations\|denomination]].
-	*Though commonly used by Jews, the term ''[[Tanakh]]'' is derived from an [[acronym]] of the Hebrew names of the constituent parts of the Hebrew Bible, [[Torah]] (~~"~~Teaching~~"~~), [[Nevi'im]] (~~"~~Prophets~~"~~), and [[Ketuvim]] (~~"~~Writings~~"~~), and is unlikely to be appreciated by readers unfamiliar with that language and culture. It also refers to the particular arrangement of the biblical books as found in Judaism, and even to the exact features of the Masoretic Text. None of this is central to the Bible in the Christian textual tradition.	+	*Though commonly used by Jews, the term ''[[Tanakh]]'' is derived from an [[acronym]] of the Hebrew names of the constituent parts of the Hebrew Bible, [[Torah]] ("Teaching"), [[Nevi'im]] ("Prophets"), and [[Ketuvim]] ("Writings"), and is unlikely to be appreciated by readers unfamiliar with that language and culture. It also refers to the particular arrangement of the biblical books as found in Judaism, and even to the exact features of the Masoretic Text. None of this is central to the Bible in the Christian textual tradition.
	[[Image:Bar Kokhba Coin.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Coin from Bar-Kokhba Revolt demonstrating [[Paleo-Hebrew alphabet\|Paleo-Hebrew]]]]		[[Image:Bar Kokhba Coin.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Coin from Bar-Kokhba Revolt demonstrating [[Paleo-Hebrew alphabet\|Paleo-Hebrew]]]]

-	''Hebrew'' in the term ''Hebrew Bible'' refers to the original language of the books, but it may also be taken as referring to the Jews of the [[second temple]] era and the [[Diaspora]], who preserved the transmission of the text up to the age of printing {{Fact\|date=March 2008}}. The Hebrew Bible includes some small portions in [[Biblical Aramaic\|Aramaic]] (mostly in the books of [[Book of Daniel\|Daniel]] and [[Book of Ezra\|Ezra]]), which are nonetheless written and printed in the [[Hebrew alphabet]] and script, which is the same as ''Aramaic square-script''. Some [[Qumran]] Hebrew biblical manuscripts are written using the [[Paleo-Hebrew alphabet]] of the ''classical era'' of [[Solomon's Temple]]. ~~<~~ref~~>~~[http://faculty.bbc.edu/ggromacki/deadseascrolls/bible.htm] DOCTRINE OF THE BIBLE~~<~~/ref~~>~~ The famous examples of the ''Paleo-Hebrew alphabet'' are the [[Siloam inscription]] (8th century BCE), the [[Lachish]] ostraca (6th century BCE), and the ''Bar Kokhba coin'' (circa 132 CE).	+	''Hebrew'' in the term ''Hebrew Bible'' refers to the original language of the books, but it may also be taken as referring to the Jews of the [[second temple]] era and the [[Diaspora]], who preserved the transmission of the text up to the age of printing {{Fact\|date=March 2008}}. The Hebrew Bible includes some small portions in [[Biblical Aramaic\|Aramaic]] (mostly in the books of [[Book of Daniel\|Daniel]] and [[Book of Ezra\|Ezra]]), which are nonetheless written and printed in the [[Hebrew alphabet]] and script, which is the same as ''Aramaic square-script''. Some [[Qumran]] Hebrew biblical manuscripts are written using the [[Paleo-Hebrew alphabet]] of the ''classical era'' of [[Solomon's Temple]]. <ref>[http://faculty.bbc.edu/ggromacki/deadseascrolls/bible.htm] DOCTRINE OF THE BIBLE</ref> The famous examples of the ''Paleo-Hebrew alphabet'' are the [[Siloam inscription]] (8th century BCE), the [[Lachish]] ostraca (6th century BCE), and the ''Bar Kokhba coin'' (circa 132 CE).
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	==Origin and History==		==Origin and History==

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	The term '''Hebrew Bible''' is a generic reference to those books of the [[Bible]] originally written mostly in [[Biblical Hebrew]] with some [[Biblical Aramaic]]. The term closely corresponds to contents of the Jewish [[Tanakh]] and the Protestant [[Old Testament]] (see also [[Judeo-Christian]]) but does not include the [[deuterocanonical]] portions of the [[Roman Catholic Church\|Roman Catholic]] or the ''Anagignoskomena'' portions of the [[Eastern Orthodox]] Old Testaments. The term does not imply naming, numbering or ordering of books, which varies (see also [[Biblical canon]]).		The term '''Hebrew Bible''' is a generic reference to those books of the [[Bible]] originally written mostly in [[Biblical Hebrew]] with some [[Biblical Aramaic]]. The term closely corresponds to contents of the Jewish [[Tanakh]] and the Protestant [[Old Testament]] (see also [[Judeo-Christian]]) but does not include the [[deuterocanonical]] portions of the [[Roman Catholic Church\|Roman Catholic]] or the ''Anagignoskomena'' portions of the [[Eastern Orthodox]] Old Testaments. The term does not imply naming, numbering or ordering of books, which varies (see also [[Biblical canon]]).

-	==Usage==	+	>==Usage==
	''Hebrew Bible'' is a term that refers to the common portions of the [[Tanakh]] (Jewish canon) and the [[Bible#Christian Bible\|Christian canons]]. In its [[Latin]] form, ''[[Biblia Hebraica]]'', it traditionally serves as a title for printed editions of the [[Masoretic Text]].		''Hebrew Bible'' is a term that refers to the common portions of the [[Tanakh]] (Jewish canon) and the [[Bible#Christian Bible\|Christian canons]]. In its [[Latin]] form, ''[[Biblia Hebraica]]'', it traditionally serves as a title for printed editions of the [[Masoretic Text]].

-	Many [[scholar]]s advocate use of the term ''Hebrew Bible'' when discussing these books in academic writing, as a neutral substitute to terms with religious connotations.<ref>For a prominent discussion of the term's usage and the motivations for it, see [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9404E3D8153BF936A15756C0A961958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all "The New Old Testament"] by William Safire, ''New York Times'', 1997-25-5. Also see: cite web \|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/first/scriptures.html \|title=From Hebrew Bible to Christian Bible: Jews, Christians and the Word of God \|author=Mark Hamilton \|accessdate=2007-11-19 \|quote=Modern scholars often use the term 'Hebrew Bible' to avoid the confessional terms Old Testament and Tanakh.</ref> The [[Society of Biblical Literature]]'s ''Handbook of Style'', which is the standard for major academic journals like ''[[Harvard Theological Review]]'' and conservative Protestant journals like ''[[Bibliotheca Sacra]]'' and ''[[Westminster Theological Journal]]'', suggests that authors "be aware of the connotations of alternative expressions such as ... Hebrew Bible [and] Old Testament" without prescribing the use of either.<ref>cite book \| title=The SBL Handbook of Style \| publisher=Hendrickson Publishers \| location=Peabody, Mass. \| date=1999 \| author=Patrick H. Alexander et al., Eds. \| isbn=1-56563-487-X \| pages=17 (section 4.3) \|url=http://www.sbl-site.org/assets/pdfs/SBLHS.pdf</ref>	+	Many [[scholar]]s advocate use of the term ''Hebrew Bible'' when discussing these books in academic writing, as a neutral substitute to terms with religious connotations.<ref>For a prominent discussion of the term's usage and the motivations for it, see [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9404E3D8153BF936A15756C0A961958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all "The New Old Testament"] by William Safire, ''New York Times'', 1997-25-5. Also see: cite web \|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/first/scriptures.html \|title=From Hebrew Bible to Christian Bible: Jews, Christians and the Word of God \|author=Mark Hamilton \|accessdate=2007-11-19 \|quote=Modern scholars often use the term 'Hebrew Bible' to avoid the confessional terms Old Testament and Tanakh.</ref> The [[Society of Biblical Literature]]'s ''Handbook of Style'', which is the standard for major academic journals like ''[[Harvard Theological Review]]'' and conservative Protestant journals like ''[[Bibliotheca Sacra]]'' and ''[[Westminster Theological Journal]]'', suggests that authors "be aware of the connotations of alternative expressions such as ... Hebrew Bible [and] Old Testament" without prescribing the use of either.<ref>cite book \| title=The SBL Handbook of Style \| publisher=Hendrickson Publishers \| location=Peabody, Mass. \| date=1999 \| author=Patrick H. Alexander et al., Eds. \| isbn=1-56563-487-X \| pages=17 (section 4.3) \|url=http://www.sbl-site.org/assets/pdfs/SBLHS.pdf</ref>

	Additional difficulties include:		Additional difficulties include:

-	*In terms of theology, Christianity has struggled with the [[Old Testament#Relationship between Old and New Testament\|relationship between "old" and "new" testaments]] from its very beginnings.<ref name="marcion_britannica" /><ref>For the modern debate, see [[Biblical law in Christianity]]</ref> Modern Christian formulations of this tension, sometimes building upon ancient and medieval ideas, include [[supersessionism]], [[covenant theology]], [[dispensationalism]], and [[dual covenant theology]]. However, all of these formulations, except some forms of dual-covenant theology, are objectionable to mainstream Judaism and to many Jewish scholars and writers, for whom there is only one everlasting covenant, and who therefore reject the very term "Old Testament".	+	*In terms of theology, Christianity has struggled with the [[Old Testament#Relationship between Old and New Testament\|relationship between "old" and "new" testaments]] from its very beginnings.<ref name="marcion_britannica" /><ref>For the modern debate, see [[Biblical law in Christianity]]</ref> Modern Christian formulations of this tension, sometimes building upon ancient and medieval ideas, include [[supersessionism]], [[covenant theology]], [[dispensationalism]], and [[dual covenant theology]]. However, all of these formulations, except some forms of dual-covenant theology, are objectionable to mainstream Judaism and to many Jewish scholars and writers, for whom there is only one everlasting covenant, and who therefore reject the very term "Old Testament".
-	*In terms of [[Development of the Christian Biblical canon\|canon]], Christian usage of "Old Testament" does not refer to a universally agreed upon set of books, but rather varies depending on [[Christian denominations\|denomination]].	+	*In terms of [[Development of the Christian Biblical canon\|canon]], Christian usage of "Old Testament" does not refer to a universally agreed upon set of books, but rather varies depending on [[Christian denominations\|denomination]].
-	*Though commonly used by Jews, the term ''[[Tanakh]]'' is derived from an [[acronym]] of the Hebrew names of the constituent parts of the Hebrew Bible, [[Torah]] ("Teaching"), [[Nevi'im]] ("Prophets"), and [[Ketuvim]] ("Writings"), and is unlikely to be appreciated by readers unfamiliar with that language and culture. It also refers to the particular arrangement of the biblical books as found in Judaism, and even to the exact features of the Masoretic Text. None of this is central to the Bible in the Christian textual tradition.	+	*Though commonly used by Jews, the term ''[[Tanakh]]'' is derived from an [[acronym]] of the Hebrew names of the constituent parts of the Hebrew Bible, [[Torah]] ("Teaching"), [[Nevi'im]] ("Prophets"), and [[Ketuvim]] ("Writings"), and is unlikely to be appreciated by readers unfamiliar with that language and culture. It also refers to the particular arrangement of the biblical books as found in Judaism, and even to the exact features of the Masoretic Text. None of this is central to the Bible in the Christian textual tradition.
	[[Image:Bar Kokhba Coin.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Coin from Bar-Kokhba Revolt demonstrating [[Paleo-Hebrew alphabet\|Paleo-Hebrew]]]]		[[Image:Bar Kokhba Coin.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Coin from Bar-Kokhba Revolt demonstrating [[Paleo-Hebrew alphabet\|Paleo-Hebrew]]]]

-	''Hebrew'' in the term ''Hebrew Bible'' refers to the original language of the books, but it may also be taken as referring to the Jews of the [[second temple]] era and the [[Diaspora]], who preserved the transmission of the text up to the age of printing {{Fact\|date=March 2008}}. The Hebrew Bible includes some small portions in [[Biblical Aramaic\|Aramaic]] (mostly in the books of [[Book of Daniel\|Daniel]] and [[Book of Ezra\|Ezra]]), which are nonetheless written and printed in the [[Hebrew alphabet]] and script, which is the same as ''Aramaic square-script''. Some [[Qumran]] Hebrew biblical manuscripts are written using the [[Paleo-Hebrew alphabet]] of the ''classical era'' of [[Solomon's Temple]]. <ref>[http://faculty.bbc.edu/ggromacki/deadseascrolls/bible.htm] DOCTRINE OF THE BIBLE</ref> The famous examples of the ''Paleo-Hebrew alphabet'' are the [[Siloam inscription]] (8th century BCE), the [[Lachish]] ostraca (6th century BCE), and the ''Bar Kokhba coin'' (circa 132 CE).	+	''Hebrew'' in the term ''Hebrew Bible'' refers to the original language of the books, but it may also be taken as referring to the Jews of the [[second temple]] era and the [[Diaspora]], who preserved the transmission of the text up to the age of printing {{Fact\|date=March 2008}}. The Hebrew Bible includes some small portions in [[Biblical Aramaic\|Aramaic]] (mostly in the books of [[Book of Daniel\|Daniel]] and [[Book of Ezra\|Ezra]]), which are nonetheless written and printed in the [[Hebrew alphabet]] and script, which is the same as ''Aramaic square-script''. Some [[Qumran]] Hebrew biblical manuscripts are written using the [[Paleo-Hebrew alphabet]] of the ''classical era'' of [[Solomon's Temple]]. <ref>[http://faculty.bbc.edu/ggromacki/deadseascrolls/bible.htm] DOCTRINE OF THE BIBLE</ref> The famous examples of the ''Paleo-Hebrew alphabet'' are the [[Siloam inscription]] (8th century BCE), the [[Lachish]] ostraca (6th century BCE), and the ''Bar Kokhba coin'' (circa 132 CE).
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-	~~{{Toofewopinions}}~~	+	''See Also [[Dating the Bible]]''
-	~~{{Main\|~~Dating the Bible}}	+

	Many contemporary secular biblical scholars date the origin of the Hebrew Bible to the [[Achaemenid Empire\|Persian period]] (539 to 334 BCE).<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=9kxLOH5XaAMC&pg=PA33&ots=rVg7OTu3iS&dq=the+israelites+in+history+and+tradition&sig=qMcGZ0XnrBEqqEC_2e8rKrpiWUY#PPA33,M1 John Joseph Collins, "The Bible After Babel", (2005)]</ref>		Many contemporary secular biblical scholars date the origin of the Hebrew Bible to the [[Achaemenid Empire\|Persian period]] (539 to 334 BCE).<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=9kxLOH5XaAMC&pg=PA33&ots=rVg7OTu3iS&dq=the+israelites+in+history+and+tradition&sig=qMcGZ0XnrBEqqEC_2e8rKrpiWUY#PPA33,M1 John Joseph Collins, "The Bible After Babel", (2005)]</ref>

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	==Further reading==		==Further reading==

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	''Hebrew Bible'' is a term that refers to the common portions of the [[Tanakh]] (Jewish canon) and the [[Bible#Christian Bible\|Christian canons]]. In its [[Latin]] form, ''[[Biblia Hebraica]]'', it traditionally serves as a title for printed editions of the [[Masoretic Text]].		''Hebrew Bible'' is a term that refers to the common portions of the [[Tanakh]] (Jewish canon) and the [[Bible#Christian Bible\|Christian canons]]. In its [[Latin]] form, ''[[Biblia Hebraica]]'', it traditionally serves as a title for printed editions of the [[Masoretic Text]].

-	Many [[scholar]]s advocate use of the term ''Hebrew Bible'' when discussing these books in academic writing, as a neutral substitute to terms with religious connotations.<ref>For a prominent discussion of the term's usage and the motivations for it, see [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9404E3D8153BF936A15756C0A961958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all "The New Old Testament"] by William Safire, ''New York Times'', 1997-25-5. Also see: {{cite web \|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/first/scriptures.html \|title=From Hebrew Bible to Christian Bible: Jews, Christians and the Word of God \|author=Mark Hamilton \|accessdate=2007-11-19 \|quote=Modern scholars often use the term 'Hebrew Bible' to avoid the confessional terms Old Testament and Tanakh.}}</ref> The [[Society of Biblical Literature]]'s ''Handbook of Style'', which is the standard for major academic journals like ''[[Harvard Theological Review]]'' and conservative Protestant journals like ''[[Bibliotheca Sacra]]'' and ''[[Westminster Theological Journal]]'', suggests that authors "be aware of the connotations of alternative expressions such as ... Hebrew Bible [and] Old Testament" without prescribing the use of either.<ref>{{cite book \| title=The SBL Handbook of Style \| publisher=Hendrickson Publishers \| location=Peabody, Mass. \| date=1999 \| author=Patrick H. Alexander et al., Eds. \| isbn=1-56563-487-X \| pages=17 (section 4.3) \|url=http://www.sbl-site.org/assets/pdfs/SBLHS.pdf}}</ref>	+	Many [[scholar]]s advocate use of the term ''Hebrew Bible'' when discussing these books in academic writing, as a neutral substitute to terms with religious connotations.<ref>For a prominent discussion of the term's usage and the motivations for it, see [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9404E3D8153BF936A15756C0A961958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all "The New Old Testament"] by William Safire, ''New York Times'', 1997-25-5. Also see: cite web \|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/first/scriptures.html \|title=From Hebrew Bible to Christian Bible: Jews, Christians and the Word of God \|author=Mark Hamilton \|accessdate=2007-11-19 \|quote=Modern scholars often use the term 'Hebrew Bible' to avoid the confessional terms Old Testament and Tanakh.</ref> The [[Society of Biblical Literature]]'s ''Handbook of Style'', which is the standard for major academic journals like ''[[Harvard Theological Review]]'' and conservative Protestant journals like ''[[Bibliotheca Sacra]]'' and ''[[Westminster Theological Journal]]'', suggests that authors "be aware of the connotations of alternative expressions such as ... Hebrew Bible [and] Old Testament" without prescribing the use of either.<ref>cite book \| title=The SBL Handbook of Style \| publisher=Hendrickson Publishers \| location=Peabody, Mass. \| date=1999 \| author=Patrick H. Alexander et al., Eds. \| isbn=1-56563-487-X \| pages=17 (section 4.3) \|url=http://www.sbl-site.org/assets/pdfs/SBLHS.pdf</ref>

	Additional difficulties include:		Additional difficulties include:

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	*Kuntz, John Kenneth. ''The People of Ancient Israel: an introduction to Old Testament Literature, History, and Thought'', Harper and Row, 1974. ISBN 0-06-043822-3		*Kuntz, John Kenneth. ''The People of Ancient Israel: an introduction to Old Testament Literature, History, and Thought'', Harper and Row, 1974. ISBN 0-06-043822-3
	*''[http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1195546723809&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Nothing old about it]'' by Shmuley Boteach (Jerusalem Post, November 28, 2007).		*''[http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1195546723809&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Nothing old about it]'' by Shmuley Boteach (Jerusalem Post, November 28, 2007).
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		+	==External Links==
		+	* [http://www.trinitarianbiblesociety.org/site/articles/heb.asp Trinitarian Bible Society - A Brief History of the Hebrew Bible] by Debra E. Anderson

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	==Further reading==		==Further reading==
-	*{{cite book \| first=Paul \| last=Johnson \| authorlink=Paul Johnson (writer) \| year=1987 \| title=A History of the Jews \| edition=First, hardback \| publisher=Weidenfeld and Nicolson \| location=London \| isbn=0-297-79091-9}}	+	*cite book \| first=Paul \| last=Johnson \| authorlink=Paul Johnson (writer) \| year=1987 \| title=A History of the Jews \| edition=First, hardback \| publisher=Weidenfeld and Nicolson \| location=London \| isbn=0-297-79091-9
	*Kuntz, John Kenneth. ''The People of Ancient Israel: an introduction to Old Testament Literature, History, and Thought'', Harper and Row, 1974. ISBN 0-06-043822-3		*Kuntz, John Kenneth. ''The People of Ancient Israel: an introduction to Old Testament Literature, History, and Thought'', Harper and Row, 1974. ISBN 0-06-043822-3
	*''[http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1195546723809&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Nothing old about it]'' by Shmuley Boteach (Jerusalem Post, November 28, 2007).		*''[http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1195546723809&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Nothing old about it]'' by Shmuley Boteach (Jerusalem Post, November 28, 2007).