The Book of Lamentations (Hebrew Qinot, funeral laments; Greek Θρήνοι, thrénoi, "laments"; Latin Lamentationes) is a text contained in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. It is written in Hebrew and the writing of the book took place in Judea shortly after the destruction of Jerusalem (587 BC). The book was written in response to the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in 586 BC. It consists of 5 chapters containing various poetic hymns describing the desolation of destroyed Jerusalem, seen a...
Feb 22, 2022•23 min
The Book of Jeremiah (Hebrew ירמיהו, Yermihàu; Greek Ιερεμίας, Ieremías; Latin Ieremias) is a text contained in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. It is written in Hebrew and, according to the hypothesis most shared by scholars, the final writing of the book took place in Judea in 5th century BC, based on previous oracles attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, active in the Kingdom of Judah between about 626-586 BC. It consists of 52 chapters and, in addition to the typical themes of the Heb...
Feb 22, 2022•4 hr 46 min
The Book of Isaiah (Hebrew: ישעיהו, ysha'ihàu; Greek: Ησαΐας, Esaḯas; Latin: Isāias) is a text contained in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. It is written in Hebrew and, according to the hypothesis most shared by scholars, the final writing of the book took place in Judea in the fifth century BC by an unknown author, based on oracles and previous texts of different origin: Proto-Isaiah (chapters 1-39): ca. 740-700 BC during the ministry of the prophet Isaiah, particularly in the context...
Feb 22, 2022•4 hr 29 min
The Song of Solomon (Hebrew שיר השירים, shìr hasshirìm, Cantico sublime; Greek ᾎσμα ᾈσμάτων, ásma asmáton; Latin Canticum Canticorum) is a text contained in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. Attributed to King Solomon, famous for his wisdom, his songs and also for his loves, the Song of Songs was composed no earlier than the fourth century BC and is one of the last texts accepted into the canon of the Bible, about a century after the birth of Christ, according to Jewish tradition with th...
Feb 22, 2022•20 min
The Book of Ecclesiastes (Hebrew קהלת, Qohelet, "gathering", from the pseudonym of the author; Greek Ἐκκλησιαστής, Ekklesiastès, "gathering"; Latin Ecclesiastes or Qoelet), is a text contained in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. It is written in Hebrew (with several Aramaicisms) and its writing took place in Judea in the fifth or third century BC by an unknown author who claims to be King Solomon, because at that time it was customary to attribute works to historical figures considered ...
Feb 22, 2022•35 min
The Book of Proverbs (Hebrew משלי, mishlèy; Greek Παροιμίες, paroimíes; Latin Prouerbia) is a text contained in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. It is written in Hebrew and, according to the hypothesis most shared by scholars, the final editing of the book took place in Judea in the fifth century BC, collecting texts composed by unknown authors along the previous centuries until the monarchical period (XI-X century BC). It is composed of 31 chapters containing various proverbs and sapie...
Feb 22, 2022•2 hr
The Book of Psalms (Hebrew תהילים, transliterated tehillìm or tehilim (Hebrew masculine plural); Greek Ψαλμοί, psalmòi; Latin Psalms) is a text contained in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. It is written in Hebrew and, according to the hypothesis most shared by scholars, the final editing of the book took place in Judea, perhaps at the end of the third century BC, collecting texts of various origins, composed by unknown authors along the previous centuries (the psalm considered the olde...
Feb 22, 2022•5 hr 17 min
The Book of Job (Hebrew איוב; Greek Ιώβ; Latin Iob) is a text contained in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. According to the sixth-century prophet Ezekiel, Job was a man of antiquity renowned for being a righteous man, and therefore the author of the book may have chosen him as a character in a wisdom story, a parable. The hypothesis that Job is merely a character in a story is also suggested by the name itself, which means "the persecuted one" and was discussed as early as antiquity by...
Feb 22, 2022•1 hr 57 min
The Book of Esther (Hebrew אסתר; Greek Ἐσθήρ; Latin Esther) is a text contained in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. It was originally written in Hebrew and, according to the hypothesis most shared by scholars, its final editing, by unknown authors, is located towards the end of the second century BC in Mesopotamia, possibly in Babylon. It consists of 10 chapters, which tell the story of the Hebrew Esther, an orphan girl, cousin of Mordecai (Est 2:15), who becomes the wife of the Persian...
Feb 22, 2022•33 min
The Book of Nehemiah (Hebrew נחמיה; Greek Νεεμίας; Latin Liber Nehemiae) is a text contained in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. It is written in Hebrew and, in Latin, Liber Nehemiae. The book is written in Hebrew and, according to the hypothesis most shared by scholars, its final editing, the work of unknown authors, is placed between the late fourth and mid-third century BC in Judea. It consists of 13 chapters describing the reforming activity of Nehemiah in Jerusalem after his return...
Feb 22, 2022•1 hr 10 min
The Book of Ezra (Hebrew עזרא; Greek Έσδρας; Latin Ezra) is a text contained in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. It is written in Hebrew with some sections in Aramaic and, according to the hypothesis most shared by scholars, its final writing, by unknown authors, is placed between the late fourth and mid-third century BC in Judea. It consists of 10 chapters describing the return of the Jews from exile in Babylon and the rebuilding of the temple (about 538-515 BC), and then the reforming...
Feb 22, 2022•1 hr 4 min
The two books of Chronicles (Hebrew דברי הימים divré ha-yamim, "things of the days"; Greek A'-B' Παραλειπομένων 1-2 Paraleipomenōn, "I and II [book] of omissions"; Latin 1-2 Paralipomenon) are two texts contained in the "Tanakh" (where they are counted as a single text) and in the Christian Bible. They are written in Hebrew and, according to the hypothesis most shared by scholars, their final editing, by unknown authors, is placed around 330-250 BC in Judea. They represent a reworking of the his...
Feb 22, 2022•3 hr 23 min
The two books of Chronicles (Hebrew דברי הימים divré ha-yamim, "things of the days"; Greek A'-B' Παραλειπομένων 1-2 Paraleipomenōn, "I and II [book] of omissions"; Latin 1-2 Paralipomenon) are two texts contained in the "Tanakh" (where they are counted as a single text) and in the Christian Bible. They are written in Hebrew and, according to the hypothesis most shared by scholars, their final editing, by unknown authors, is placed around 330-250 BC in Judea. They represent a reworking of the his...
Feb 22, 2022•2 hr 23 min
The Books of Kings (Hebrew ספר מלכים sèfer melakhìm (or Mǝlāḵîm), "book of kings"; Greek A'-B' or Γ'-Δ' Βασιλέων 1-2 or 3-4 basiléon, "1-2 or 3-4 of kings"; Latin 1-2 Regum) are two texts contained in the "Tanakh" (where they are counted as a single text) and the Bible. They are written in Hebrew and, according to the hypothesis most shared by scholars, their final editing, by unknown authors, is placed in the sixth-fifth century BC in Judea, on the basis of previous oral and written traditions,...
Feb 22, 2022•2 hr 17 min
The Books of Kings (Hebrew ספר מלכים sèfer melakhìm (or Mǝlāḵîm), "book of kings"; Greek A'-B' or Γ'-Δ' Βασιλέων 1-2 or 3-4 basiléon, "1-2 or 3-4 of kings"; Latin 1-2 Regum) are two texts contained in the "Tanakh" (where they are counted as a single text) and the Bible. They are written in Hebrew and, according to the hypothesis most shared by scholars, their final editing, by unknown authors, is placed in the sixth-fifth century BC in Judea, on the basis of previous oral and written traditions,...
Feb 22, 2022•2 hr 18 min
The books of Samuel (Hebrew שמואל' Σαμουήλ 1-2 samuèl or A'-B' Βασιλέων 1-2 basiléon, "1-2 kings"; Latin 1-2 Samuel) are two texts contained in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh, where they are counted as a single text) and in the Christian Bible. They are written in Hebrew and, according to the hypothesis most shared by scholars, their final editing by unknown authors, is placed in the sixth-fifth century BC in Judea, on the basis of previous oral and written traditions, in particular of the so-called D...
Feb 22, 2022•2 hr 10 min
The books of Samuel (Hebrew שמואל' Σαμουήλ 1-2 samuèl or A'-B' Βασιλέων 1-2 basiléon, "1-2 kings"; Latin 1-2 Samuel) are two texts contained in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh, where they are counted as a single text) and in the Christian Bible. They are written in Hebrew and, according to the hypothesis most shared by scholars, their final editing by unknown authors, is placed in the sixth-fifth century BC in Judea, on the basis of previous oral and written traditions, in particular of the so-called D...
Feb 22, 2022•2 hr 37 min
The Book of Ruth (Hebrew רות; Greek Ῥουθ; Latin Rut) is a text contained in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) and Christian. It is written in Hebrew and its writing, by unknown authors, is placed by various scholars between the fifth and second century BC, probably in Judea. The book of Ruth describes the story, set in the Judea of the time of the Judges (XI century B.C.), of the gentile (i.e. not Jewish, as Moabite) Ruth, model of piety and great-grandmother of the future king David. Rut married a Jew ...
Feb 19, 2022•16 min
The Book of Judges (Hebrew שופטים shofetìm; Greek Κριτές krités; Latin Iudicum) is a text contained in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) and Christian. It is written in Hebrew and, according to the hypothesis most widely shared by scholars, its final editing, by unknown authors, is placed in the 6th-5th century B.C. in Judea, on the basis of previous oral and written traditions, in particular of the so-called Deuteronomist source of the 7th century B.C. (see Documentary Hypothesis). It consists of 21 ch...
Feb 19, 2022•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 7
The Book of Joshua (Hebrew יהושע yehoshuà' ; Greek Ἰησοῦς Iesús; Latin Iosue) is a text contained in the Hebrew (Tanakh) and Christian Bible. It is written in Hebrew and, according to the hypothesis most widely shared by scholars, its final editing, by unknown authors, is placed in the 6th-5th century BC in Judea, on the basis of previous oral and written traditions, in particular of the so-called Deuteronomist source of the 7th century BC. It consists of 24 chapters describing the story of the ...
Feb 19, 2022•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 6
Deuteronomy (Hebrew דברים devarìm, "words", from the incipit; Greek Δευτερονόμιο, deuteronòmio, "second law", for the compendium, the repetition of laws already present in Exodus and in general of what is written on the Pentateuch, in the first Books of the written Torah; Latin Deuteronomium) is the fifth book of the Hebrew Torah and of the Christian Bible. It is written in Hebrew and, according to the hypothesis most shared by scholars, its final editing, by unknown authors, is placed in the si...
Feb 19, 2022•3 hr 2 min•Ep. 5
The Book of Numbers (in Hebrew במדבר bemidbàr, "in the desert", from the incipit; Greek Αριθμοί, arithmòi, "numbers", as it begins with the description of a census; Latin Numeri) is the fourth book of the Hebrew Torah and of the Christian Bible. It is written in Hebrew and, according to the hypothesis most widely shared by scholars, its final editing, by unknown authors, is placed in the 6th-5th century BC in Judea, on the basis of previous oral and written traditions (see Documentary Hypothesis...
Feb 19, 2022•3 hr 34 min•Ep. 4
Leviticus (Hebrew ויקרא wayqrà' , "and called", from the Greek incipit Λευιτικόν, levitikòn; Latin Leviticus) is the third book of the Jewish Torah and the Christian Bible. It consists of 27 chapters, written in Hebrew, containing almost exclusively religious and social laws, for the use of the priests and Levites, which Moses gave to the Jews during their stay in the Sinai desert (about 1200 BC). (From Italian Wikipedia) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out:...
Feb 19, 2022•2 hr 24 min•Ep. 3
Exodus (Hebrew שמות shemòt, "names," from the incipit; Greek Έξοδος èxodos, "exit," Latin Exodus) is the second book of the Hebrew Torah and the Christian Bible. It is written in Hebrew and, according to the hypothesis most shared by scholars, its final editing, by unknown authors, is placed in the VI-V century B.C. in Judea, on the basis of previous oral and written traditions (see Documentary Hypothesis), constituting the first nucleus around which the writing of the Bible would have been comp...
Feb 19, 2022•3 hr 17 min•Ep. 2
"1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 1:2 And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." (The first two verses of the book of Genesis, as well as the opening words of the entire Bible and Torah). The book of Genesis (Hebrew: בראשית? bereshìt, lit. "in the beginning," from the incipit; Greek: Γένεσις, transliterated: ghènesis, lit. "birth," "creation," "origin"; Latin: Genesis), commonl...
Feb 19, 2022•4 hr 3 min•Ep. 1
