So which OT o modern Jewish people use?

[shondrea]

OK, my understanding of the Bible canon and the OT is shaky at best, but from what I understand, ye olden day Jews used one of two Torah’s, correct? One in Hebrew, one in another language? And the Catholic OT is based on one of these?

So, which OT do modern Jews use today?

 

[NotWorthy]

Many Jews use what the Protestant version is today. But the Jews didn’t finally settle on their canon until the 14th century.

This is not universal, however. The Ethiopian Jews, for example, include the 7 Deuterocanonical books that Catholic use.

 

[I_Fortuna]

The best way to understand how the Old Testament and The New Testament intertwine is JEFF CAVINS dvd “Bible Timeline” You will be astounded at how well you begin to understand the bible and the modern Jews and the whole context of the living word. If you can get your church to get the dvds and workbooks you can start a bible study. This teaching has even enlightened our priest of 25 years on many wonderful connections in the bible that we ave overlooked for many years.

 

[NotWorthy]

The best way to understand how the Old Testament and The New Testament intertwine is JEFF CAVINS dvd “Bible Timeline” You will be astounded at how well you begin to understand the bible and the modern Jews and the whole context of the living word. If you can get your church to get the dvds and workbooks you can start a bible study. This teaching has even enlightened our priest of 25 years on many wonderful connections in the bible that we ave overlooked for many years.

I second that emotion! And I give it !!!

 

[I_Fortuna]

By the way Jeff Cavins reads, speaks and writes in the Hebrew language and probably also in Greek. You will not be disappointed in his presentations.

 

[shondrea]

Sounds good! I’m starting to gain a collection of Catholic history, conversion stories and writings. I’ll definately check this one out too

 

[Kaninchen]

OK, my understanding of the Bible canon and the OT is shaky at best, but from what I understand, ye olden day Jews used one of two Torah’s, correct? One in Hebrew, one in another language? And the Catholic OT is based on one of these?

So, which OT do modern Jews use today?

Obviously, we don’t ‘use’ an ‘OT’ .

The word for the Jewish Bible is ‘Tanakh’ - Law/Prophets/Writings. You may find useful articles here, and here.

 

[Jehuty_X]

OK, my understanding of the Bible canon and the OT is shaky at best, but from what I understand, ye olden day Jews used one of two Torah’s, correct? One in Hebrew, one in another language?

// in ye olden day, the jewish people used the hebrew tanakh and/or the koine greek version of the tanakh…

And the Catholic OT is based on one of these?

// both hebrew and greek…

So, which OT do modern Jews use today?

// hebrew

 

[Bible_Reader]

During the Second Temple period, there were a number of translations of the Torah into Aramaic, the common language of the times; these are called Targumim (or Targums in English). The most famous Targum is Targum Onkelos, which can be found printed in most Orthodox Jewish printed books of the Torah along with the commentary of Rashi (Chumashim). According to some versions of Jewish law, Jews are required to read aloud the week’s Torah portion twice in Hebrew and once in Aramaic.

Here is a Catholic publisher’s series of translations from the Targums.

Here is a set of very nice Jewish translations of Targum Onkelos: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy.

Here is an example of a popular Chumash including Targum Onkelos.

There is also wide reference in rabbinic literature to their being two Torahs given at Mt. Sinai – one the written Torah, the other an oral tradition called the “oral Torah” (the latter supposedly being captured in the vast rabbinic literature, notably in the Talmud.)

 

[Jehuty_X]

During the Second Temple period, there were a number of translations of the Torah into Aramaic, the common language of the times; these are called Targumim (or Targums in English). The most famous Targum is Targum Onkelos, which can be found printed in most Orthodox Jewish printed books of the Torah along with the commentary of Rashi (Chumashim). According to some versions of Jewish law, Jews are required to read aloud the week’s Torah portion twice in Hebrew and once in Aramaic.

Here is a Catholic publisher’s series of translations from the Targums.

Here is a set of very nice Jewish translations of Targum Onkelos: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy.

Here is an example of a popular Chumash including Targum Onkelos.

There is also wide reference in rabbinic literature to their being two Torahs given at Mt. Sinai – one the written Torah, the other an oral tradition called the “oral Torah” (the latter supposedly being captured in the vast rabbinic literature, notably in the Talmud.)

// …i forgot about the aramaic version…:banghead: