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  1  PreNAB                     |           translations of the sacred books into English be prepared
  2  PreNAB                     |         original texts of the sacred books," but that, "with the approval
  3  PreNAB                     |             them."~ ~The text of the books contained in The New American
  4  PreNAB                     |        available texts of the sacred books, it aims to convey as directly
  5  PreNAB                     |        attention by footnotes.~ ~The Books of Genesis to Ruth were
  6  PreNAB                     |        published in 1952; the Wisdom Books, Job to Sirach, in 1955;
  7  PreNAB                     |               in 1955; the Prophetic Books, Isaiah to Malachi, in 1961;
  8  PreNAB                     |             1961; and the Historical Books, Samuel to Maccabees, in
  9  PreNAB                     |             book.~ ~In the Prophetic Books Isaiah to Malachi, only
 10  PreNAB                     |           his majesty has sent these books as so many personal letters
 11  PreNAB                     |           consists of the first five books of the Bible (Genesis, Exodus,
 12  PreNAB                     |             him as the author of the books in the modern sense. But
 13  PreNAB                     |              these promises in later books of the Bible. The promises
 14    Pent                     |           consists of the first five books of the Bible (Genesis, Exodus,
 15    Pent                     |             him as the author of the books in the modern sense. But
 16    Pent                     |              these promises in later books of the Bible. The promises
 17    Pent,  Deu  Int          |              among the Old Testament books. The Savior quoted passages
 18    Pent,  Jos  Int          |            Joshua 8:30-35).~Like the books which precede it, the Book
 19     His                     |                       The Historical Books~The historical books include
 20     His                     |      Historical Books~The historical books include 1 and 2 Samuel,
 21     His                     |             Judith, and Esther. ~The Books of Tobit, Judith, and 1
 22     His                     |            various sources for these books are woven into a uniform
 23     His                     |            regnal chronicles in both books is interrupted by a cycle
 24     His,    0    0:   23    |       whatever historical data these books may contain is merely intensified
 25     His,    0    0:   23    |        protection. In this way these books anticipate and prepare for
 26     His,    0    0:   23    |              promised Messiah.~ ~The Books of Samuel~Originally but
 27     His,    0    0:   23    |           these the first and second Books of Kingdoms, a title St.
 28     His, 2Sam    4:    4(1) |          pre-Christian copies of the Books of Samuel tended to confuse
 29     His, 1Kin  Int          |                 Introduction~The two Books of Kings were originally,
 30     His, 1Kin  Int          |              In conjunction with the Books of Samuel, they extend the
 31     His, 1Kin  Int          |             center of attention.~The Books of Kings show clearly the
 32     His, 1Kin  Int          |         inappropriate to entitle the Books of Kings "The Rise and Fall
 33     His, 1Kin  Int          |         speak of two editions of the Books: the first at some time
 34     His, 1Kin  Int          |           principal divisions of the Books of Kings are:~                               
 35     His, 1Kin   21:   20(2) |             the Judean editor of the Books of Kings substitutes, for
 36     His, 2Kin    9:    7(1) |             7-10] The editors of the Books of Kings have here added
 37     His, 1Chr  Int          |      Introduction~Originally the two books of Chronicles formed, with
 38     His, 1Chr  Int          |          Chronicles formed, with the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah, a
 39     His, 1Chr  Int          |              Samuel and Kings)." The Books of Chronicles, however,
 40     His, 1Chr  Int          |            in scope and purpose. The Books of Chronicles record in
 41     His, 1Chr  Int          |        believing that originally the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah formed
 42     His, 1Chr  Int          |       history. Besides the canonical Books of Genesis, Exodus, Numbers,
 43     His, 1Chr  Int          |             Ruth, and especially the Books of Samuel and Kings, he
 44     His, 1Chr  Int          |         works no longer extant. "The books of the kings of Israel,"
 45     His, 1Chr  Int          |            kings of Israel," or "the books of the kings of Israel and
 46     His, 1Chr  Int          |                the commentary on the Books of Kings," are some of the
 47     His, 1Chr  Int          |            material not found in the Books of Kings. At one time scholars
 48     His, 2Chr  Int          |           last part of his work, the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah.~The
 49     His, 2Chr    3:    4(2) |        measurement, not given in the Books of Kings, is here based
 50     His, 2Chr   36:   22(3) |              natural sequence to the Books of Samuel and of Kings,
 51     His,  Ezr  Int          |           Introduction~The last four books of the Hebrew canon are
 52     His,  Ezr  Int          |            and Nehemiah followed the Books of Chronicles, and formed
 53     His,  Ezr  Int          |           single author for the four books. He is called "the Chronicler."
 54     His,  Ezr  Int          |             in ancient times the two books were put under the one name-Ezra.
 55     His,  Ezr    5:    1(1) |            the Minor Prophets, whose books record their role in the
 56     His,  Neh  Int          |      Problems common to the combined Books Ezra-Nehemiah have been
 57     His,  Tob  Int          |           listed with the historical books, it more correctly stands
 58     His,  Tob  Int          |            those found in the wisdom books (cf Tobit 4:3-19, 21; 12:
 59     His,  Jdt  Int          |           language of older biblical books that it must be regarded
 60     His, 1Mac  Int          |              actually applied in the Books of Maccabees to only one
 61     His, 1Mac  Int          |         brothers (2 Macc 7).~The two Books of Maccabees, placed last
 62     His, 1Mac  Int          |            the traditions and sacred books of his people and had access
 63     His, 1Mac  Int          |              and in Romans 15:4.~The Books of Maccabees, though regarded
 64     His, 1Mac  Int          |         Palestinian Canon or list of books drawn up at the end of the
 65     His, 1Mac    1:   56(9) |            or more of the first five books of the Old Testament.~
 66     His, 1Mac   12:    9    |             encouragement the sacred books that are in our possession, ~
 67     His, 1Mac   12:    9(2) |                        9] The sacred books . . . in our possession:
 68     His, 1Mac   12:    9(2) |               the prophets and other books," as mentioned in the Prologue
 69     His, 2Mac    2:   13    |         Memoirs how he collected the books about the kings, the writings
 70     His, 2Mac    2:   14    |            also collected for us the books that had been scattered
 71     His, 2Mac   15:    9(2) |        Scriptures, called the sacred books (1 Macc 12:9).~
 72   WisdB                     |                           The Wisdom Books~The Books of Job, Psalms,
 73   WisdB                     |                 The Wisdom Books~The Books of Job, Psalms, Proverbs,
 74   WisdB                     |         Songs, a nuptial hymn, these books belong to the general class
 75   WisdB                     |              way into the historical books of the Old Testament in
 76   WisdB                     |       literature form the sapiential books. The Book of Proverbs is
 77   WisdB                     |             fame, some of the wisdom books of which he was not the
 78   WisdB                     |         pagan nations and the wisdom books of the Bible, the former
 79   WisdB                     |             as men of God, and their books were placed beside the Law
 80   WisdB,  Psa  Int          |           which one can detect five "books," because of the doxologies
 81   WisdB,  Psa    1:    2(3) |            the Torah, the first five books of the Bible, or, more probably,
 82   WisdB,  Psa    6:    6(5) |        second century B.C., biblical books begin to speak positively
 83   WisdB,  Psa   41:   14(5) |             of the first of the five books of the Psalter. Compare
 84   WisdB,  Pro  Int          |              with the earlier sacred books, was the editor of the whole
 85   WisdB,  Ecc  Int          |      language and style from earlier books of the Old Testament. It
 86   WisdB,  Ecc   12:   12    |        beware. Of the making of many books there is no end, and in
 87   WisdB, Wisd   11:    2(1) |           the passages in the Mosaic books which are indicated in the
 88   WisdB,  Sir  Int          |            through study of the holy books, and through tradition.~
 89   WisdB,  Sir  For          |        prophets, and the rest of the books1 of our ancestors, and having
 90   WisdB,  Sir  For          |         prophets and the rest of the books, which differ no little
 91   WisdB,  Sir  For:   22(1) |        prophets, and the rest of the books: the Sacred Scriptures of
 92  ProphB                     |                        The Prophetic Books~The prophetic books bear
 93  ProphB                     |        Prophetic Books~The prophetic books bear the names of the four
 94  ProphB                     |              not among the prophetic books. The former contains a series
 95  ProphB                     |             inspired. ~The prophetic books, together with the oral
 96  ProphB,  Jer   22:   26(10)|        monarchy of Judah, and in the Books of Kings she is invariably
 97  ProphB,  Dan    7:   10    |          court was convened, and the books were opened. ~
 98  ProphB,  Mic    3:    5(1) |             Almost all the prophetic books contain oracles against
 99   NTPre                     |        regarding other New Testament books as well. Matthew and Mark
100    Gosp                     |              that these twenty-seven books constitute the "canon,"
101    Gosp                     |      Introductions prefixed to these books treat of the literary characteristics
102    Gosp                     |       designating each of these four books as a "gospel," understood
103    Gosp,  Mat    3:    7(7) |        scripture only the first five books of the Old Testament, followed
104    Gosp,  Mat   26:    1(1) |                    1-28:20] The five books with alternating narrative
105    Gosp,  Mar    8:   31(7) |             In the Jewish apocryphal books of 1 Enoch and 4 Ezra the "
106    Gosp,  Joh   21:   25    |              world would contain the books that would be written. ~ ~ ~
107    Gosp,  Act   19:   19    |      practiced magic collected their books and burned them in public.
108   NTLet, 2The  Int          | interpretation, namely Old Testament books such as Daniel and Isaiah
109   CathL,  Jam  Int          |           the Twelve Patriarchs, the Books of Enoch, the Manual of
110   CathL, 2Pet    3:   16(12)|          placed on the same level as books of the Old Testament. Possibly
111   CathL,  Rev  Int          |           affinities between the two books. The tone of the letters