''Hebrew'' in the term ''Hebrew Bible'' refers to the original language of the books, but it may also be taken as referring to the [[Hebrew people]], who originally wrote the books, and the [[Jew]]s of the [[Diaspora]], who preserved the transmission of the text up to the age of printing. | ''Hebrew'' in the term ''Hebrew Bible'' refers to the original language of the books, but it may also be taken as referring to the [[Hebrew people]], who originally wrote the books, and the [[Jew]]s of the [[Diaspora]], who preserved the transmission of the text up to the age of printing. |