Torah (the Law) “… means “teaching” or “instruction”… (Harris, 3) for humanity. The Torah includes both the oral law and the written law. Furthermore, the Law is an extension of the sacred oral tradition, thus broadening the meaning of the Torah to designate all Jewish laws, customs and ceremonies. Nevi'im (the Prophets) “…consists of narratives relating to…” (Harris, 3) the history as a nation within its territory and “…collections of oracles” (Harris, 6). The prophets seem to have become a closed collection of books and a status equal to that of the Law. more diverse…” (Harris, 6), is a diverse repository for all later accepted books It contains books of history, prophecy, wisdom and poetry mixed randomly in a mixed bag, the books. Jews written in Greek such as the Apocrypha were not included in the Hebrew Bible canon Revelation “…means a “discovery” and “revelations”…(Harris, 6) symbolic visions to encourage the righteous to remain faithful. despite the persecution.