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The '''Octateuch''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɒ|k|t|ə|tj|uː|k}}, from {{lang-grc|ἡ ὀκτάτευχος|he oktateuchos|"eight-part book"}}) is a traditional name for the first eight books of the ], comprising the ], plus the ], the ] and the ].<ref>{{Cite EB1911|volume=12 |page=123 | wstitle=Pentateuch}}.</ref> These texts make up the first eight books of the ], which provided the ordering used in traditional Christian Bibles. This order is quite different from that of the ] of the Jewish Bible, where Ruth is considered part of the third section of the canon, the ], and is found after the ], being the second of the ].<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=483&letter=R | title = Jewish Encyclopedia | contribution = Ruth, book of}}.</ref> The '''Octateuch''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɒ|k|t|ə|tj|uː|k}}, from {{lang-grc|ἡ ὀκτάτευχος|he oktateuchos|"eight-part book"}}) is a traditional name for the first eight books of the ], comprising the ], plus the ], the ] and the ].<ref>{{Cite EB1911|volume=12 |page=123 | wstitle=Pentateuch}}.</ref> These texts make up the first eight books of the ], which provided the ordering used in traditional Christian Bibles. This order is quite different from that of the ] of the Jewish Bible, where Ruth is considered part of the third section of the canon, the ], and is found after the ], being the second of the ].<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=483&letter=R | title = Jewish Encyclopedia | contribution = Ruth, book of}}.</ref> This is also the collection of books used by the Ethiopian ] Jewish community.<ref>{{Citation | url = https://web.nli.org.il/sites/NLI/English/library/news/Pages/Orit.aspx | title = The National Library of Israel | contribution = After Centuries: A Rare Bible of the Jews of Ethiopia Reaches Jerusalem}}.</ref>


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The Octateuch (/ˈɒktətjuːk/, from Template:Lang-grc) is a traditional name for the first eight books of the Bible, comprising the Pentateuch, plus the Book of Joshua, the Book of Judges and the Book of Ruth. These texts make up the first eight books of the Septuagint, which provided the ordering used in traditional Christian Bibles. This order is quite different from that of the Masoretic Text of the Jewish Bible, where Ruth is considered part of the third section of the canon, the Ketuvim, and is found after the Song of Songs, being the second of the Five Megillot. This is also the collection of books used by the Ethiopian Beta Israel Jewish community.

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Notes

  1. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Pentateuch" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 123..
  2. "Ruth, book of", Jewish Encyclopedia.
  3. "After Centuries: A Rare Bible of the Jews of Ethiopia Reaches Jerusalem", The National Library of Israel.
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