Home
Tanakh
Loading...
Loading...
תָּנָ״ךְ
The Hebrew Bible: Scripture preserved by Israel, fulfilled in Messiah
The Tanakh is what Christians call the Old Testament—the same God-breathed Scripture, preserved through millennia by the Jewish people, organized in three traditional sections: Torah (Teaching), Nevi'im (Prophets), Ketuvim (Writings). This is the Bible Jesus knew, quoted, and fulfilled.
Tanakh (Hebrew: תָּנָ״ךְ) is an acronym formed from the first letters of the three sections:
Pronunciation
Tah-NAKH
Final "kh" is guttural, like German "ach" or Scottish "loch"
תּוֹרָה
Teaching/Law
The five books of Moses, the foundational revelation of God's covenant with Israel.
נְבִיאִים
Prophets
Historical narratives with prophetic dimension and the prophetic oracles.
כְּתוּבִים
Writings
Poetry, wisdom literature, historical writings, and apocalyptic vision.
(Septuagint-derived)
Torah → Historical Books → Wisdom Literature → Prophets
Ends with:
"Behold I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord"
— Malachi 4:5-6
Creates forward-looking trajectory toward the New Testament
(Traditional Jewish)
Torah → Nevi'im → Ketuvim
Ends with:
"Whoever there is among you of all his people, the LORD his God be with him, and let him go up"
— 2 Chronicles 36:23
Ends with call to return to the Land of Israel
Both orderings preserve the same content. The Septuagint ordering predates Christianity— Greek-speaking Jews used it before any Christian existed. The content is identical; different ordering does not constitute corruption. Jesus himself referenced the Tanakh's tripartite structure (Luke 24:44: "the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms").
Detailed breakdown of Torah, Nevi'im, and Ketuvim
How the Hebrew Bible was preserved
Contested passages with apologetic significance
Engaging Jewish objections to Jesus
Books, tools, and study materials
How to read and pronounce Hebrew
Every page of the Tanakh whispers of the coming Redeemer. From Genesis 3:15's promise to Malachi 3:1's herald, the Hebrew Scriptures prepare for and point to Jesus of Nazareth— the fulfillment of Israel's hope and the salvation of the world.