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Love the Lord with all that you are;
Love your neighbor as yourself;
follow the commandments of the Lord;
pray always;
give all that you have to the poor;
forget not- the last will be first, and the first, wil be last;
the Lord was very pleased with solomon, because he chose the best possible gift that a man could receive from the Lord: wisdom

@emanuel, WE Jehovah’s Witnesses have it all at our fingertips.
W= Writer(s)
PW= Place Written
C=Completed
TC=Time Covered

Books of the Hebrew Scriptures Before the Common (Christian) Era

Genesis
W: Moses
PW: Wilderness
C(B.C.E.): 1513
TC (B.C.E.): “In the beginning” to 1657

Exodus
W: Moses
PW: Wilderness
C(B.C.E.): 1512
TC (B.C.E.): 1657-1512

Leviticus
W: Moses
PW: Wilderness
C(B.C.E.): 1512
TC (B.C.E.): 1 month (1512)

Numbers
W: Moses
PW: Wilderness and Plains of Moab
C(B.C.E.): 1473
TC (B.C.E.): 1512-1473

Deuteronomy
W: Moses
PW: Plains of Moab
C(B.C.E.): 1473
TC (B.C.E.): 2 months (1473)

Joshua
W: Joshua
PW: Canaan
C(B.C.E.): c. 1450
TC (B.C.E.): 1473–c. 1450

Judges
W: Samuel
PW: Israel
C(B.C.E.): c. 1100
TC (B.C.E.): c. 1450–c. 1120

Ruth
W: Samuel
PW: Israel
C(B.C.E.): c. 1090
TC (B.C.E.): 11 years of Judges’ rule

1 Samuel
W: Samuel; Gad; Nathan
PW: Israel
C(B.C.E.): c. 1078
TC (B.C.E.): c. 1180-1078

2 Samuel
W: Gad; Nathan
PW: Israel
C(B.C.E.): c. 1040
TC (B.C.E.): 1077–c. 1040

1 Kings
2 Kings
W: Jeremiah
PW: Judah and Egypt
C(B.C.E.): 1 roll 580
TC (B.C.E.): c. 1040-580

1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
W: Ezra
PW: Jerusalem (?)
C(B.C.E.): 1 roll c. 460
TC (B.C.E.): After 1 Chronicles 9:44: 1077-537

Ezra
W: Ezra
PW: Jerusalem
C(B.C.E.): c. 460
TC (B.C.E.): 537–c. 467

Nehemiah
W: Nehemiah
PW: Jerusalem
C(B.C.E.): a. 443
TC (B.C.E.): 456–a. 443

Esther
W: Mordecai
PW: Shushan, Elam
C(B.C.E.): c. 475
TC (B.C.E.): 493–c. 475

Job
W: Moses
PW: Wilderness
C(B.C.E.): c. 1473
TC (B.C.E.): Over 140 years between 1657 and 1473

Psalms
W: David and others
Place Written:
C(B.C.E.): c. 460

Proverbs
W: Solomon; Agur; Lemuel
PW: Jerusalem
C(B.C.E.): c. 717

Ecclesiastes
W: Solomon
PW: Jerusalem
C(B.C.E.): b. 1000

Song of Solomon, The
W: Solomon
PW: Jerusalem
C(B.C.E.): c. 1020

Isaiah
W: Isaiah
PW: Jerusalem
C(B.C.E.): a. 732
TC (B.C.E.): c. 778–a. 732

Jeremiah
W: Jeremiah
PW: Judah; Egypt
C(B.C.E.): 580
TC (B.C.E.): 647-580

Lamentations
W: Jeremiah
PW: Near Jerusalem
C(B.C.E.): 607

Ezekiel
W: Ezekiel
PW: Babylon
C(B.C.E.): c. 591
TC (B.C.E.): 613–c. 591

Daniel
W: Daniel
PW: Babylon
C(B.C.E.): c. 536
TC (B.C.E.): 618–c. 536

Hosea
W: Hosea
PW: Samaria (District)
C(B.C.E.): a. 745
TC (B.C.E.): b. 804–a. 745

Joel
W: Joel
PW: Judah
C(B.C.E.): c. 820 (?)

Amos
W: Amos
PW: Judah
C(B.C.E.): c. 804

Obadiah
W: Obadiah
Place Written:
C(B.C.E.): c. 607

Jonah
W: Jonah
Place Written:
C(B.C.E.): c. 844

Micah
W: Micah
PW: Judah
C(B.C.E.): b. 717
TC (B.C.E.): c. 777-717

Nahum
W: Nahum
PW: Judah
C(B.C.E.): b. 632

Habakkuk
W: Habakkuk
PW: Judah
C(B.C.E.): c. 628 (?)

Zephaniah
W: Zephaniah
PW: Judah
C(B.C.E.): b. 648

Haggai
W: Haggai
PW: Jerusalem rebuilt
C(B.C.E.): 520
TC (B.C.E.): 112 days (520)

Zechariah
W: Zechariah
PW: Jerusalem rebuilt
C(B.C.E.): 518
TC (B.C.E.): 520-518

Malachi
W: Malachi
PW: Jerusalem rebuilt
C(B.C.E.): a. 443
TC (B.C.E.):

Books of the Greek Scriptures Written During the Common (Christian) Era
Matthew
Writer: Matthew
PW: Palestine
C(C.E.): c. 41
TC: 2 B.C.E.–33 C.E.

Mark
Writer: Mark
PW: Rome
C(C.E.): c. 60-65
TC: 29-33 C.E.

Luke
Writer: Luke
PW: Caesarea
C(C.E.): c. 56-58
TC: 3 B.C.E.–33 C.E.

John
Writer: Apostle John
PW: Ephesus, or near
C(C.E.): c. 98
TC: After prologue, 29–33 C.E.

Acts
Writer: Luke
PW: Rome
C(C.E.): c. 61
TC: 33–c. 61 C.E.

Romans
Writer: Paul
PW: Corinth
C(C.E.): c. 56

1 Corinthians
Writer: Paul
PW: Ephesus
C(C.E.): c. 55

2 Corinthians
Writer: Paul
PW: Macedonia
C(C.E.): c. 55

Galatians
Writer: Paul
PW: Corinth or Syrian Antioch
C(C.E.): c. 50-52

Ephesians
Writer: Paul
PW: Rome
C(C.E.): c. 60-61

Philippians
Writer: Paul
PW: Rome
C(C.E.): c. 60-61

Colossians
Writer: Paul
PW: Rome
C(C.E.): c. 60-61

1 Thessalonians
Writer: Paul
PW: Corinth
C(C.E.): c. 50

2 Thessalonians
Writer: Paul
PW: Corinth
C(C.E.): c. 51

1 Timothy
Writer: Paul
PW: Macedonia
C(C.E.): c. 61-64

2 Timothy
Writer: Paul
PW: Rome
C(C.E.): c. 65

Titus
Writer: Paul
PW: Macedonia (?)
C(C.E.): c. 61-64

Philemon
Writer: Paul
PW: Rome
C(C.E.): c. 60-61

Hebrews
Writer: Paul
PW: Rome
C(C.E.): c. 61

James
Writer: James (Jesus’ brother)
PW: Jerusalem
C(C.E.): b. 62

1 Peter
Writer: Peter
PW: Babylon
C(C.E.): c. 62-64

2 Peter
Writer: Peter
PW: Babylon (?)
C(C.E.): c. 64

1 John
Writer: Apostle John
PW: Ephesus, or near
C(C.E.): c. 98

2 John
Writer: Apostle John
PW: Ephesus, or near
C(C.E.): c. 98
TC:

3 John
Writer: Apostle John
PW: Ephesus, or near
C(C.E.): c. 98

Jude
Writer: Jude (Jesus’ brother)
PW: Palestine (?)
C(C.E.): c. 65

Revelation
Writer: Apostle John
PW: Patmos
C(C.E.): c. 96

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Love the Lord with all that you are;
Love your neighbor as yourself;
follow the commandments of the Lord;
pray always;
give all that you have to the poor;
forget not- the last will be first, and the first, wil be last;
the Lord was very pleased with solomon, because he chose the best possible gift that a man could receive from the Lord: wisdom

@emanuel, WE Jehovah’s Witnesses have it all at our fingertips.
W= Writer(s)
PW= Place Written
C=Completed
TC=Time Covered

Books of the Hebrew Scriptures Before the Common (Christian) Era

Genesis
W: Moses
PW: Wilderness
C(B.C.E.): 1513
TC (B.C.E.): “In the beginning” to 1657

Exodus
W: Moses
PW: Wilderness
C(B.C.E.): 1512
TC (B.C.E.): 1657-1512

Leviticus
W: Moses
PW: Wilderness
C(B.C.E.): 1512
TC (B.C.E.): 1 month (1512)

Numbers
W: Moses
PW: Wilderness and Plains of Moab
C(B.C.E.): 1473
TC (B.C.E.): 1512-1473

Deuteronomy
W: Moses
PW: Plains of Moab
C(B.C.E.): 1473
TC (B.C.E.): 2 months (1473)

Joshua
W: Joshua
PW: Canaan
C(B.C.E.): c. 1450
TC (B.C.E.): 1473–c. 1450

Judges
W: Samuel
PW: Israel
C(B.C.E.): c. 1100
TC (B.C.E.): c. 1450–c. 1120

Ruth
W: Samuel
PW: Israel
C(B.C.E.): c. 1090
TC (B.C.E.): 11 years of Judges’ rule

1 Samuel
W: Samuel; Gad; Nathan
PW: Israel
C(B.C.E.): c. 1078
TC (B.C.E.): c. 1180-1078

2 Samuel
W: Gad; Nathan
PW: Israel
C(B.C.E.): c. 1040
TC (B.C.E.): 1077–c. 1040

1 Kings
2 Kings
W: Jeremiah
PW: Judah and Egypt
C(B.C.E.): 1 roll 580
TC (B.C.E.): c. 1040-580

1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
W: Ezra
PW: Jerusalem (?)
C(B.C.E.): 1 roll c. 460
TC (B.C.E.): After 1 Chronicles 9:44: 1077-537

Ezra
W: Ezra
PW: Jerusalem
C(B.C.E.): c. 460
TC (B.C.E.): 537–c. 467

Nehemiah
W: Nehemiah
PW: Jerusalem
C(B.C.E.): a. 443
TC (B.C.E.): 456–a. 443

Esther
W: Mordecai
PW: Shushan, Elam
C(B.C.E.): c. 475
TC (B.C.E.): 493–c. 475

Job
W: Moses
PW: Wilderness
C(B.C.E.): c. 1473
TC (B.C.E.): Over 140 years between 1657 and 1473

Psalms
W: David and others
Place Written:
C(B.C.E.): c. 460

Proverbs
W: Solomon; Agur; Lemuel
PW: Jerusalem
C(B.C.E.): c. 717

Ecclesiastes
W: Solomon
PW: Jerusalem
C(B.C.E.): b. 1000

Song of Solomon, The
W: Solomon
PW: Jerusalem
C(B.C.E.): c. 1020

Isaiah
W: Isaiah
PW: Jerusalem
C(B.C.E.): a. 732
TC (B.C.E.): c. 778–a. 732

Jeremiah
W: Jeremiah
PW: Judah; Egypt
C(B.C.E.): 580
TC (B.C.E.): 647-580

Lamentations
W: Jeremiah
PW: Near Jerusalem
C(B.C.E.): 607

Ezekiel
W: Ezekiel
PW: Babylon
C(B.C.E.): c. 591
TC (B.C.E.): 613–c. 591

Daniel
W: Daniel
PW: Babylon
C(B.C.E.): c. 536
TC (B.C.E.): 618–c. 536

Hosea
W: Hosea
PW: Samaria (District)
C(B.C.E.): a. 745
TC (B.C.E.): b. 804–a. 745

Joel
W: Joel
PW: Judah
C(B.C.E.): c. 820 (?)

Amos
W: Amos
PW: Judah
C(B.C.E.): c. 804

Obadiah
W: Obadiah
Place Written:
C(B.C.E.): c. 607

Jonah
W: Jonah
Place Written:
C(B.C.E.): c. 844

Micah
W: Micah
PW: Judah
C(B.C.E.): b. 717
TC (B.C.E.): c. 777-717

Nahum
W: Nahum
PW: Judah
C(B.C.E.): b. 632

Habakkuk
W: Habakkuk
PW: Judah
C(B.C.E.): c. 628 (?)

Zephaniah
W: Zephaniah
PW: Judah
C(B.C.E.): b. 648

Haggai
W: Haggai
PW: Jerusalem rebuilt
C(B.C.E.): 520
TC (B.C.E.): 112 days (520)

Zechariah
W: Zechariah
PW: Jerusalem rebuilt
C(B.C.E.): 518
TC (B.C.E.): 520-518

Malachi
W: Malachi
PW: Jerusalem rebuilt
C(B.C.E.): a. 443
TC (B.C.E.):

Books of the Greek Scriptures Written During the Common (Christian) Era
Matthew
Writer: Matthew
PW: Palestine
C(C.E.): c. 41
TC: 2 B.C.E.–33 C.E.

Mark
Writer: Mark
PW: Rome
C(C.E.): c. 60-65
TC: 29-33 C.E.

Luke
Writer: Luke
PW: Caesarea
C(C.E.): c. 56-58
TC: 3 B.C.E.–33 C.E.

John
Writer: Apostle John
PW: Ephesus, or near
C(C.E.): c. 98
TC: After prologue, 29–33 C.E.

Acts
Writer: Luke
PW: Rome
C(C.E.): c. 61
TC: 33–c. 61 C.E.

Romans
Writer: Paul
PW: Corinth
C(C.E.): c. 56

1 Corinthians
Writer: Paul
PW: Ephesus
C(C.E.): c. 55

2 Corinthians
Writer: Paul
PW: Macedonia
C(C.E.): c. 55

Galatians
Writer: Paul
PW: Corinth or Syrian Antioch
C(C.E.): c. 50-52

Ephesians
Writer: Paul
PW: Rome
C(C.E.): c. 60-61

Philippians
Writer: Paul
PW: Rome
C(C.E.): c. 60-61

Colossians
Writer: Paul
PW: Rome
C(C.E.): c. 60-61

1 Thessalonians
Writer: Paul
PW: Corinth
C(C.E.): c. 50

2 Thessalonians
Writer: Paul
PW: Corinth
C(C.E.): c. 51

1 Timothy
Writer: Paul
PW: Macedonia
C(C.E.): c. 61-64

2 Timothy
Writer: Paul
PW: Rome
C(C.E.): c. 65

Titus
Writer: Paul
PW: Macedonia (?)
C(C.E.): c. 61-64

Philemon
Writer: Paul
PW: Rome
C(C.E.): c. 60-61

Hebrews
Writer: Paul
PW: Rome
C(C.E.): c. 61

James
Writer: James (Jesus’ brother)
PW: Jerusalem
C(C.E.): b. 62

1 Peter
Writer: Peter
PW: Babylon
C(C.E.): c. 62-64

2 Peter
Writer: Peter
PW: Babylon (?)
C(C.E.): c. 64

1 John
Writer: Apostle John
PW: Ephesus, or near
C(C.E.): c. 98

2 John
Writer: Apostle John
PW: Ephesus, or near
C(C.E.): c. 98
TC:

3 John
Writer: Apostle John
PW: Ephesus, or near
C(C.E.): c. 98

Jude
Writer: Jude (Jesus’ brother)
PW: Palestine (?)
C(C.E.): c. 65

Revelation
Writer: Apostle John
PW: Patmos
C(C.E.): c. 96

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noticed this especially by authors that are noticeably jewish and seem to often mention other famous Jewish people in reference in their books..and often dont seem hesitant to advertise nearly that they are "jewish"..or of jewish ancestry.

why is this and for how long has this been the case? what avantage would they have to do this maybe?

please explain what you can..

thanks for your answers!
such as Albert Einestein, Hellen Keller, Henry Kissinger, etc.

Many writers mention many famous people in their books, of all faiths and beliefs. If a book has to do with Judaism, the writer may include references to Jewish figures in pop culture and lore.

Needless to say, it’s incredibly unlikely that you have read every book written by Jewish authors, so you don’t really have a place to say that Jewish authors mention Jewish figures in their works more than writers of other religions include references to their faiths.

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such as Albert Einestein, Hellen Keller, Henry Kissinger, etc.

noticed this especially by authors that are noticeably jewish and seem to often mention other famous Jewish people in reference in their books..and often dont seem hesitant to advertise nearly that they are "jewish"..or of jewish ancestry.

why is this and for how long has this been the case? what avantage would they have to do this maybe?

please explain what you can..

thanks for your answers!

What do you mean by "authors that are noticeably Jewish?"

Helen Keller wasn’t Jewish. She was Christian.

Why should it matter to you?

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The Old Testament is the Hebrew Bible.

Exodus 20:8-11

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Books on Judaism and Jewish teachings?

Journey Through Jewish History by Seymor Rossel
The House on the Roof, Deborah the Dybuk, Potato Latkes all Around by Marilyn Hirsch
Tough Jews by Herb Cohen
The Rabbi’s Cat by Joan Sfar (about Moroccan Jews)
Boychiks in the Hood
Maus by Art Spiegelman
Friedreich by Hans Peter Richter

Most of these books are about Jewish history. If you want to learn sacred texts, I suggest you find a Beit Medrash and ask someone there if they can show you some parts of the Khumash (the first 5 books of the Torah) with the Rashi (commentary).

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Books on Judaism and Jewish teachings?

Journey Through Jewish History by Seymor Rossel
The House on the Roof, Deborah the Dybuk, Potato Latkes all Around by Marilyn Hirsch
Tough Jews by Herb Cohen
The Rabbi’s Cat by Joan Sfar (about Moroccan Jews)
Boychiks in the Hood
Maus by Art Spiegelman
Friedreich by Hans Peter Richter

Most of these books are about Jewish history. If you want to learn sacred texts, I suggest you find a Beit Medrash and ask someone there if they can show you some parts of the Khumash (the first 5 books of the Torah) with the Rashi (commentary).

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Are there any books that apply Jewish history and culture to the Bible? For example, Jewish shepherds would break the legs of a sheep who kept running away, and carried it on his/her shoulder. The sheep would spend so much time with the shepherd, that it would never run away again and stay by his side. Or the history of the river that ran by Gethsemane and was filled with blood during the one of the holidays.

Most of the Bible from the time of Abraham on is on Jewish culture. That is where it comes from. The stories you state might be in oral tradition or historical books.

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My 15 year old is wanting to know and understand more about the Jewish faith. She "thinks" one day she might like to convert. Our family is Catholic.

Despite our love of books, Judaism isn’t something you can truly learn from one. There are some decent introductions though, I’ll star and hopefully some of my contacts can recommend a few.

Getting in touch with a rabbi and synagogue is a better way to learn. Community is very important to Judaism. It also helps to have people to talk with because we rarely have simple answers. Well, technically there is a simple answer. And then a dozen others. :-)

Contrary to the other answers here, reading Torah on your own isn’t the best way to understand Judaism. Torah is the first layer in a dialogue that’s been going on across generations for more than 3000 years. These texts are very old – and it’s misleading to read them as if they were written today.

Would she be interested in taking an Intro to Judaism type class? How about attending services? Talking with young people who are around her age? If any of those appeal, speaking with a rabbi is probably a good place to start.

(And compliments to you for helping her explore this. I converted from Catholicism to Judaism 15 years ago and it took my parents nearly that long to accept it.)

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There are none.

You might have thought that Jewish historians would have noticed the slaughter of innocents by Herod.

There is one historical person mentioned in semi-sacred Jewish documents called the Tosefta and the Baraitas: Yeishu ha Notzri, a rabbi belonging to a messianic sect who was thought to have magical powers and who was denounced and executed as a sorcerer. He was stoned and his body hung as an example. He had disciples, among whom where Matti (Matthew) and Todah (Thaddeus). Big problem, however: he was active around 85 BC.

Josephus’ mention of Jesus is generally thought to be a "pious forgery" by Christians, added to some copies of his text and not others, in later centuries.

There are records of John the Baptist.

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