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Three Divisions of Tanakh

“She is a tree of life to them that

lay hold upon her:
and happy is every one that
retaineth her.”
(Proverbs 3:18)

by John J. Parsons 1 Hebrew4christians.com

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The B’rit Chadashah

The New Testament is called the B’rit Chadashah in Hebrew, meaning “New Covenant”
(the word B’rit means “covenant” and Chadashah means “new”). Like the Tanakh, it can
be divided into three main parts: Gospels/Acts (corresponding to Torah), Letters
(corresponding to Ketuvim), and Revelation (corresponding to Nevi’im):

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by John J. Parsons 2 Hebrew4christians.com

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