What is the difference between Hebrew literature and Greek literature?

Answer 1

Basically, the Hebrew Scriptures are called the Old Testament and covered the early history of man and the history of the Jews, who were God's chosen people. The Old Testament was written primarily in Greek, although a few books were written in Aramaic. The "Greek" Scriptures covered the life of Jesus and the beginning of Christianity (and the Book of Revelation was a book of prophecy). They were written primarily in Greek.

Answer 2

The Hebrew Bible consists of the Christian Old Testament, from Genesis to Malachi. The Christian canon includes the New Testament, from Matthew to Revelation.

The reason for this is that Christianity is an offshoot (some would say a 'progression') of Judaism, and includes the life and consequences of Jesus Christ. Jews do not believe in the message of Christ, and thus do not include Him in their Bible.

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The Jewish Bible is called the Tanach. The Christian Old Testament is based on the Tanach but was altered to support the teachings of Christianity. An example of one of the more significant changes is that Christians moved the book of Daniel from Writings to Prophets. In the Tanach, Daniel is a part of Writings as he was not a prophet.

Answer 3

It depends. The Greek Testament may refer to the New Testament since it was written in Greek and the Hebrew Testament to the Old Testament since it was written mostly in Hebrew. However, there is a Greek translation of the Old Testament called the Septuagint (LXX), so this may be what someone is referring to by "Greek Testament."

Answer 4

A quick look at the names of the sacred Jewish books implies that they constitute the Christian O.T. and are the same thing.

However, there are some important differences.

One difference is that the Jewish Bible (the Tanakh) is only in the original Hebrew. Any translation, whether done by Jews or Gentiles, is, at best, no more than an indication of what the Tanakh is saying. The translations leave out all or most of the Hebrew Bible's accompanying oral tradition, its traditional musical chant (cantillation, which provides punctuation and emotion), and the fact that many verses teach us a number of things.

Another difference is that the Christian Old Testament may contain a few books that are not in the Tanakh (such as the books of Judith and Sirach [and others] which are in the Catholic O.T.).

Answer 5

AnswerTheoretically, there ought to be no difference between the Old Testament of a Greek Bible and the Hebrew Bible, although some nuances in one language could be lost in the other language.

The earliest Greek translation of the Hebrew scriptures (not yet really a 'Bible') was the Septuagint (often abbreviated as LXX). This contained many translation errors and was gradually updated, with some of the original books virtually retranslated. A famous error in the LXX is at Isaiah 7:14, which the LXX incorrectly translated to say that a virgin would conceive and bear a child. The correct translation would have been "the young woman", and the young woman in question did have a child a few verses later in Isaiah.

Answer

The Jewish Bible is called the Tanach. The Christian Old Testament is based on the Tanach but was altered to support the teachings of Christianity. An example of one of the more significant changes is that Christians moved the book of Daniel from Writings to Prophets. In the Tanach, Daniel is a part of Writings as he was not a prophet.

Answer 6

The Greek creation-myth contains a phantasmagoria of warring deities who kill, cuckold and fight each other. This idolatrous drivel had no moral character whatsoever, and its respective religion was accompanied by things such as human sacrifice, "sacred" prostitution, and animal worship.

In the Hebrew Creation-narrative, on the other hand, One ethical God created the universe and everything in it (Genesis ch.1).

Answer 7

If you're asking for a translation:

Hebrew = yetsirah (יצירה)

Greek = dimiourgía (δημιουργία)

If you're talking about creation stories:

The Hebrew Creation story is in The Bible, and starts with God creating the world using words.

The ancient Greeks had many myths about creation, mostly stemming from the activities of the Greek gods in their interactions with each other and with humans.

Answer 8

The Hebrew Bible consists of 24 books written in Hebrew (with a few passages in Aramaic). The first 5 books form a section called the Torah, and are the holiest books of the Bible to Jews. The middle section is called The Prophets, and the last section is called the Writings. The Hebrew word for the Bible is the Tanach (תנ״ך). Jews usually study the Hebrew Bible in its original language.

The Christian Bible consists of the Hebrew Bible (also called "the Old Testament" by Christians) and the New Testament. The Christianized Old Testament is almost always only read in translation and never in the original Hebrew, and the books are rearranged in a different order than the original Hebrew Bible canon. The New Testament books were written in Greek, but again, Christians usually only read the translation, and not the original text.

Answer 9

The Jewish Tanakh (Bible) consists of: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Samuel (1 and 2 combined), Kings (1 and 2 combined), Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, the Twelve Minor Prophets (Hosea, Joel, etc., combined), Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra & Nehemiah (combined), and Chronicles (1 and 2 combined).

A quick look at the names of the sacred Jewish books implies that they constitute the Christian O.T. and are the same thing.

However, there are some important differences.

One difference is that the Jewish Bible (the Tanakh) is only in the original Hebrew. Any translation, whether done by Jews or Gentiles, is, at best, no more than an indication of what the Tanakh is saying. The translations leave out all or most of the Hebrew Bible's accompanying oral tradition, its traditional musical chant (cantillation, which provides punctuation and emotion), and the fact that many verses teach us a number of things.

Another difference is that the Christian Old Testament may contain a few books that are not in the Tanakh (such as the books of Judith and Sirach [and others] which are in the Catholic O.T.).

Answer 10

The Hebrew bible is what Christians call "the Old Testament." It consists of the following 24 books (Original order and numbering):
1. (בראשית / Bereshit) - Genesis
2. (שמות / Shemot) - Exodus3. (ויקרא / Vayikra) - Leviticus

4. (במדבר / Bəmidbar) - Numbers

5. (דברים / Devarim) - Deuteronomy

6. (יהושע / Y'hoshua) - Joshua

7. (שופטים / Shophtim) - Judges

8. (שמואל / Sh'muel) - Samuel (I & II)

9. (מלכים / M'lakhim) - Kings (I & II)

10. (ישעיה / Y'shayahu) - Isaiah

11. (ירמיה / Yir'mi'yahu) - Jeremiah

12. (יחזקאל / Y'khezqel) - Ezekiel

13. The Twelve Prophets (תרי עשר)

a. (הושע / Hoshea) - Hosea

b. (יואל / Yo'el) - Joel

c. (עמוס / Amos) - Amos

d. (עובדיה / Ovadyah) - Obadiah

e. (יונה / Yonah) - Jonah

f. (מיכה / Mikhah) - Micah

g. (נחום / Nakhum) - Nahum

h. (חבקוק /Havakuk) - Habakkuk

i. (צפניה / Ts'phanyah) - Zephaniah

j. (חגי / Khagai) - Haggai

k. (זכריה / Z'kharyah) - Zechariah

l. (מלאכי / Mal'akhi) - Malachi

14. (תהלים / Tehillim) - Psalms
15. (משלי / Mishlei) - Proverbs
16. (איוב / Iyov) - Job17. (שיר השירים / Shir Hashirim) - Song of Songs
18. (רות / Rut) - Ruth
19. (איכה / Eikhah) - Lamentations
20. (קהלת / Kohelet) - Ecclesiastes
21. (אסתר / Esther) - Esther22. (דניאל / Dani'el) - Daniel
23. (עזרא ונחמיה / Ezra v'Nechemia) - Ezra-Nehemiah
24. (דברי הימים / Divrei Hayamim) - Chronicles (I & II)

The New Testament was written entirely in Koine Greek . It consists of the following books:

1. Matthew (Κατά Ματθαίον Ευαγγέλιον)
   
2. Mark (Κατά Μάρκον Ευαγγέλιον)
3. Luke (Κατά Λουκάν Ευαγγέλιον)
   
4. John (Κατά Ιωάννην Ευαγγέλιον)
5. The Acts (Οι πράξεις των Αποστόλων)
   
6. Romans (προς Ρωμαίους)
   
7. 1 Corinthians (προς Κορινθίους Α)
   
8. 2 Corinthians (προς Κορινθίους Β)
   
9. Galatians (προς Γαλατάς)
   
10. Ephesians (προς Εφεσίους)
    
11. Philippians (προς Φιλιππησίους)
    
12. Colossians (προς Κολοσσαείς)
    
13. 1 Thessalonians (προς Θεσσαλονικείς Α)
    
14. 2 Thessalonians (προς Θεσσαλονικείς Β)
    
15. 1 Timothy (προς Τιμόθεον Α)
    
16. 2 Timothy (προς Τιμόθεον Β)
    
17. Titus (προς Τίτον)
    
18. Philemon (προς Φιλήμονα)
    
19. Hebrews (προς Εβραίους)
    
20. James (Ιακώβου)
    
21. 1 Peter (Πέτρου Α)
    
22. 2 Peter (Πέτρου Β)
    
23. 1 John ( Ιωάννου Α)
    
24. 2 John (Ιωάννου Β)
    
25. 3 John (Ιωάννου Γ)
    
26. Jude (Ιούδα και)
27. Revelation (Αποκάλυψη του Ιωάννη)