The term '''''Hebrew Bible''''' is a generic reference to books of the [[Bible]], originally written in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], and of uncontroversial [[Biblical canon|canonicity]]. The term closely corresponds to contents of the Jewish [[Tanakh]] and the Protestant [[Old Testament]], but does not include the [[deuterocanonical]] portions of the [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] Old Testament. The term does not imply naming, numbering or ordering of books, while both [[Tanakh]] and [[Old Testament]] do. | The term '''''Hebrew Bible''''' is a generic reference to books of the [[Bible]], originally written in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], and of uncontroversial [[Biblical canon|canonicity]]. The term closely corresponds to contents of the Jewish [[Tanakh]] and the Protestant [[Old Testament]], but does not include the [[deuterocanonical]] portions of the [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] Old Testament. The term does not imply naming, numbering or ordering of books, while both [[Tanakh]] and [[Old Testament]] do. |