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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
hagiographa \ha`giog"rapha\ ha^`g-eo^g"r.af.a or
h=a`ji^o^g"r.af.a, n. pl. l., fr. gr.
"agio`grafa sc. bibli`a, fr. "agio`grafos written by
inspiration; "a`gios sacred, holy + gra`fein to write.
1. the last of the three jewish divisions of the old
testament, comprising psalms, proverbs, job, canticles,
ruth, lamentations, ecclesiastes, esther, daniel, ezra,
nehemiah, and chronicles, or that portion of the old
testament not contained in the law tora and the
prophets nevi'im -- it is also called in hebrew the
ketuvim. together with the tora and nevi'im, it
comprises the hebrew bible, which is called in hebrew the
tanach, a vocalization of the first letters of its three
parts.
1913 webster + rp
2. r. c. ch. the lives of the saints. --brande c.
1913 webster
see also:
tora nevi'im ketuvim tanach
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
hagiographa
n : the third of three divisions of the hebrew scriptures syn:
ketubim, writings
see also:
ketubim writings
- [3] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
hagiographa
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 luke 24:44 we find three corresponding
divisions, viz., the law, the prophets, and the psalms.
see also:
bible
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