Old Testament is a Christian name for the Hebrew Bible, which serves as the first division of the Christian Bible. The designations "Old" and "New" seem to have been adopted after c.A.D.; 200 to distinguish the books of the Mosaic covenant and those of the "new" covenant in Christ. New Testament writers, however, simply call the Old Testament the "Scriptures." The Books of the Old Testament Among contemporary Christians, the Roman Catholic Church recognizes …showed first 75 words of 1896 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1896 total…a thriving and prosperous world. Homes were comfortable, even luxurious. Copies of hymns were found next to mathematical tablets detailing formulae for extracting square and cube roots.4 The level of sophistication 4000 years ago is remarkable. We can also deduce that it was a relatively stable and peaceful society; its art is characterized by the absence of any warlike activity, paintings or sculptures.5 We also have evidence of an Israelite tribe, the Benjamites, in Babylonian texts.