Hagiographa

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hag-i-og´ra-fa:

The holy writings, a term which came early into use in the Christian church to denote the third division of the Old Testament scriptures, called by the Jews Kethubim, i.e., “Writings.” It consisted of five books, viz., Job, Proverbs, and Psalms, and the two books of Chronicles. The ancient Jews classified their sacred books as the Law, the Prophets, and the Kethubim, or Writings. (See Bible.)

In the New Testament (Luk_24:44) we find three corresponding divisions, viz., the Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms.

See Bible; Canon Of The Old Testament.

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