The Sacred Writings

The Scriptures the Savior used were what we know as the Old Testament. Jesus referred to the complete Holy Scriptures of His day when He mentioned Luke 24:44, “In the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.” This was the threefold division of the Scriptures. On consulting the Jewish Bible in current use, one can see this same division and notice also the various books that entered into each division. They are as follows:BSPC 23.4

The Law (Pentateuch)

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy.BSPC 24.1

The Prophets (Major and Minor)

Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Zephaniah, Habakkuk, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi.BSPC 24.2

The Writings (Hagiographa)

Psalms, Proverbs, job, Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles.BSPC 24.3