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The Old Testament
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The Old Testament is about the Jews and contains their beliefs about God and the religion, their history and their hopes for the future.
It has several different types of books:
- Law e.g. Exodus
- History e.g. Judges
- Prophecy – the major prophets e.g. Isaiah and the minor prophets e.g. Amos
- The Writings e.g. Psalms
Christians believe that the Old Testament pointed towards the coming of the Messiah (anointed one) – Jesus.
In Roman Catholic Bibles there are extra books called the Apocrypha.
