Survey of the Old Testament Chapter 26 Formation of the Old Testament Scriptures
Text and Transmission Writing in the Ancient Near East Writing Materials Old Testament Text and Versions Textual Criticism Photo: This Sumerian contract (ca. 2600 BC) from Shuruppak for the selling of a field and a house shows an example of Sumerian cuneiform, the oldest form of writing known.
Canon Definition and Formation Canon Formation Canon Selection Criteria Photo: This Hebrew inscription from the 8th century BC recounts the last stages of the digging of the water tunnel in the days of Hezekiah. It shows the form of Hebrew script during the monarchial period.
Old Testament Canon History and Order Canon Order Canon Confirmation Photo: Egyptian hieroglyphics were one of the earliest forms of writing. As artistic as it is, it was extremely difficult to learn and kept literacy limited.
Old Testament Apocrypha 14-15 books written by Jewish authors during intertestamental period Not included in Protestant canon Old Testament Pseudepigrapha 18 books composed by pious Jewish writers between 200 BC and AD 200 Photo: Aleppo Codex is one of the earliest major copies of the Hebrew Bible. It dates to around AD 900 and is the product of the Masoretes.